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Contributor: Stagger13 Stagger13
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Originally posted by Rossie
How many vitamins and natural supplements do you take per day? Care to share what's on your list?
A multivitamin and some vitamin D.
12/02/2011
Contributor: averageguyextrodinarypleasure averageguyextrodinarypleasure
I bought some but I keep forgetting to take them!
12/02/2011
Contributor: Ansley Ansley
I refuse. The body doesn't absorb nor process vitamins in pill form as well as it does from natural food sources. It's a waste of money and time in my opinion. Besides, I've seen my mother take them every day for the last thirty years and she still complains that she feels like shit, so I don't buy into it at all.
12/02/2011
Contributor: llellsee llellsee
I take pro-biotics,cranberry tablets and a multivitamin most days that I remember.
12/02/2011
Contributor: eeep eeep
I take a multivitamin, D3, B complex, and Kelp (for the iodine). I try to remember to take them everyday, but sometimes I forget. Aside from my multivitamin, mine are taken at a doctor's approval to meet vitamin or chemical deficiencies I have naturally.
The big thing with vitamins in pill form that a lot of people do not know, is to be sure you are getting the right mixture of them and/or eating the right foods so that your body can digest them properly. Some vitamins cannot be processed right by your body without the presence of other vitamins and minerals. They can also cause a lot of problems if you take too high of a dose for your body and diet.
12/02/2011
Contributor: Rossie Rossie
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Originally posted by Starkiller87
I take Acidophilus and probiotics. Sometimes garlic supplements.
What brand of Acidophilus and probiotics do you take? Is it effective?
12/03/2011
Contributor: Shellz31 Shellz31
NONE - I see them as a waste of time as well as money. I don't function or feel any better when taking vitamins, so I don't see the point.
12/03/2011
Contributor: married with children married with children
dont take anything
12/03/2011
Contributor: Pink Jewel Pink Jewel
I don't take any
12/03/2011
Contributor: P'Gell P'Gell
I take nothing more than the occasional probiotic. I know this works, little else does, and I think random supplementation with vitamins can be dangerous.

I don't buy the "foods don't have enough vitamins in them anymore" stuff. I eat healthy food, and I think that is enough.

I used to buy "food based" vitamins for my youngest, who doesn't have a great diet (kids with Aspergers are often picky eaters) but I realized all I was doing was creating very expensive pee.

I really wanted cranberry capsules to work, I get a lot of UTIs. But, they didn't do a damn thing and gave me a stomach ache as well. Keeping a huge bottle of antibiotics to use when I start to feel a UTI coming on works to kill the UTI before I start to bleed, the cranberry capsules only resulted in my continuing to get UTIs and ending up in the ER.

So, aside from probiotics, I don't use vitamins.
12/03/2011
Contributor: Sinfully Sinfully
I take a B-12 supplement, and probiotics.
12/03/2011
Contributor: Envy Envy
I take a lot of vitamins as well as medications every morning.
12/03/2011
Contributor: Bignuf Bignuf
Quote:
Originally posted by Rossie
How many vitamins and natural supplements do you take per day? Care to share what's on your list?
Multivitamins have become VERY controversial in the medical field now. Many studies seem to show that MOST people don't need them, and that those who do, may face INCREASED risk of heart disease, cancer and stroke? These are far from large, comprehensive studies, but certainly worth looking into before blindly taking that super potency tablet or handful of "healthy" pills.

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12/03/2011
Contributor: Bignuf Bignuf
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Originally posted by Envy
I take a lot of vitamins as well as medications every morning.
You might want to look up the latest research on this, and speak to your doctor. You may be doing your body more harm then good. Scary as it may seem. One physician out there said recently that "high dose multivitamins are doing more harm to people then smoking and NO ONE is calling the warning out".

Something to think about, even if only marginally true.
12/03/2011
Contributor: Bignuf Bignuf
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Originally posted by Shellz31
NONE - I see them as a waste of time as well as money. I don't function or feel any better when taking vitamins, so I don't see the point.
Exactly what one recent poll said.
12/03/2011
Contributor: Clandestine Clandestine
Thank you. You just reminded me to take my vitamins.
...Poor neglected bottle of chewables. They're good, though. Swiss Herbal chewable daily multivitamins.
While I said "1-3", that's because it is how many I would take if I took them like I meant to. I often forget altogether.
12/03/2011
Contributor: Taylor Taylor
Wow I never knew vitamins were so controverial. I haven't been sick since I started taking vitamins, not even a cold and it's been a couple of years. I either have an awesome placebo effect going on, or the vitamins/probiotics help. I'm not sure which it is though, but I guess it doesn't matter as long as I'm not getting sick.
12/03/2011
Contributor: Vanille Vanille
I just started taking a gummy multivitamin (for adults, of course.) since I can't swallow the pills.
12/03/2011
Contributor: Girly Girl Girly Girl
sometimes
12/18/2011
Contributor: deltalima deltalima
I probably should but no.
12/18/2011
Contributor: kinky girlfriend kinky girlfriend
Quote:
Originally posted by Rossie
How many vitamins and natural supplements do you take per day? Care to share what's on your list?
right now I take Shakeology and cod oil...after a while I plan on getting of this diet and supplements to do the natruallyhealingbybee. com I will be on alot of things and special diet its to get rid of this ibs from the root not only that even if u don't have ibs but somtning elseits greatly beneficial in general and there are free forums and they help you along the way.
12/18/2011
Contributor: Pinkhare Pinkhare
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Originally posted by Rossie
How many vitamins and natural supplements do you take per day? Care to share what's on your list?
I have a multivitamen I just never remember to take it
12/18/2011
Contributor: tickle me pink tickle me pink
I just take a generic multivitamin. Nothing special.
12/18/2011
Contributor: CoffeeCup CoffeeCup
I take D on my doctor's order.
12/18/2011
Contributor: Allstars316 Allstars316
1, but only when I remember it. Thank you EF for the reminder.
12/18/2011
Contributor: Megan Jean Megan Jean
Taking a multivitamin in the morning makes me hurl, so I don't.
12/31/2011
Contributor: LAndJ LAndJ
Should, but don't.
12/31/2011
Contributor: zeebot zeebot
I mean to take a couple every day, but I usually forget.
12/31/2011
Contributor: LilLostLenore LilLostLenore
I only take multi vitamins or vitamin c when i feel like im getting sick.
12/31/2011
Contributor: spiceboy spiceboy
I take a vegan support multivitamin and a biotin supplement.
12/31/2011