What Nutritional Supplements Are You On?

that is awsome. i know that i need to really start doing that. and i need to start working out. but i think i am going to start taking nutritional supplments. thanks for putting that bug in my ear.

My vitamin supplements are varied. I have tried taking 1000 mg. of Vitamin C and 400 i.u. of Vitamin E for years. I believe that this supplements do wonders to our body but there were so many kinds out there that promises the same benefit that you get from your regular vitamins. I gave other supplements a chance at one point or another in my life like Lecithin, Zinc, Grapeseed Extract, Evening Primrose Oil, Royal Jelly, Spirulina etc. When I feel that the present supplement that I am taking no longer has an effect in my system I change it. But then I also go back to the previous stuff that I was taking. Lately I am taking only Vitamin B Complex plus Vitamin C. Usually I only take vitamin E at night because I was told that this vitamin works better at night. No one told me to do so with B complex but I think it's great taken at night too. I believe vitamin works for me because at 46 I feel great.

I have some questions because I see maybe my regimen beginning when I arise, as opposed to calming my body and entering sleep (REM hopefully) to take my vitamins and supplements, is not working well enough for me. Why do the supplements taken as soon as one rises take hours to activate ? I am thinking a breakdown of the celluloid caplet surrounding the minerals is better manipulated during the sleep cycle. Is this an incorrect assumption? Next doesn't the 30,000mg's of Vitamin C you would be absorbing (500mg'sX6 in a 24 hour period) get mostly urinated out or worse creating majorly loose stools, keeping you in the bathroom much longer than you anticipate? I realize ascorbic acid is highly essential in fighting free radicals and offering outstanding anti-oxidant protection, but that much ? I have an ovarian cyst so some of my supplements are not on your list; however, I take 2400mg's of Omega 3 Fish Oil that is 2 1200mg pills in am usually before 11am, also an oz of wild yam concoction I made to provide progesterone easier and balance out the over-production of estrogen. I like the results, but I want to feel even better so I want to try your suggestion and let you know how it works. Sharing the light, Erica aka 'enlightenedpsych2'

I am not well versed to suggest you a best decision,but i think eating vegetables and fruits of different kinds would help us to keep us healthy and some things like oily stuffs should be avoided..

The only thing I do is take a multi-vitamin and add C when I am feeling a cold coming on... I'd like to add acidopholus, vitamin E and a B complex to the mix....but haven't as of yet.

YIKES! that seems like a lot. You must have the most expensive Pee in the US. I think our body soaks up what we need from a well balanced diet and all the rest just gets peed out. Sounds like way too much vitamin C. I heard that your body only soaks up 500mg a day and the rest is just peed out.

what your doctor told you is contrary to what my doctor said. according to my doctor, we'd be better able to maximize the effects of vitamins if we take them in the morning. i take vitamin c usually in the morning, although i'm not really very strict about it. if i forget, i take it at night, and honestly, i don't see any difference at all. iron supplements i take in the evening because they make me sleepy.

Here's mine: One A Day Womens Multi-vitamin Vitamin C 1000mg Calcium 1200 mg Juice Plus+ (a whole food suppliment)...this one is excellent and I encourage you to visit the website. Just search for Juice Plus+

I take Rainbow Light brand vitamins, specifically the Complete Nutritional System. It's so energizing, though, it is definitely not a vitamin to be taken in the evening--it would keep me awake! I've taken these for 20+ years now, just awesome. Sometimes meds are advised to be taken at bedtime because some people get stomach upset with them. Vitamins that contain iron are notorious for that; most people do not need additional iron.