Roxie 1965
Cathlete
I have been sick alot this winter and I don't seem to have any energy right now. I do not currently take a multivitamin so I would like to know what the rest of you take? I am 44 years old.
Multivitamin Suggestions
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syzygy314
Cathlete
Depends on what you consider big. They are average for a vitamin I would say. They also carry a line called Be Whole that I had to get because they were out of my regular ones! These also did well and are a little bit slimmer than the Active vitamins. You get a 30 day trial, so if you try the GNC ones and find you can't swallow them, take them back and try the Be Whole.
kathryn
Cathlete
I take (sporadically!) this one http://www.amazon.com/Garden-Life-V...ef=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=hpc&qid=1266713015&sr=8-2
I usually open up the capsules and put the contents in a smoothie.
I usually open up the capsules and put the contents in a smoothie.
I avoid multivitimin pills, but take selected pills
I avoid taking multivitimins, and this is why. I used to take a "super" VM pill, back in the 80's. But I had a severe kidneystone attack, and found out that I had calcium/potassium build-up from the pills.
Also, and I hope not to start an angry argument on this thread with this, but there is a fairly reputabule literature that suggests that to much vitimin A and E can be bad for people (cancer causing?). I would check multivitimins to make sure they have low levels of A and E.
I do take vitimins from separate bottles: B6, B12, D, C, omega 3. I also take, on advice from my doctor, flax seed oil and saw palmetto berries, to reduce inflamation.
I also take Immune Assist 247 to warrd off colds and the flu. None since last September, when I first starrted these.
-- Davidj
I avoid taking multivitimins, and this is why. I used to take a "super" VM pill, back in the 80's. But I had a severe kidneystone attack, and found out that I had calcium/potassium build-up from the pills.
Also, and I hope not to start an angry argument on this thread with this, but there is a fairly reputabule literature that suggests that to much vitimin A and E can be bad for people (cancer causing?). I would check multivitimins to make sure they have low levels of A and E.
I do take vitimins from separate bottles: B6, B12, D, C, omega 3. I also take, on advice from my doctor, flax seed oil and saw palmetto berries, to reduce inflamation.
I also take Immune Assist 247 to warrd off colds and the flu. None since last September, when I first starrted these.
-- Davidj
geomom
Cathlete
From my reading, most of the "experts" agree that most women should take fish oil and vitamin D. Many also agree that a multi is good, so I just take one of those, too. On days when I drink a protein shake I skip my multi since the one I use has a lot of vitamins in it. Personally, I also use "ImmuniC" which describes itself as a fizzy vitamin drink. It has a lot of the water soluable vitamins like the B-complex and C in it, plus zinc and some other things that I can't remember right now. I think one of those during cold and flu season can't hurt, but I probably won't use it in the summer.
If your diet is really excellent with a wide variety of different colored fruits and vegs, you might not need the multi. But if you're like most of us that aren't perfect, supplementing with a multi at least every other day is probably a good idea. You might ask at your local Vitamin Cottage or similar for ideas on brands.
Finally, an probiotic-containing drink like Kefir occasionally keeps the digestive tract happy. You many not need that, though.
If your diet is really excellent with a wide variety of different colored fruits and vegs, you might not need the multi. But if you're like most of us that aren't perfect, supplementing with a multi at least every other day is probably a good idea. You might ask at your local Vitamin Cottage or similar for ideas on brands.
Finally, an probiotic-containing drink like Kefir occasionally keeps the digestive tract happy. You many not need that, though.