What vitamins are you taking?

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Registered: 01-06-2004
What vitamins are you taking?
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Tue, 01-13-2004 - 8:17am
Hi

I've been trying to take a multivitamin (one-a-day weight smart) for some time now but haven't been very consistent. I also bought yesterday Omega 3/6 vitamins and Folic Acid/B-Complex vitamins (both Oil of Olay, they were on sale and I had a coupon!). A seprate calcium supplement is on my list to buy.

What about you guys?

Also does anyone take a fiber supplement?

Anna

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Registered: 01-06-2004
Tue, 01-13-2004 - 5:03pm
Thanks so much ladies for all your responses. Just curious to see what everyone else is doing. I find it hard to figure out which vitamins to get while I am at the store. :( Maybe after I'm done with the ones I just bought I'll look at all your suggestions again and go shopping with that in mind. And boy are they expensive!

Anna

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Tue, 01-13-2004 - 7:01pm

One-A-Day Weight Smart when I remember...


a metamucil tab here and there before bed (when I remember)


You ladies have just reminded me that I need to up my vitamin intake.

Susan :)

 

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Registered: 10-01-2003
Tue, 01-13-2004 - 10:48pm

Susan,


This months Prevention magazine listed some great benefits of Omega-3 supplements.

       

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Registered: 01-12-2004
Wed, 01-14-2004 - 6:48am
Even though my baby is 11 months old...I continued to take the prenatal multivitamins, I also take vitamin C, however, since starting phase 1 I have not taken the vitamin C because it has sugar added.

Judi

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Registered: 08-08-2003
Wed, 01-14-2004 - 10:53am

Here's a good tip from Dr. Agatston in one of his Q&A interviews:


What vitamins or supplements are recommended for this diet?

Three very large studies that were concluded over the past two years have demonstrated that the antioxidant supplements such as Vitamins E, C, and A do not prevent heart attacks, stroke, or cancer. In contrast, there is very good evidence that the natural vitamins found in whole fruits and vegetables help prevent these diseases.


At this time we do recommend a multi-vitamin and a fish oil supplement (omega-3) with the maximum EPA. There are good studies that fish oil is an important nutrient in the Western diet, replacing it has numerous good effects on our health. The other supplements we often recommend are a combination of folic acid, B6, B-12, which help lower our homocysteine levels.

Maggie

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Registered: 01-06-2004
Wed, 01-14-2004 - 11:20am
Hey Maggie!

Those are exactly the ones that I bought. :) Maybe I read it somewhere and it got stuck in the back of my head. I do feel that I need more calcium too, so I'll be getting one of those shortly. Do you ladies know which kind of calcium are better? I've seen different ones (can't remember any names) - oyster something was one of them I think...

Thanks, Anna

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Registered: 03-21-2003
Wed, 01-14-2004 - 12:25pm
Thanks Maggie for the info, I new I read something about fish oil in the book but couldn't find it!
MelMel

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