Peeps that take supplements

superpowers2016
superpowers2016 Posts: 76 Member
in Food and Nutrition
What supplements do you take and why ?
Just curious...
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  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    I take a Flintstones chewable every day.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    A multivitamin in case there's something I'm not getting enough of in my diet, and melatonin to help me sleep
  • AlabamaMama224
    AlabamaMama224 Posts: 137 Member
    edited August 2016
    Daily multivitamin and a b12 sublingual. Multivitamin is a just in case and b12 is because I don't get it in my way of eating.
  • Damien_K
    Damien_K Posts: 783 Member
    - Multivitamin
    - Fish oil (Various health benefits)
  • Hope228
    Hope228 Posts: 340 Member
    I take fish oil, Garlic, Biotin, & Tumeric. I have ms and am not on any disease modifying drugs.
  • JoshD8705
    JoshD8705 Posts: 390 Member
    Whey Protein- help heal, and maintain muscle.
    Creatine- fuller feeling muscle, and additional stamina for reps.
    Pre-workout- increased alertness (i don't recommend starting this) start with apples, or coffee.
    multivitamin- idk in case I missed something...
  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,179 Member
    edited August 2016
    I have a whey protein powder, mixed with milk and water, shake each morning M-F.

    I supplement with magnesium 250mg which I intend to keep taking.
    I supplement with potassium which I intend to not continue when the bottle becomes empty.
    I take a 81mg aspirin daily.
    I take a fish oil capsule daily.
    I take a vitamin D capsule daily.
    And I take a vitamin C tablet daily.

    That's a lot. Maybe a Flintstones would be a better choice.

    Oh, yeah. Melatonin 3mg to sleep.
  • tapwaters
    tapwaters Posts: 428 Member
    Multi w/b12, Vega protein after intense pushes, and Vega energizer before cardio.
  • throughmineeye
    throughmineeye Posts: 7 Member
    Spectrum daily for women, b vitamins and Caltrate w vitamin D
  • teahlee123
    teahlee123 Posts: 41 Member
    Nature's Way Alive women's multivitamin,a probiotic, and a brown rice protein powder with some stuff in it for "easier" digestion. All suggested by my doctor for various reasons/deficiencies and the reason brown rice instead of whey or other protein powder is lactose intolerance and egg allergy. So yay me! Seems to be working though feel much better than without!!!!!
  • piperdown44
    piperdown44 Posts: 958 Member
    One a day for men - in case I'm short something in my diet
    fish oil - heart health, good for joints
    baby aspirin (per Dr.) - high RBC so Dr has me on it
    Vit D (again per Dr.) - lab results showed deficiency
    Zyrtec (so I can breath through my nose) - allergies
    Creatine - has helped with recovery. I've ran a few personal experiments so n=1, but I've been off for 8 weeks and then back on for 8 weeks and have repeated that a couple times. I've come to the conclusion it helps me with recovery. From what I've read though, not everyone responds to it and a minor sub-set, it makes them feel sick.
  • abadvat
    abadvat Posts: 1,241 Member
    Creatine - 1 spoonfuls a day
    Whey - if on the go and have no time to get a proper meal post workout.
    Taken multi for quite sometime but realised that with or without there was no substantial difference from a health, output and look point of view.
    Manage to pack a considerable amount of macros and micros via my food so pretty fine with that.
  • satisatisati
    satisatisati Posts: 260 Member
    superpowers2016 wrote: »
    What supplements do you take and why ?
    Just curious...

    Every time I order a whey protein I think it's going to be my last one. I think that my diet is not enough for my protein goals which is why I supplement with whey
  • RuNaRoUnDaFiEld
    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld Posts: 5,864 Member
    JeromeBarry1 wrote: »
    I have a whey protein powder, mixed with milk and water, shake each morning M-F.

    I supplement with magnesium 250mg which I intend to keep taking.
    I supplement with potassium which I intend to not continue when the bottle becomes empty.
    I take a 81mg aspirin daily.
    I take a fish oil capsule daily.
    I take a vitamin D capsule daily.
    And I take a vitamin C tablet daily.

    That's a lot. Maybe a Flintstones would be a better choice.

    Oh, yeah. Melatonin 3mg to sleep.

    I would ask a Dr about taking asprin and fish oil together as I was always told they shouldn't be taken together.
  • RuNaRoUnDaFiEld
    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld Posts: 5,864 Member
    I take vit d
    calcium
    Multi vit with iron once a week or so
    Turmeric
    All of this is for bone density issues.
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    Multi vitamin with minerals - cheap insurance policy.
    Fish oil - ditto.
    Vitamin D - (especially in winter) ditto.
    Glucosamine - to support my damaged joints.
  • littlechiaseed
    littlechiaseed Posts: 489 Member
    A prenatal, b12 and a vegan dha. Just to cover my bases as I'm vegetarian. The dha is maybe like 2-3 days a week. I eat nuts and seeds.
  • TonyB0588
    TonyB0588 Posts: 9,520 Member
    Centrum Multivitamin/Multimineral. Also was on a prescription for Vitamin B because my doctor thought I was deficient in Iron.
  • Rabbitsocksgardener
    Rabbitsocksgardener Posts: 74 Member
    I take vitamin D (more so in the winter because Canada), calcium (because of my birth control lowering my bone density), vitamin C, Omega 3/6/9, and vitamin E
  • ma2007pmc
    ma2007pmc Posts: 58 Member
    Cinnamon and green tea speeds up the motabalism. Biotin for my hair. Vitamin D for my fibromyalgia, and riboflavin for my headaches.
  • klbrowser
    klbrowser Posts: 61 Member
    whole food-based multi-vitamin
    calcium
    fish oil
    probiotic
    magnesium
    vitamin C
    milk thistle

    I am treating several chronic medical conditions.
  • olymp1a
    olymp1a Posts: 1,766 Member
    I take a multivitamin designed specifically for women to make sure I get a good amount of all the vitamins and minerals needed while I am in caloric deficit and some days (the days when my food diary has carb loaded foods) I supplement with whey protein to reach my protein goals.
  • Gerbsxyng412
    Gerbsxyng412 Posts: 86 Member
    I take 2- multivitamin per day now, But I used to have to take
    Pre natal
    Probiotic
    Milk Thistle
    Vit c
    Vit D
    B12
    Vit E
    Fish Oil
    Melatonin to sleep
    Multi Vitamin

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  • MelissaPhippsFeagins
    MelissaPhippsFeagins Posts: 8,063 Member
    Multivitamin
    Zinc - I have an autoimmune disease and it helps the immune system work more efficiently.
    Magnesium - which helps the body absorb zinc.
    B complex - again with the autoimmune disease
    BCAAs intraworkout because I can't use creatine and it helps my energy level. (your mileage may vary)
    Protein shakes post workout to help build back the muscle I broke down lifting heavy.
  • kwtilbury
    kwtilbury Posts: 1,234 Member
    Morning - multi, fish oil, glucosamine/condroitin/msm
    Pre-workout - creatine, caffeine, taurine, citrulline, beta alanine
    Intra-workout - BCAAs (only when lifting and cardio in the same session)
    Post-workout - Creatine, glutamine, leucine
  • beatyfamily1
    beatyfamily1 Posts: 257 Member
    Potassium because it helps flush out sodium (I had a problem with holding on to water weight) and magnesium because potassium can't get through the cell membrane without magnesium.
  • iluvnufoods
    iluvnufoods Posts: 45 Member
    Just an iron supplement to help with my low iron anemia.
  • ccrdragon
    ccrdragon Posts: 3,374 Member
    multi, creatine, BCAA stack, fish oil

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