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| Sat, 10-09-2004 - 10:47pm |
with your thyroid problem? If so, which one? And does it help?
Teresa
| Sat, 10-09-2004 - 10:47pm |
Teresa
Here's the lists:
Dr. P's list:
CLA: 1000 mg - 3 to 4 times daily
ALA: 250-500 mg
Q10: 60 to 120 mg
DMAE: 75 mg two times a day (I haven't been taking these - they're expensive)
L-tyrosine - 500 mg 3 times a day
GLA/Evening primrose oil: 1000 mg
Omega 3 fatty acids: 500 mg 2 times a day (I'm taking one with omega 3 and 6)
Vitamin E: 200 to 400 mg
Vitamin C: 500 to 1000 mg
He breaks it down for breakfast and lunch.
Here's breakfast: Vitamin C, Vitamin E, ALA, Q10, Omega 3 and GLA, CLA
Lunch: Vitamin C, ALA, Q10, Omega 3, GLA, CLA (I add folic acid)
And I take another CLA before dinner.
And Dr. Arem's:
vitamin C: 250 - 1000 mg
vitamin E: 200 - 800 IU's
Beta carotene and mixed carotenoids: 1000 - 5000 IU's (This is vitamin A)
Selenium: 50 - 100 mcg
Zinc: 15-20 milligrams
A good B-complex, plus B-6 at 25-50 milligrams
Folic Acid: 400 - 600 mcg
So you can see that some overlap. I've stopped taking supplements for awhile because of my endo's recommendation and because something that I was taking was suddenly making me nautious and I still can't deterime what it was. But I'm going to get back to it because you can't possibly eat all the healthy food needed to get the right amount of vitamins and minerals. And now that I have those sites, I know that the vitamins I buy are safe and actually contain what they're supposed to.
I hope this helps. I know they're not herbs but still .... it's in the same path! Cathy :)