Supplements/Vitamins

chatnel
chatnel Posts: 688 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
What supplements do you take? and do you take them on an empty stomach or with a meal?

I am starting on the fish oil and a multi vitamin because my diet is not always full of fruit and vegetables and the winter is coming and don't want to get sick. The fish oil because i think drinking has killed too many brain cells and hoping this will help improve my memory.

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  • w0rththeweight
    w0rththeweight Posts: 6
    I take vitamin c, calcium supplements (I'm allergic to dairy), a women's multivitamin, food based (essential for weightloss!), an omega-3 every other day, and twice the reccommended vitamin d. I live up north where it isn't very sunny and vitamin d is really important for immunity, even more so in the winter :) I always take my vitamins with at least some food because otherwise your body can't absorb the nutrients. Hope this helped :)
  • Amommymoose
    Amommymoose Posts: 29 Member
    I take (with a meal):

    Vitamin C
    Vitamin D (10,000 IUs/day)
    B-complex plus extra B6 (for PMS/PMDD)
    zinc
    magnesium
    Omega-3 fish oil

    I also take some amino acids on an empty stomach for specific issues.
  • bunny1006
    bunny1006 Posts: 325 Member
    Like you, I take a mulitvitamin (specifically for women) and omega-3 daily. I also take vitamin D occassionally.
  • amanda6393
    amanda6393 Posts: 176 Member
    Every morning with food I take:

    5mL High Strength liquid fish oil (to help even out Omega 3:Omega 6 ratio)
    1 Swisse Iron Tablet (my level got low when I was sick)
    1 Vitamin D tablet (I don't get enough sun for immunity and bone strength)
    1 Super Strength Probiotic (for gut health)

    I also add soy protein powder to smoothies once or twice a week.

    Interesting articles:
    http://www.marksdailyapple.com/definitive-guide-to-primal-supplementation/#axzz1vC6xwmFq
    http://www.marksdailyapple.com/vitamin-d-sun-exposure-supplementation-and-doses/#axzz1vC7RbBf7
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