Your Daily Vitamin Regimen?

[foodiegurl]

I am curious as to everyone's daily vitamin regimen.

what do you take? do you take them all at the same time? do you have any side effects from them?

I know I need to start taking some vitamins, I am bad, I haven't taken a multi-vitamin since I was pg,over 4 years ago. Once, in a while I will take zinc, and I try to take probiotics daily.

But, I really don't know where to start, or what vitamins work well/badly with others.

I also posted another post about a possible saggy neck situation I am having, and wonder if any vitamins help with that?

Thanks!!

[Alli-Ely]

I take a multivitamin and a calcium/vitamin d supplement everyday. Though, I am horrible and forget about them frequently.

[Mrs. Smith]

I take a prenatal, all women of child bearing age should. I also take DHA, acidopholis, digestive enzymes, sublingual b12, cal/mag, resveratrol, and evening primrose for PMS. I think these are all good for anyone but the cal/mag and b12 are essential for celiacs we are often defficient. As for saggy neck I think vitamin E oil may help or find someone in your area that does thermage. I have heard it works really well.

[foodiegurl]

Do you take all of these at once?

What brand sublingual B do you take?

[digmom1014]

I'll just chime in here. I take a subligual I bought at Trader Joe's, I like it although RiceGuy said to take the "methylcobalamin" version instead of the cynanocobalamin, which this one is. I'm feeling better but, I looked-up on the web, and of the two types and the metho. seems to be absorbed better. All I know is I feel good and Trader Joe's is on my regular shopping route!

[mushroom]

I think that D3 is probably the most important vitamin for a celiac, since osteoporosis seems to be so prevalent amongst us, and can be truly devastating.

[sbj]

I'm a celiac with osteopenia. Dietitian suggested that a multivitamin "couldn't hurt" so I take one each morning. I take combo vitamin D/calcium supplement twice a day. This recommended by my doctor. Pharmacist suggested that virtually any vitamin D supplement would be fine so I should get the least expensive. He also said to be sure to take it twice a day because if you take a whole bunch at just one sitting then the excess will be flushed and wasted. I found the pharmacist to be very helpful so I suggest you speak with yours about vitamin supplements if possible - a pharmacist can also help you with determining which ones might contain gluten.

BTW: Have you had a CBC with your doctor to determine if you are suffering any vitamin/mineral/nutritional deficiencies? That's one place to start to see if you even need any supplements to begin with.

Unrelated to celiac or osteopenia I take a fish oil capsule and niacin once a day to help elevate my good cholesterol.

[mysecretcurse]

I personally don't take vitamins much, I believe that we should concentrate more on a healthy diet.

I used to take tons and tons of vitamins and supplements every day.

But after a certain point, my intuition I got from listening to my body began telling me that vitamins

aren't particularly good for me, even the gluten free ones. I don't think the body is meant to digest

nutrients in that form.

So now I don't take any vitamins, besides flax seed oil sometimes. I do use some supplements

but always the food type, such as drinking slippery elm tea, stuff like that. More health foods than

supplements I guess. Although I do take herbal supplements sometimes, such as anti parasite herbs (humaworm, Im doing a course right now) but thats always a temporary thing, usually a part of a cleanse or something.

And I take vitamin C, but only if I think I'm getting a cold!

[foodiegurl]

yes, I did have a CBC at the same time as my Celiac test, and as far as I know, I am only low in iron, but I go back later this week, so I will be sure ot get exact numbers.

I have always felt the same as you 'mysecretcurse', i preferred to get my nutrients from food, but i guess now i am wondering if that is enough, since apparently, i have not been able to absorb all of it.

[mysecretcurse]

Yeah, absorption is an issue, but I don't know if we absorb all of whats in the vitamin pill either.

I'm mostly against taking multivitamins. For whatever reason, I don't have a good feeling about taking them and I almost feel they do something bad to me, Im not sure what. Even the gluten free ones. They kinda irritate me or something, maybe its some filler in them or something, even if it's not gluten.

I kinda think of vitamins like taking tylenol or something now. I only take them if my intuition tells me I could use a boost or a temporary help, but it's not something Id want to put in my body regularly.

Having traveled and recently coming back to the states, something that really gets to me is the pace of most American life. Everything is "With this busy pace of my life, I dont have time to eat right" (just saw a commercial like this, it was basically advertising a pill thats supposed to give you an entire days worth of fruits and veggies because most americans "dont have time" to eat right)

In other countries life is about living..in america it seems life is about workworkwork gogogo.. it's so unhealthy. And it bothers me that they push these supplements instead of pushing a different attitude.

Americans need to SLOW DOWN! They need to take the time to learn to cook from scratch, eat and live properly. It's this constant stress and busy schedules that mess a lot of people up and give us the high cancer rates and stuff, IMO.

Im not saying you guys are like that, its just a perspective Ive picked up about America vs other countries after having traveled.. and I feel multivitamins and what not kinda feed into that same problem.

[Mrs. Smith]

I take most of them with breakfast. The enzymes with meals, cal/mag at night. The brand B12 now is by the Health food store I used to work for. But the methyl one in any good brand is good natures plus or whatever. Im a firm believer that supplementation is essential when you have an ailment. They do work!! Get good brands!! They will absorb very well with food, especially if you get pharmacutical plant based vitamins. I think that if your villi is destroyed and you cant digest food well or tollerate and assortment of foods, you need vitamins to help healing. I have personally seen supplements, herbs, and homeopathics change peoples lives in great ways. They can be an amazing alli to your health!

[foodiegurl]

Americans need to SLOW DOWN! They need to take the time to learn to cook from scratch, eat and live properly. It's this constant stress and busy schedules that mess a lot of people up and give us the high cancer rates and stuff, IMO.

Im not saying you guys are like that, its just a perspective Ive picked up about America vs other countries after having traveled.. and I feel multivitamins and what not kinda feed into that same problem.

I definitely agree with you here! I have spent time living abroad, and am married to a European so we get to travel over there often.

No fast food for us, ever! My daughter has never even been to a McD's and she is not celiac. I do most of our cooking from scratch, I would say 90%, but I guess I assume there might be some things I need to take until my system gets back to "normal".

[mysecretcurse]

Yes! Good for you! That's great. Fast food is disgusting. Not only ingrediant wise, but just in concept.

I consider eating to be a spiritual experience, and that experience includes everything, including creating something from raw ingrediants. If I had my own land (and one day I hope to) Id like to extend that experience to include growing my own food from the ground as well!

[princesskill]

i take:

1000mg biotin

1 mixed calcium/magnesium pill (dont know the ammounts off hand)

3000 ius of vitamin D

6000mg chromium picolate

1000mg sublingual B12

i also get injections of iron.

i have polycystic ovarian syndrome aswell, and the biotin and chromium are for that. the B12 is because a medicaton im on depletes B12 stores. the others are because blood tests show sever deficiencies.

i only take these vitamins in these ammounts because they were recomended by my reproductive endocrinologist an GP. i think supplements are medication and people shouldnt take things unless "perscribed" by a doctor. but thats just me.

[wild fisher]

I was taking Calcium with D but since i quit soy i can't take that anymore. Does anyone have a Calcium D without soy?

[pele]

I was taking Calcium with D but since i quit soy i can't take that anymore. Does anyone have a Calcium D without soy?

I take Pioneer brand Cal/Mag. Some kinds of Pioneer are available from the gluten-free mall. They don't appear to contain soy.

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[77kev77]

I'd like to know what people think of this

Take a high-potency multivitamin and mineral complex. It should contain at least 10,000 IU of vitamin A and 400 IU of vitamin E. Fat soluble vitamins are not well-absorbed in people with celiac disease, so supplementation is necessary.

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[mushroom]

I'd like to know what people think of this

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In principle, I agree with that. Do not do it myself.

I am down to:

Mega B complex every day

Mega Multi Mineral every day

50,000 units D3 once a month

B12 injections every 3 months

[caligirl2001]

I take Cal-mag-D, one for hair,skin & nails, a wheat free multi vitamin and omega 3. (when I remember!) Also, all plant based & organic, no synthetic vitamins.

[tarnalberry]

While I prefer to get my vitamins from my diet, not only is our soil not that nutritive for loading our plants with vitamins these days, if you don't eat a whole lot of calories (1600-1700 is enough for me to maintain a healthy weight) it can be hard to get what you need sometimes. Particularly if your body is experiencing some variety of stress, through illness (acute or chronic), emotional, mental, or other physical stress (injury/chemical/etc.).

So, for me, and my fibromyalgia, chronic migraines, lack of dairy, and restless leg living in Seattle with a stressful job, I take the following to help minimize the pharmaceuticals I take.

Morning 1:

Omega-3 (3.2g - 1 tbsp liquid)

Iron (43mg) (under dr's supervision)

Probiotics

Morning 2 (at least two hours later):

Cal/Mag/D (500mg Ca, 250mg Mg, 400IU VitD)

B-50

Malic Acid (833mg)

VitD (1000IU)

NAC (600mg)

Co-Q10 (100mg)

Bromelain (500mg)

Evening: (this should be split into two as well, but I haven't managed it yet)

Omega-3 (3.2g - 1 tbsp liquid)

Cal/Mag/D (500mg Ca, 250mg Mg, 400IU VitD)

Malic Acid (833mg)

VitD (1000IU)

NAC (600mg)

Co-Q10 (100mg)

Bromelain (500mg)

Iron (43mg) (under dr's supervision)

MultiVitamin

Probiotics

It's kinda a pain in the butt, but it really does make a difference to how well I feel. There are other things I'll take if I'm feeling like I'm getting sick, or if I've got something going on digestively (not specifically for accidental contamination), or if there's something else going on.

But I strongly feel that supplement taking should be re-evaluated every few months as the body and the conditions change.

[GFinDC]

Daily in the morning

Solgar CAL-MAG-D-3 - yeast, soy, dairy, gluten free

Nature made B-complex pill - yeast, starch , gluten free

Liquid B complex includes B-12

These ones I take 2 or so times a week, not every day.

Co-Q10

L-glutamine

Saw palametto vit shoppe brand wheat, yeast, dairy, soy free

I take a Solgar vegetarian digestive aid sometimes - wheat, yeast, dairy, soy free

I take Biocor DPP-iv sometimes if I feel like I got some cc.

I add turmeric and black pepper to my food often.

I add Yerba Prima brand pysillium husks to some foods for extra fiber.

I take a pro-biotic occasionally, and another digestive enzyme sometimes.

I drink Red Rose brand black tea from the Safeway daily. It' s the cheapest and they include a little animal figurine in the box.

[foodiegurl]

i notice some people take cal/mag/d on top of a multi-vitamin, would this be too much vitamin D? I was reading somewhere it was important not to get too much.

I did have a bone density scan that was normal, but still want to take the vitamins. I bought a Cal/Mag combo, because I was worried about getting to much D, which is already in my prenatal at 400 IU.

If I take a prenatal + B12 (methyl), do i also need a B-complex on top of it?

I also read somewhere that people will split their Cal/mag in half to take at 2 times of the day...do you literally split the pill in 2?

I am new to taking vitamins, since I have always been weary and wanted to get everything from food, but I figure I need to get started now. And i am still not sure when to take them each day, I know certain ones should not be taken together...like iron and cal...right?

I am currently taking:

Prenatal (iron - 27 mg, folic acid - 800 mcg, zinc - 25 mg, calcium -250 mg, D - 400 iu, niacin - 18 mg, b6 - 2.6 mg)

B12 (methyl) (1000 mg)

Cal/Mag (1000 mg/400mg)

Probiotic

DGL

[darlindeb25]

In the US, it's very rare to get too much Vit D, especially on the east coast.

Pharmacist suggested that virtually any vitamin D supplement would be fine so I should get the least expensive.

The pharmicist is wrong. D-3 is the best type of Vit D, yet it cost more, but why pay less for something that isn't working properly. Check out the Vit D Council's website: Open Original Shared Link

I take:

Nature Made Multi for Her 50+

Nature Made Folic Acid 400mcg

Jarrow Methylcobalamin B12 5000mcg

Spring Valley D-3 2000IU may need to increase this, being tested in 2 weeks--No Soy on the label

Thorne Ferrasorb

I take them all after breakfast. The Ferrasorb is a iron supplement (contains 25mg iron, 400mcg of folate, 150mcg of B12 (150 as adenosylcobalamin and 150 mcg as methylcobalamin). It is recommended by Dr. Steven Wangen, the Gluten Intolerance Doctor. I had no reactions whatsoever when I added the iron, I was afraid I would. My ferritin level is 22, down from last year at 26. My neuro is thinking about Ferritin IV's, so I am trying to raise it myself.

I also take 6mg of melatonin at bedtime, and Wellbutrin. I was taking Easy C made by Natrol, but recently ran out.

Even with all the vitamins I take, my vitamins levels are all in the low "normal range". My Vit B12 is a higher dose than some take, yet it has finally helped show some improvement in my neuropathy. My balance is a little better, and I am having less buzzing, vibrations, cold spots...along with the fact my carpal tunnel (inoperable type) is doing better. I can sew a little again, haven't been able to do that for years now. My neuro recommends I stay with this dose of B12. My Vit D was around 26, with optimum being 50, so I have some work to do there too.

I think if you only take one vitamin, it should be B12. Most gluten intolerant/celiac's need B12.