Anyone taking supplements?

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  • capnwo85
    capnwo85 Posts: 1,103 Member
    Multi/Fish Oil/B-Complex/BCAA's
  • MinnesotaManimal
    MinnesotaManimal Posts: 642 Member
    I take various protien powders fairly regularly to cap off my protein to my daily goal, and when I remember I take a mens Multi. Ive never noticed anything different by taking the multi. But ever since I upped my protein to 1 gram / lb of my lbm or greater, I have MUCH less muscle soreness from lifting and running.
  • badgerbadger1
    badgerbadger1 Posts: 954 Member
    I'm taking a fair amount currently and probably a lot of overkill, but there is a reason for that. Before I started eating cleaner on Dec 17, I lived a sedentary lifestyle for years and consumed mostly junk food and diet pepsi. Couple that with clinical depression, I was having memory and concentration problems as well. So my plan is for the first month or two: heavy on the supplements, and then after becoming established on a clean diet and meeting my nutrient goals consistently I can start to eliminate them.

    Currently:
    SISU supreme multivit with iron
    EFA Essential fatty acids (3-6-9)
    CLA (Tonalin) during my weight loss period
    NAKA Vital greens
    a multisource antioxidant
    NuSource Energy (9 sources of ginseng)
    Potassium citrate
    Vit B12
    Vit D
    Calcium supplement as needed
    Iron as needed
    L-theanine as needed
    Freeze dried acai capsules sourced from skin and pulp.

    Melatonin 10mg
    Passionflower for sleep (I have chronic difficulty falling asleep)
  • Happyhappy352
    Happyhappy352 Posts: 153
    BUMP
  • dobarber
    dobarber Posts: 611 Member
    I take Nature made Maximum pack from Walgreens pharmacy. Has everything I need.
  • Fit_2013
    Fit_2013 Posts: 326 Member
    I am 49 years and these are the supplements I take
    1-Multivitamin- carlsons one mini multi.
    2- Vitamin D 2000- 4000 units daily
    3- Vitamin C- 500 twice daily
    Weekly 3 times- vitamin b complex and vitamin b12.
  • FitnessBarbie99
    FitnessBarbie99 Posts: 277 Member
    I'm 51

    Take regularly:
    Calcium with magnesium and/or regular calcium citrate
    Multi mineral/vitamin
    Olive Oil

    Take often:
    B complex
    Milk Thistle
    Vitamin D
    Fish Oil
    Black Cohosh
    Multi-mineral citrate

    Take now and then:
    cranberry
    cinannamon
    ginger root
    ginko
    co q 10
    vitamin e

    I think that's it. ;)
  • Happyhappy352
    Happyhappy352 Posts: 153
    one aday energy-- 1 every day
    evening primrose oil- 1 everyday( womens health)
    B6 for energy support - 1 every other day
  • lose_it_brady
    lose_it_brady Posts: 2
    I take the one a day for women, the omega-3 fish oil, astragalus and spirulina. I like the results. The spirulina is amazing for energy and good for the brain and the astragalus works well for curbing the sugar cravings. The book "You are what you eat" is full of wonderful supplement ideas. Both of the later I mentioned come in liquid or pill form. I am surprised you don"t enjoy anything made from grain. The grains tend to have much more of a sweet natural flavor. And of course grain is even healthier than wheat.
  • whatevany
    whatevany Posts: 109 Member
    Vit D 5,000IU
    Co Q 10
    Magnesium (Natural Calm)
    Aged garlic extract
    Fish Oil
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    Fish oil, and a high potency vitamin d are the ones I take.

    Is there a specific reason for the vitamin d? I take a multivitamin already.

    Most multivitamins don't have a lot of vitamin D.

    I take vitamin D on days I'm not outside much. I also take fish oil (take this at the same time as the D since D requires fat for absorption). And I've recently added a B coplex on my doctor's advice because apparently my old stomach won't produce as much stomac acid as my younger stomach did and that can cause absorption problems with some B vitamins.
  • alyssamiller77
    alyssamiller77 Posts: 891 Member
    I take a multi-vitamin every day, iron supplement every couple days (usually watch my intake and if it's low for a couple days I'll take an iron pill), protein shakes and bars every day. I did fish oil pills for a little while but after some research determined the potential impact wasn't worth the cost.

    I keep an eye on my iron as well because I have had anemia in the past. I assume you mean the financial cost of the fish oil? I'm not overly concerned about the cost because I'm sure the cost of cholesterol medication (which the doctor said I was heading towards) will be high as well! I know our local Costco has them in very large bottles. Is there a better ratio to take or does it matter that much?

    Yeah I was talking about the financial costs. In your case if you have higher cholesterol levels it makes sense to take fish oil. For me, my cholesterol numbers at my last physical were great so I'm not really worried about needing fish oil. So for me it isn't worth the money.
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