Multi Vitamins

[lovethesun]

Currently have a couple left in the bottle of Centrum vitamins I bought.

What do you ladies suggest for a daily multi-vitamin?

I am 32 years old, healthy and active. Would love something that made my metabolism speed up but i dont think there is a magic pill for that, haha.

[Susie]

Any brand is fine. I look for a multivitamin with Ca2+ and Fe. That eliminates all the candy-gummy type things, which don't generally have Ca2+.

They don't do anything magical, but I know that I don't hit 100% of the USRDA of calcium and a few other things regularly enough when left to my own devices, so it helps fill in those gaps.

[Deleted]

Most ladies here aren't fans of multivitamins. A lot of us just take what we're deficient in, so I take Iron, B12, and Vitamin D because I'm deficient in those (as determined by my doc). The glaring exception is prenatal vitamins.

[Brit]

I take Centrum for Women. They seem to be pretty typical in terms of what is in them, although I think they smell horrible.

[ebeth]

can you track your eating for a typical week and see what you're deficient in?

I'm taking a multi til it's gone because I have it but once it's gone I'll probably switch to calcium and iron.

[labbie]

I take NatureMade multivitamin for women. I also take additional Vitamin D (as recommended by my doc).

[mainewifey]

My doctor recommends a prenatal for all women of childbearing years, so that's what I take, and I take an extra calcium supplement.

[mrs.jacinthe]

I take a prenatal. The TJs ones are Rainbow Light generics and about half the price of the rainbow lights.

[boston340]

I take a "hair, skin, and nails" vitamin because I'm vain like that.

[mainewifey]

Apr 3, 2014 7:55:11 GMT -5 boston340 said:

I take a "hair, skin, and nails" vitamin because I'm vain like that.

I actually take this one on occasion too because it was the least expensive way to get additional Calcium, A and B and vitamins that I'm missing. There was a lot of good stuff in one capsule, good bang for your buck, and it doesn't make my stomach upset like my regular calcium supplement does. 

The one I take is Finest Nutrition.

I track my food with livestrong.com and it gives me my daily % of vitamins, and I'm always seriously lacking.

[venice2007]

Women's ultra mega

[boston340]

Apr 3, 2014 8:01:28 GMT -5 mainewifey said:

Apr 3, 2014 7:55:11 GMT -5 boston340 said:

I take a "hair, skin, and nails" vitamin because I'm vain like that.

I actually take this one on occasion too because it was the least expensive way to get additional Calcium, A and B and vitamins that I'm missing. There was a lot of good stuff in one capsule, good bang for your buck, and it doesn't make my stomach upset like my regular calcium supplement does. 

The one I take is Finest Nutrition.

I track my food with livestrong.com and it gives me my daily % of vitamins, and I'm always seriously lacking.

That's a good point that it's a good bang for your buck.  I usually take either the Trader Joes brand version of Futurebiotics brand (purchased from our local health food store).