Anyone take any Multi-Vitamins?

[1Parker1]

I need some advice on multi-vitamins. My doc told me I should start taking them on account of me having low iron, calcium, and just about everything else. Plus, as he put it, "It's good for women to take them early-on." He recommended Centrum Silver.

So I get to the drug store and there's about 10 different types of Centrums out there! How the heck do I decide which one to take? There's a "high performance one" and an "A to Zinc" one which is the one I bought however when I got home I read that it also says, "High Potency" on it. :oops

There was also Woman's One a Day, etc. Not only that...the vitamins all had about only 10% calcium supplement in them, which means I'd have to buy completely separate pills for that! I'm about to just start eating Beef again with all the trouble this is causing me. :lol

Anyone here take any vitamins daily? And if so which would you recommend?

[johngateswhiteley]

I need some advice on multi-vitamins. My doc told me I should start taking them on account of me having low iron, calcium, and just about everything else. Plus, as he put it, "It's good for women to take them early-on." He recommended Centrum Silver.

So I get to the drug store and there's about 10 different types of Centrums out there! How the heck do I decide which one to take? There's a "high performance one" and an "A to Zinc" one which is the one I bought however when I got home I read that it also says, "High Potency" on it. :oops

There was also Woman's One a Day, etc. Not only that...the vitamins all had about only 10% calcium supplement in them, which means I'd have to buy completely separate pills for that! I'm about to just start eating Beef again with all the trouble this is causing me. :lol

Anyone here take any vitamins daily? And if so which would you recommend?

i am not a fan of any type of supplements, but i am also not a doctor. why not just eat healthy and with a wide variety?

[Kori Ellis]

Almost all the well-known ones - Centrum, One-A-Day etc are virtually the same. You are always going to have to take something separate for Calcium ... or just drink milk.

[Kori Ellis]

i am not a fan of any type of supplements, but i am also not a doctor. why not just eat healthy and with a wide variety?

It's hard for women to get enough calcium and folic acid without a supplement. But I never took vitamins until after I was 30. 1Parker1 is young, but I'm guessing her doctor recommended it because she's vegetarian.

[NorCal510]

i use the costco brand

[LuvBones]

If you don't like milk, you can take just 2-3 rolos and that's supposed to give you enough calcium as a glass of milk.

EDIT: wait, are they called rolos? :lol

[PM5K]

Any good alternatives for people that can't take horse pills?

[PM5K]

If you don't like milk, you can take just 2-3 rolos and that's supposed to give you enough calcium as a glass of milk.

EDIT: wait, are they called rolos? :lol

Rolaids?

[nickbroken]

Eh I take hella vitamins, it's hard to get the nutrients you need nowadays unless you take them, the food we eat just doesn't hold that type of vitamin/minerals, anyways get a woman's one a day vitamin, and calcium/magnesium supplements, I also recommend taking a b complex 50 a day and like 3000ish of vitamin c...haha;)

[PM5K]

If you don't like milk, you can take just 2-3 rolos and that's supposed to give you enough calcium as a glass of milk.

EDIT: wait, are they called rolos? :lol

LOL, LuvBones idea of good health is to eat caramels in milk chocolate...

[LuvBones]

Is it rolaids? Isn't that medicine?


LOL, LuvBones idea of good health is to eat caramels in milk chocolate...Sounds good to me! :lol

[PM5K]

Is it rolaids? Isn't that medicine?

Sounds good to me! :lol

I think Rolaids is for heartburn, but it has a lot of calcium....

[johngateswhiteley]

It's hard for women to get enough calcium and folic acid without a supplement. But I never took vitamins until after I was 30. 1Parker1 is young, but I'm guessing her doctor recommended it because she's vegetarian.

i see. i know about the calcium, but unless you are lactose intolerant isn't it just best to drink milk? contrary to some beliefs, drinking milk doesn't make you gain weight.

[tlongII]

Eat meat.

[ashbeeigh]

I take the generic Centrum Women's One-A-Day, but for the Cessium as oppossed to the calcium. It's odd your doctor didn't say "Take this." But, you also don't want to combine too many multi-vitamins because you could get kidney stones or something if you take too much calcium.

[ShoogarBear]

Iron, calcium, and folate are really probably the only things you need supplemented if you eat a healthy well-rounded diet. The iron and folate can be obtained from any standard vitamin. The calcium can be obtained by taking 1-2 Tums with each meal.

[LuvBones]

Iron, calcium, and folate are really probably the only things you need supplemented if you eat a healthy well-rounded diet. The iron and folate can be obtained from any standard vitamin. The calcium can be obtained by taking 1-2 Tums with each meal.It's tums!!! Tums or rolaids! :D

[ShoogarBear]

I'm about to just start eating Beef again with all the trouble this is causing me. :lolAre you just avoiding beef, or chicken and fish, too?

[PM5K]

It's tums!!! Tums or rolaids! :D

Are you saying I shouldn't take three Rolos a day Doc?

[ShoogarBear]

Eat meat.Here is tlong's daily vitamin:

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[johngateswhiteley]

It's tums!!! Tums or rolaids! :D

be careful girl, i think that stuff throws of your stomach acid balance. i'd try something else.

[LuvBones]

Are you saying I shouldn't take three Rolos a day Doc?Ya Callate! :p:

[1Parker1]

Are you just avoiding beef, or chicken and fish, too?


All, I stopped a couple of years ago (though I occasionally eat chicken but very rare) and now I can't bring myself to start again. I drink milk (with cereal in the morning) and I try to have some kind of cheese or yogurt every day, but my mom has a lot of health problems (she has very weak bones and some osteoperosis) so I'm taking precaution.

[1Parker1]

Iron, calcium, and folate are really probably the only things you need supplemented if you eat a healthy well-rounded diet. The iron and folate can be obtained from any standard vitamin. The calcium can be obtained by taking 1-2 Tums with each meal.


Tums? I never knew that...

BTW, Folate=Folic Acid??

[1Parker1]

It's hard for women to get enough calcium and folic acid without a supplement. But I never took vitamins until after I was 30. 1Parker1 is young, but I'm guessing her doctor recommended it because she's vegetarian.

:tu You're right, also because of herditary reasons. Plus lately, since I've switched jobs and am on a new schedule my eating, sleeping times have changed and I just have no energy these days. I can't even bring myself to get to the gym and normally I'm pretty good about that. And I'm like in bed by 9 pm which makes me feel really old! :oops

[ShoogarBear]

I drink milk (with cereal in the morning if I remember to put it in)

[ShoogarBear]

BTW, Folate=Folic Acid??Ja.

[1Parker1]

:lol Why do you think I put in the milk first, genius???

[ShoogarBear]

Ahem.

Clear out your inbox.

[1Parker1]

Ahem.

Clear out your inbox.


My bad.

[PM5K]

Ya Callate! :p:


Lo que usted dice mi amor

[Melmart1]

Any good alternatives for people that can't take horse pills?
They have liquid vitamins now. Or you can try those kiddie vitamins that are actually a bubble gum piece with the vitamins in it.

[Jimcs50]

All, I stopped a couple of years ago (though I occasionally eat chicken but very rare) and now I can't bring myself to start again. I drink milk (with cereal in the morning) and I try to have some kind of cheese or yogurt every day, but my mom has a lot of health problems (she has very weak bones and some osteoperosis) so I'm taking precaution.



Do you put the cereal in the milk, or vice versa?

:)

[1Parker1]

Do you put the cereal in the milk, or vice versa?

:)

:lol You're about 20 minutes late, Shoog already tried that joke.

Only losers put the cereal in first. :p:

[leemajors]

Ja.

feel no way.

[Fillmoe]

i drink protein shakes..... not really vitamins though......

[GrandeDavid]

I just finished taking GNC's Men's athletic multi-vitamin. Now I just drink 30 mL of Tahitian Noni per day - 152 nutrients plus xeronine. Its awesome and the world's most nutritious fruit. So I don't take multi-vitamins now, but I would recommend that GNC brand.

[scott]

I take HEB's rip off of Centrum A to Zinc. It's molecularly the same stuff, so why pay twice the price for the name brand?

Centrum Silver is for old people... I wouldn't recommend that one for you.

[ShoogarBear]

I'm not a big fan of the supplements you find in GNC and similar stores. Some of their nonstandard products contain additives/minerals which have no proven benefit, and others (like chromium) have been associated with liver and kidney damage in people.

[leemajors]

I take HEB's rip off of Centrum A to Zinc. It's molecularly the same stuff, so why pay twice the price for the name brand?

Centrum Silver is for old people... I wouldn't recommend that one for you.

yeah it is the low iron one. hippies say that lump vitamins like centrum aren't really absorbed terribly efficiently by the body, i take these i get in bulk from sams club:

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[tlongII]

I eat steak and Lipitor.

[SequSpur]

iron tablets make me shit rocks.

[ShoogarBear]

Corn rocks?

That's why you're supposed to take stool softeners with them.

[ggoose25]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16655168/

You should read this article about multivitamins. They are NOT created equally.

[ZipSpan]

You should call your doctor and ask which type of the Centrum brand he recommends.

[2Blonde]

1P1,
You can also take Viactiv (not Viagra, guys) chews, They are little chocolate, mochaccino or caramel chews you buy at the store. They contain 500mg of calcium plus Vit.D & K. 20 calories. You can chew one up to 3 times a day. That what my doctor put me on initially. I love the caramel. Yummy!!

[2Blonde]

Oh yeah, Walmart makes a very good multi pack of vitamins for women as well. They are already divided into little cellophane packages with all the needed supplements. It makes it easy to pop a bag into your purse if your on the go and can't take it at home or are traveling. They are that expensive either.

[ShoogarBear]

ViactivIs that the combination Viagra/Proactiv pill?

Cool, sexual arousal and clears up acne.

[2Blonde]

Is that the combination Viagra/Proactiv pill?

Cool, sexual arousal and clears up acne.

:D That's funny :D

[missmyzte]

I've taken the Viactiv before, vitamins in chocolate - can't go wrong! I currently take Women's One-a-Day though.

[Dre_7]

Usana.

[1Parker1]

1P1,
You can also take Viactiv (not Viagra, guys) chews, They are little chocolate, mochaccino or caramel chews you buy at the store. They contain 500mg of calcium plus Vit.D & K. 20 calories. You can chew one up to 3 times a day. That what my doctor put me on initially. I love the caramel. Yummy!!


Ohhh, I've seen commercials for those! Only 20 calories? :tu

Does it not taste vitaminy though? I hate caramel so I'd probably get the chocolate :) I will try it out next time I'm there, my doc said as long as it has +Vitamin D and at least 250mg in strength.

[missmyzte]

Ohhh, I've seen commercials for those! Only 20 calories? :tu

Does it not taste vitaminy though? I hate caramel so I'd probably get the chocolate :) I will try it out next time I'm there, my doc said as long as it has +Vitamin D and at least 250mg in strength.
It doesn't taste like Godiva chocolate, but it's doesn't taste vitaminy either. They're good, you should at least try them and see what you think.

[1Parker1]

:lmao Damn, Godiva should look into making 20 calorie chocolates!

[Shelly]

I don't take any vitamins. I'm a bad pill taker.

There's only one pill I remember to take daily...

[missmyzte]

:lmao Damn, Godiva should look into making 20 calorie chocolates!
If they do that, buy stock immediately! :greedy