You take, WHAT??? Multi-Vitamins

I take probiotics, womens mulit, magnezium, calcium, b12, fish oil or flax seed, vitamin c, vitamin D, and astragalus.

i take fish oil 3 times a day its helps with belly fat and i also take vitamin b12 for metabolism support!

Multi vitamin for active women
B Complex
Evening Primrose Oil
Fish Oil
Vitamin C with Zinc
St Johns Wort

Slightly unpleasant subject, but I'd really like to know! I was taking a combined multi-vitamin with iron, as I live with/cook for someone who won't eat red meat and doesn't like many leafy greens (I grew up in a very carnivorous household, so my body is used to a lot more iron in my diet), but found that I was becoming constipated. Have others had this problem with iron supplements?

Apart from that - Elderberry or Echinacea on a two day rotation through the winter, powdered ginger root, and a small dose of zinc daily - I rely on my voice for work, so a cold or sinus/chest infection is a BIG deal and to be prevented if at all possible!

My doctor pulled me off of mine. He said they are mostly useless and can interfere with prescription medicines.

Ditto.

I used to take a multivitamin but since rhere have been several recent studies showing dangers (increased risks of certain diseases) with vitamin and mineral supplements so I quit taking it a while back. Now I take fish oil, vitamin D and have recently added a B supplement on my doctor's advice (because of my age).

This - I take fish oil, vitamin d, and calcium. These three supplements are only associated with positive outcomes.

Actually there was a study linking calcium supplements to increased risk of heart disease. It's not conclusive evidence but it's why I stopped taking calcium and just started tracking it to make sure I got enough, which is pretty easy.

I don't take any and my doctor said that was a good idea since I eat such nutritious, well-balanced meals and snacks and get plenty of nutrients naturally. Also, as someone else noted, they can interfere with medications.

I used to take a multivitamin but since rhere have been several recent studies showing dangers (increased risks of certain diseases) with vitamin and mineral supplements so I quit taking it a while back. Now I take fish oil, vitamin D and have recently added a B supplement on my doctor's advice (because of my age).

This - I take fish oil, vitamin d, and calcium. These three supplements are only associated with positive outcomes.

Actually there was a study linking calcium supplements to increased risk of heart disease. It's not conclusive evidence but it's why I stopped taking calcium and just started tracking it to make sure I got enough, which is pretty easy.

Correlation studies are useless.

GNC Ultra Women's Active, Fish Oil,Vitamin D, and Psyllium tablets. Have an immune disorder though so I need an extra kick to avoid prescriptions.

Slightly unpleasant subject, but I'd really like to know! I was taking a combined multi-vitamin with iron, as I live with/cook for someone who won't eat red meat and doesn't like many leafy greens (I grew up in a very carnivorous household, so my body is used to a lot more iron in my diet), but found that I was becoming constipated. Have others had this problem with iron supplements?

It is a common side affect of iron supplements.

Thank you - good to know!

My doctor pulled me off of mine. He said they are mostly useless and can interfere with prescription medicines.

I see many Doctors doing this because most people don't go out and purchase raw vitamins that are made from vegetable and fruit sources. They buy the cheap synthetics from Wal-Mart, GNC or their local drug store.

I take RAW vitamins sourced from vegetables and fruits, very high quality fish oil and a Vitamin D supplement along with tanning bed therapy so my body will produce Vitamin D on its own.

Your doctor recommends a tanning bed for you?

I'm a believer in the sun, but never tanning beds. Is there new research to indicate they're not as bad?
Or do you just live in a climate that it's impossible to get sunlight, so it's worth the risk?

My doctor pulled me off of mine. He said they are mostly useless and can interfere with prescription medicines.

I see many Doctors doing this because most people don't go out and purchase raw vitamins that are made from vegetable and fruit sources. They buy the cheap synthetics from Wal-Mart, GNC or their local drug store.

I take RAW vitamins sourced from vegetables and fruits, very high quality fish oil and a Vitamin D supplement along with tanning bed therapy so my body will produce Vitamin D on its own.

Your doctor recommends a tanning bed for you?

I'm a believer in the sun, but never tanning beds. Is there new research to indicate they're not as bad?
Or do you just live in a climate that it's impossible to get sunlight, so it's worth the risk?

Here is what my Doctor pointed me to. I argued with her and him (one is my Naturopathic MD and the other Dr is my Metabolic Endocrinologist.). I was brainwashed to think that sun exposure was so bad that my Vitamin D3 levels are at a 4........That is very low to the point I can barely function.

I have been told for proper bodily functions and to rid myself of the aches, pains, depression and control my Diabetes better that I need to get my Vitamin D3 levels up higher than 60. Like I said, I am currently at a 4 and will have my levels rechecked at the first of the year.

And I forgot to mention that my health insurance pays for tanning bed membership up to $30.00 a month for the months of October - February.

The government, FDA and USDA lie to us so much that I no longer go by any of their guidelines.

http://www.naturalnews.com/032792_tanning_beds_vitamin_D.html

and

http://www.naturalnews.com/032996_sunscreen_cancer_risk.html

The government, FDA and USDA lie to us so much that I no longer go by any of their guidelines.

The govt guidelines are not 100% correct but they also are not lies, and certainly not meant for people with disease. They are meant for the "average healthy American". Given the overall population of America and what that number means to the "average", all of the guidelines should be tempered with common sense.

I take a B-complex. My GP told me to try it to see if it would help with my metabolism and energy level. I feel a little better so far, but I've only been on it about a week. Time will tell. I used to take a regular One-A-Day women's multivitamin, but it didn't do a whole lot for me.