What vitamins and why.

Female, 46.
- Multi to fill in any gaps
- D during the winter
- C to fend off the germs my kids bring home
- Potassium and magnesium for sciatic leg cramps
- Glucosamine for joint health

I agree that nutrients from food is best, but unfortunately I don't always make that happen.

I take a multivitamin with extra vitamin D because vitamin D deficiency is extremely common in this day and age...and because I don't always eat properly to get the proper amount of vitamins and minerals. I take and calcium supplement the because I am 36 and calcium is necessary. I take a cinnamon supplement because I read that cinnamon can help with metabolism and sugar. I am prediabetic with PCOS , so I need all the help I can get. I take a fish oil supplement for the Omega-3 and 6 because it is really good for you, and hard to come by. I also take magnesium at night because I forget why, but my FNP recommended it. I take 50mg of zinc each day because it helps with my immune system during these cold and flu seasons. Actually, my FNP recommended all these. LOL

Anyway, that's my list.

D3, because winter above 40° N latitude; taken fall through spring.
Fish oil (1500mg EPA) because of inflammation caused by autoimmune disorder.

Whey I don't list as a supplement as it's powdered and readily portable food.

ninerbuff wrote: »

Centrum for over 50. Just to ensure if I do miss. My diet is variable and many times I'll include junk food somewhere in the day.

Centrum Silver here, same reasons.

Multi vitamin. Just cause.
Fish oil. I hear it's good for you?
Biotin. Hair and nails.
Apple cider vinegar tablets with pectin. They were on sale and figured why not.
Probiotic. For the gut.
Cinnamon tablets. Helps with insulin digestion? Or glucose tolerance? Something like that. I was recommended it when I had gestational diabetes and I had a bunch leftover so I still take them.
Creatine. Building muscles yo. Just started the loading phase a few days ago.

And I'll be adding these two next week to aid in my poor lower leg circulation, both are said to help with leg veins and even cellulite as added bonuses -
Gotu kola herb.
Horse chestnut extract.

Honestly have I noticed a difference in anything after stopping/starting any of these? Nope. Nada. Nothing. But they're already bought and not doing me any harm so oh well, I take 'em daily.

CTcutie wrote: »

illyasHodrick wrote: »

I'm very skeptical of vitamins. Many studies reinforce this. The healthiest longest living people on earth did not and do not take a magic pill.

... in addition, those "longest living people" probably don't eat processed foods and hold their phone all day while watching Netflix alone in the dark, I'm guessing.

Nope. Not sure how vitamins would help that.

Calcium and vitamin d3,because I have osteoporosis as a result of being on steroids long term. Not convinced they do any good but who knows!
I also take folic acid and b12 to counteract the effects of another medication.
I find multi vitamin/mineral supplements are tough on my gut so I avoid them

Most vitamins are not necessary, but being a vegetarian I figure it doesn't hurt. I take B12, multivit, vitamin D, and occasionally iron around when I donate blood. Being a vegetarian the B12 is important for me, and living in Canada in Winter, the vitamin D is also very important. I probably don't *need* the multivit.

Garden of Life - Probiotic Mood, B12, D3, B Complex, Iron, C, Fiber and Magnesium plus Solaray Potassium

illyasHodrick wrote: »

I'm very skeptical of vitamins. Many studies reinforce this. The healthiest longest living people on earth did not and do not take a magic pill.

But do they take vitamins?

i just started taking 5000mg of D3 , considering a calcium as i'm getting older .. oh and a probiotic. Fun stuff.

Marcus_2015 wrote: »

I was kind of surprised at all of the Flintstones Vitamins... :-)

• Vit C
• Vit D (really in vogue right now)
• Co Q10 (good for statins which deplete it)
• Fish Oil (supposedly will allow me to live forever)
• Potassium (only when I am getting leg cramps)
• Occasional ZMA (Zinc, Magnesium and B6)
• Occasional multi vit

-M

The flintstone vitamins are like a little treat lol. And regular vitamins (even low iron) give me a stomach ache.

finzup wrote: »

Strawblackcat wrote: »

Daily:
- Probiotic (Garden of Life Primal Defense, sometimes a second one if my GI tract is really acting up)
- Restore for Gut Health
- Vitamin D (NOW Foods Extra-Strength Liquid D-3)
- Magnesium (Garden of Life Relax and Restore Whole Food Magnesium)
- Joint Supplement (Garden of Life FYI for Joints)
- Fish Oil (Nordic Naturals Arctic D liquid Cod Liver Oil)
- Digestive Enzymes (depends on the type/size of the meal)
- B complex (Bluebonnet B Complex 50)

does the garden of life magnesium come in pill form or is it a powder only?
thx

They only make powders. They come in plain, orange dreamsicle, and lemon raspberry, but the Orange dreamsicle one is the only one that's palatable. If you want tabs, Bluebonnet sells it in several different forms (citrate, malate, ect.) and theirs are fairly inexpensive and high quality as well.

I take Flintstones vitamins too along with fiber Gummies and vitamin D gummies.

I take a One A Day Women's Ultra Mega from GNC, a calcium supplement, and an iron supplement. My nurse practitioner recommended the iron supplement because I was pretty exhausted all the time and my iron level was on the low end of normal. I take the other two because my diet sucks and I know I'm not getting enough nutrients from food. Every so often, I try other supplements to see if they do what they claim.