Vitamins & Supplements you MUST have.

beautyreaps
beautyreaps Posts: 151
edited October 7 in Health and Weight Loss
I'm just curious as to which vitamins & supplements people on here are taking.

Personally, I take:
- a multi-vitamin
- vitamin D, because I just don't get enough Sun where I live.
- Omega 3-6-9, to keep my heart healthy.
- Biotin, for healthy hair, because it's long.
- vitamin C, because I don't get enough citrus in my diet and it's flu season.

Mine aren't anything extreme or anything, but I wouldn't go a day without them (nb4 anyone says "I get all my nutrients from food", as do I, at least the vast majority, but I find vitamins tend to fill in any possible gaps).

Anyways, name the ones you can't go without and if you recommend any I'd like to hear about them.
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  • hsmithway
    hsmithway Posts: 191
    I take a multi-vitamin with iron, and Vit. D - my blood tests come back as deficient if I take less than 2000iu's a day

    But most importantly, Vit. B-12, either sublingual or injected, to treat my pernicious anemia . I literally MUST have that one, or I'd suffer irreparable nerve damage and die. Fun stuff!
  • pretty_ribbons
    pretty_ribbons Posts: 154 Member
    Everyday I take a multi vitamin and lactobacillus acidophilus, which is good bacteria and atm i am taking a fat metabolizer that i saw in my local health shop, i just thought i'd try it

    but I have to take a multi vitamin because i tend to miss meals sometimes and thats not good for you LOL
    and the lactobacillus acidophilus is because im a really sicky person and i kinda always feel ill
  • nmerley
    nmerley Posts: 98 Member
    a multi-vitamin, vitamin c(i do childcare so need the extra protection), and just today started liquid b complex
  • AmyJo54915
    AmyJo54915 Posts: 103
    I take a multi vitamin and fish oil every day
  • PrincessLou71186
    PrincessLou71186 Posts: 741 Member
    Pre-Natal multi vits with added folic acid
    Calcium and Vitamin D
    Vitamin C
    Iron
  • vypeters
    vypeters Posts: 475 Member
    A multi
    calcium citrate/D3
    iron
    B12 (weekly sublingual)
  • beautyreaps
    beautyreaps Posts: 151
    i am taking a fat metabolizer that i saw in my local health shop, i just thought i'd try it

    What's the fat metabolizer called? Is it a herbal supplement?

    I was told that when you're on a calorie deficit regimen you should include a supplement to keep your metabolism humming; which I don't really believe is necessary. So long as you're not in starvation of any sort. The supplement suggested is called, Nettle. Does anyone know anything about it? Apparently it has Vtiamin A, C and D in it, so it has other benefits.
  • jfluchere
    jfluchere Posts: 346 Member
    I take a hair/skin/nails multi vitamin
    D3 ... huge improvements since taking
    Protein powder
    That's it. I used to be supplement crazy but its a waste!
  • servilia
    servilia Posts: 3,452 Member
    multi
    fish oil
    vit C

    Others that I get most days but not every day:
    vit E
    vit D3
    whey protein
  • Famzav8
    Famzav8 Posts: 97 Member
    I take a multi vitmain, fish oil, and vitamin D
  • takehimaway
    takehimaway Posts: 499 Member
    I don't take any.. Should I take some? I took iron for a long time, when I was having some problems that I thankfully no longer have..
  • MissMaggie3
    MissMaggie3 Posts: 2,464 Member
    Vitamin D - a must in this sunless time and place.
  • unsuspectingfish
    unsuspectingfish Posts: 1,176 Member
    I get most of my vitamins from my food, but my protein powder provides some, as well, and I also take D, because I don't get enough sun, and extra magnesium to prevent headaches.
  • asyouseefit
    asyouseefit Posts: 1,265 Member
    I don't take any. If you eat a well-balanced diet, you don't need them.
  • dckim
    dckim Posts: 311 Member
    i just shove things into my mouth, and let my gastric-intestine do the rest. :smokin:
  • MFPfriend
    MFPfriend Posts: 1,121 Member
    -I take a kid's gummi-dino vitamin.I swear to God, those things are so delicious. If my mom would have kept them in the house when I was little I would have probably overdosed on them. I suppose that's why they don't contain any iron, though.
    -Iron supplement. I donate blood every 8 weeks and it just helps me to make sure I've got a sufficient iron count for it.
    -Sometimes a B-12. I only really take it if I've been feeling run down or I haven't gotten enough sleep.

    I drink tons of milk already, so calcium isn't a problem. And I live in beautiful California, so if I need Vitamin D, I can walk outside, and if I need Vitamin C, I can grab an orange off of our tree. :) Hey! A rhyme! :)
  • JoMFrasca
    JoMFrasca Posts: 61 Member
    I take an omega-3, a multivitamin, a calcium chew, a probiotic and biotin for my hair, which has thinned due to my weight loss.
  • Liquid741
    Liquid741 Posts: 292 Member
    daily vit.
    fish oil
    vit. C
    gluco...i swear by this...i had runner's knee and other joint issues. since taking i now run my 25miles per week without anymore pain what so ever!
  • Nic620
    Nic620 Posts: 553 Member
    Centrum women's multi
    Centrum pro nutrients fruit & veggie
    Centrum pro nutrients omega 3
    Super B- Complex
  • littleali
    littleali Posts: 179 Member
    Wellwoman multi-vit.
    Iron supplement/drink which is vile.
  • JennieAL
    JennieAL Posts: 1,726 Member
    Fish oil
    Vitamin D (5000)
    Green tea
    Liquid multi (not daily)
    Mushroom vcap
    An elixir I make: Bragg's raw apple cider vinegar, raw garlic and raw honey
  • stayxtrue
    stayxtrue Posts: 1,186 Member
    I take multi vitamins
    High strength fish oil
    flaxseed oil
    Vitamin B

    I dont bother with Vitamin D as I run in the sun and should be getting more than enough directly from the sun
  • missfluffyuk
    missfluffyuk Posts: 245
    I take an iron supplement around TOM, the one I take includes some vitamin C to help it get absorbed. When I get tired/stressed I take a lysine supplement (to help prevent cold sores) and I take a vitamin C powder if I start to get a cold, just to help move it along.

    I don't believe in mulitvitamins -- according to my doctor, they don't contain nearly enough to be effective. You're better off finding out what you're deficient in and taking something specifically for that.
  • Scoobies100
    Scoobies100 Posts: 82
    I'm really bad at remembering to take tablets. I have been told by my doctor that I should be taking Calcium and vit D for my bones but I forget nearly every day. :blushing:
  • mruntidy
    mruntidy Posts: 1,015 Member
    I agree with what a few people have already said i.e. you'll get it all from a well balanced diet but i still take a multivit everyday just an off the shelf one if anything its psychological as well as physical help if docs dont put stock in the content.

    I suck on my spoon all day though to get my iron......

    Nah im j/k :p
  • pretty_ribbons
    pretty_ribbons Posts: 154 Member
    i am taking a fat metabolizer that i saw in my local health shop, i just thought i'd try it

    What's the fat metabolizer called? Is it a herbal supplement?

    I was told that when you're on a calorie deficit regimen you should include a supplement to keep your metabolism humming; which I don't really believe is necessary. So long as you're not in starvation of any sort. The supplement suggested is called, Nettle. Does anyone know anything about it? Apparently it has Vtiamin A, C and D in it, so it has other benefits.

    oh yeah sorry, i got it from holland and barrett and its called ...um...fat metaboliser lol i believe i have a pretty slow metabolism so im just seeing if it helps me in any way
  • kag1526
    kag1526 Posts: 210 Member
    I take a daily multi-vitamin (well I just started again I tend to forget)

    The problem is pills (vitamins and birth control) make me feel really sick without food. I take my bc at night but I heard vitamins are better in the morning so I'm going to have to start bringing them to work to have with breakfast... otherwise I feel awful on the way to work.
  • raychill007
    raychill007 Posts: 55 Member
    daily vit.
    fish oil
    vit. C
    gluco...i swear by this...i had runner's knee and other joint issues. since taking i now run my 25miles per week without anymore pain what so ever!

    Is Gluco short for something? Is it available in any healthcare shop? I certainly don't run as much as you do - haha, actually I probably do because my 15KM probably takes as long as your 25 miles ;) - but I get sore ankles, so that might be something I could try..

    At the moment, I take:
    - a multi vitiman
    - vit C
    - evening primrose oil
    - aloe vera

    I feel like the first three are all very useful, but the aloe I'm only taking because I bought it on a whim a couple of months ago and there are 90 tabs... it can't be doing any harm!
  • maryjay51
    maryjay51 Posts: 742
    flax seed oil pill with 550mg of ala 3x/d
    sublingual B complex
    'cranberry with vit c
    probiotic
    L-carnitine
    COQ10 with red yeast rice
  • sw33tn3ss07
    sw33tn3ss07 Posts: 71
    I take biotin for my hair, Vitamin C and a multivitamin.. I think this helps me a lot!
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