Want to start taking vitamins...don't know where to start.

I never knew witch ones to take but often wondered if once a day vitamins for women would do? I have been wanting to try it but I guess I have to talk to my doctor since I had a stroke years ago. I am sure that you are ok but it's good to be safe and there's so many of them. Have a great day and a safe fourth of July.

One of the most important vitamins that I take is vitamin C. I take about three times a day. I find that I don't get sick hardly at all. You can never take too much of this vitamin. Whatever your body use it gets rid of. I think it is a very good vitamin to start with.

A good diet is a great foundation, but 95% of us need food supplements too, since the food is not as good as it used to be when it was cultivated the old fashioned way and consumed directly. The most important thing is to avoid synthetic vitamins and eat the right fats. If you check my profile you will find links to informative movies about one of the best quality collection of food supplements. You could go directly to www.gnld.com and see what the difference there is compared with other supplements.

The best thing you could do is visit a health shop, and speak to the worker. They're quite experienced with the best choice of vitamins based on a persons schedule, age, gender and diet. What vitamins you need depends on all those factors. For instance, a calcium supplement after you hit the 30 range and over is almost mandatory, as is a vitamin C supplement that contains bioflavonoids. However, if your diet contains a lot of vitaimin C, then that's not likely one you need to concern yourself with. Iron supplements are also essential, but it's a possibility that you already eat enough red meat to avoid this. Speak to the health receptionist at any vitamin or health shop, they'll help you suit a regime taylor made for you.

I prefer to take a multivitamin. I think the best one, although it's not the cheapest one in the world, is Women's Ultra Mega from the GNC stores. If you don't have a GNC near you, Rite Aid carries their products too and you can find them there. They not only have all of the essential vitamins we need at our age, but they have all sorts of good stuff in them that women need, plus they kick up the energy levels. If you can't get those, Centrum for women works really well too.

I take One Source Multi-Vitamin for Women and I love it. I also take Flaxseed oil.

I'm glad that you decided to start exercise and change the diet in order tokeep you more healthier. For me, taking vitamins is important, since i don't believe we can get all necessary and as much of the nutrition we need daily now these days along with all the pollution w have out there. Some disagree, but it's ok with me. It's all personal choice one make. Here are two books are my favor and both can be pick up at Amazon. 1. Comparative Guide To Nutritional Supplements: a detail book that rank and compare majority of the brand name multi-vitamins found in US and Canada. I later swtich brand after reading this book. 2. The New Optimum Nutrition Bible: clearly explainhow to be healthier. Just keep in mind that, at the bottom line of whatever brand you end up choosing, here are a key thing you must follow as I suggest. *** Be sure to choose water-soluble type *** Why? Water-Soluble vitamins are not stored in the body; they are excreted in urin if there is EXCESS in body. Because they are not stored, they need to be replaced daily. Another type of vitamins is fat-soluble vitamins. Fat-soluble vitamins need fat in order to absorbed in your body and stored in the liver and in fat cells. The fat-soluble vitamins are A, D,E and K. if you consume too much of a fat-soluble vitamin (majority are chemical binding), you can have a toxic reaction. However, beta carotene, the plant form of vitamin A, is not toxic; you will simply turn yellow from the organe pigment. Here are just my 2 cents and hopefully helps! By the way, I almost forgot to tell you my family takes "essential" (vitamin + mineral) from USANA.

Definitely a multiple vitamin that is geared toward women, and preferably one that is for women over the age of forty who may be perimenopausal. Also, extra calcium with vitamin D is very important as bone loss is very common with women over the age of forty. If you are starting to work out regularly, you may want to take a joint support supplement so that you can prevent any pain from possible injuries.

What you don't eat is the most important for your health. So stop drinking sodapop, don't eat potato chips, and stop eating store bought prepared food. No packaged cookies or instant foods. Cook your own meals at home, and eat at regular intervals. I'm 73 and still working every day. Haven't had a medical checkup for 35 years. I'm very healthy and never get sick. I take a vitamin pill every day. The brands don't matter that much. I eat home cooked food, lots of vegetables, and salads, I have oatmeal porridge for breakfast every morning. I do Yoga every morning before breakfast. I'm married with 4 grown boys.

If your diet's healthy, you may not need to take vitamins. HOwever, a general one-a-day multi wouldn't hurt. I also recommend taking a good vitamin B complex, the B vitamins are used in so many vital body and brain systems it's important to make sure you have enough! It's water soluble, so it's hard to overdose on it, but try not to take much more than 100mg of B6 per day for an extended period of time, it can cause some problems. Fish oil is also another good one, also used for many important systems, but make sure you're getting them from a good company, some can be filled with things like mercury and stuff from pollution, because of this it's usually best to get deep sea fish oil. At your age, it might also be good to protect yourself against things like osteoporosis. If you're not getting enough milk, a calcium supplement is always good, but try and get one with magnesium in it too. If you take high doses of calcium by itself, it can cause all sorts of problems. Magnesium helps you utilise calcium so you don't need as much of it for the same job, and when you take one, the other tends to drop, so taking both together helps to keep both levels up. If you're lucky enough, you might even find a brand with some zinc, and even vitamin D3, both are also good for your bones. Glucosamine and chondroitin are good for your cartilage, and helps with arthritis. Fish oil helps with arthritis too, and also protects your heart and your brain, and works to prevent things like strokes and blood clots. 'Shady