<p>Thought of including this in the Wellness/Exercise thread, but since it’s so long…</p>
<p>Just curious what vitamins (supplements, etc.) you take and what, if anything specific, prompted you to take them.</p>
<p>I like this thread! I take D3. We live in a notoriously cloudy part of the country and vitamin D levels are low around here. My doctor recommended D3 instead of D because D3 is “more natural” (whatever that means).</p>
<p>A multi vitamin (One A Day Womens formula) and a calcium supplement. Even though I drink milk daily my doctor recommended extra calcium.</p>
<p>Centrum Ultra Senior Women’s multi-vitamin, D3, Calcium, Fish Oil, & Glucosamine Sulfate/Chondroitin Sulfate</p>
<p>D3 & Calcium recommended by doc; Glucos/Chond at my own initiative since I really don’t want to go through joint replacements; fish oil after reading of the benefits</p>
<p>Fish Oil (four high potency per day!)
Potassium
D3
Calcium
Magnesium
Multi (for the Bs mostly)
Iron (on and off)</p>
<p>My amateur physician neighbor, a fine fellow, swears by daily multivitamin, potassium and magnesium for heart health; garlic for blood pressure.</p>
<p>H and I take Vit D3 and fish oil (Alaskan salmon oil from Costco); we both are getting enough Ca from foods since we consume a lot of cheese and yogurt. Occasionally, we eat Vit C gummies (Gummivites) as candy :)</p>
<p>Multi-vitamin (Flintstones)</p>
<p>Fish Oil</p>
<p>DH and I take Fish Oil, GlucosamineChrondriotin and low dose Bayer aspirin</p>
<p>Women to Women formula includes Omega3 capsule, 2 multivitamin tabs, Calcium,Mag with D tab.
Baby ASA</p>
<p>I just started Omega-3 fish oil today (2 - 1000mg pills) on my doctor’s recommendation to help lower triglycerides level. All the labels say to take it with food - has anyone had any kind of adverse reaction from these?</p>
<p>The fish-oil pills can cause fish burps if you take them on an empty stomach. Keeping them in the fridge helps some with that.</p>
<p>Most people without any medical problems really only will benefit from fish oil and vitamin d (since most people living anywhere north of say, Atlanta will be deficient in vitamin D). With the new research on D, I would imagine the FDA recommendations on daily intake will increase in coming years.</p>
<p>For the most part, any multivitamin (and the water-soluble vitamins they contain, i.e. everything except vit A,D,E,K) only serve to give you really expensive urine.</p>
<p>Garlic is to thin the blood, not lower blood pressure.</p>
<p>OK, now we’ve got the vitamin ads at the top of this thread! Doesn’t take long, does it?</p>
<p>I take One-A-Day Womens and Caltrate 600D. I was taking fish oil supplements for a long time, then my doctor put me on Lovaza instead for tryclicerides. But I stopped because I starting getting a rash on my neck from both of these. It took several weeks to manifest so it me a looooong time to connect the rash to the omega-3, but the rash goes away when I stop and eventually comes back when I start. I’ve never liked fish, and now I think my body knew it didn’t like the oil! Not sure what she’ll recommend next time I see her…</p>
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<p>Recent reports do indicate that significant amounts of vitamins, supplements and even prescription medications that you ingest end up in your urine rather than in your system.</p>
<p>^That is why it is better to get your nutrients from whole foods. </p>
<p>The bioavailability of vitamins dependes on how it is made. a cheaply processed vitamin is relatively a waste because the body doesn’t absorb it fully. But a better made vitamin that is made binding it with amino acids and enzymes is more available to our cellular tissues. One really needs to research what they are buying and getting before making the puchase.</p>
<p>I take:
a multivitamin formulated for adults over 50
300mg ALA (recently added)
1000mg krill oil (recently switched from fish oil)
500mg calcium with 250mg magnesium and 200 IU Vitamin D 2X per day</p>
<p>I’m supposed to be taking a baby aspirin, but I never remember because it isn’t sitting out with my other stuff.</p>
<p>Equate Multi</p>
<p>Me fish oil, niacin, Emergen-c. Husband takes fish oil, multi-vitamin w/no iron, low dose aspirin.</p>