Questions about supplements

[cinco]

Multivitamin. I always look for Vitamin D and Iron. I am consistently low on both.
Glucosamine with MSM, for joint health and my old lady knees.

I notice a difference with both.

[Susie]

1. A generic women's one-a-day with Fe and Ca2+
2. "General insurance" plus a little extra iron helps me pass the Fe test for blood donation.
3. No, but I wasn't looking for one.

[boston340]

I take Futurebiotics Hair, Skin, and Nails multi vitamin. I also pretty regularly use vitamin C tablets in my water during the winter to steer off the sickies.

[katietornado]

Jan 29, 2014 14:31:19 GMT -5 artichokie said:

I'd like to know because I was at the store last night and could not decide if I needede fish oil, CoQ10 or Biotin for skin.  Also, I remembered a friend of mine takes gummy vitamin C supplements that she raves about and couldn't remember the name of them.  So...   

1.  What do you take?

2.  What is it for?

3.  Have you seen or felt a difference?

I take:

Multi:  just to make sure I get everything I should be getting.

Calcium:  every woman should take calcium citrate + D!!!  My bone density is awesome.

Cranberry:  for urinary health; I have noticed a difference.

Fish oil:  because I'm a crossfitter, and to get extra Omega 3s.  No idea if it works or not.

Iron:  my hemoglobin falls below normal when I don't take an iron supplement.  With this, I stay at the low end of normal (13.5 - 13.8 or so).

[mainewifey]

I take a Natures Made prenatal with DHA - because my Dr. says every woman in their reproductive years should, and it was one of the more cost effective ones I could find. I was surprised about it's lack of Calcium though.

A probiotic - it has had a positive affect on my indigestion. I used to get wicked indigestion and had the need to burp all the time, but its a very rare occurrence now.

Finest Nutrition Hair, Skin and Nails - I was actually just looking for something with additional vitamin B12, E and A, and was happy that it had additional calcium and vitamin C as well. It does make my skin and nails more healthy.

Edit: Now that my diet is so much better, I'm probably just making really expensive pee, and I could cut back on the vitamins...

[venice2007]

Women's ultra mega (1 per day) for overall health
Glucosamine/chondroitin (2 per day) for joint health as I run

[sadlebred]

I recommend having a complete blood work panel done by your doctor to see if you are deficient in anything. If not, you don't need to supplement.

Don't take iron unless you are under the care of a physician. It can cause iron toxicity. Your body cannot excrete iron.

www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002659.htm

[labbie]

I take Nature Made multivitamin for women
I also take extra Vitamin D, per my doctor's instructions
The only difference I've noticed is that my Vit D levels are now in the normal range.