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Vitamins, Do you take them? If so what kind, and why?
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I need to start taking a multivitamin of some sort. I am just wanting to know what kinds are out there and what works. As a women and an athlete I know my body needs more and needs to be taken care of, so tell me what you are taking and how well it works for you.
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Re: Vitamins, Do you take them? If so what kind, and why? [i tri hard] [ In reply to ]
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talk to your doctor before taking multi vitamins. it may seem like overkill but you may not know how the contents of the multi vitamins could affect any underlying health problems you may have. a lot vitamins out there have outrageous doses and leave you with nothing but really expensive urine.
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Re: Vitamins, Do you take them? If so what kind, and why? [slink] [ In reply to ]
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Flintstones. Children's vitamins don't upset my stomach.

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Re: Vitamins, Do you take them? If so what kind, and why? [bawpita] [ In reply to ]
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THose are Great! But do they really give you all you need?
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Re: Vitamins, Do you take them? If so what kind, and why? [i tri hard] [ In reply to ]
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I consult in the supplement industry so I know too much about manufacturing, raw ingredients etc.
Multis I take sporadically - maybe 1-3x per week - a brand called Thorne (cleanest plant I have ever seen, meets australian guidelines...no binders therefore you actually absorb what you are taking...)

Iron I try to take a bit more frequently as I tend to run anemic.

Consistently after training I take potent antioxidants - tomato based lycopene, grape seed extract, astraxanthan (the stuff that makes salmon orange), and for joint protection low molecular weight hyaluronic acid (Injuv is the only brand I know that has actually been studied to see that you do indeed absorb it) and lastly for some immune protection from the rigors of training a green tea extract: suntheanine (l-theanine an amino acid) and ecgc (antioxidant)

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Re: Vitamins, Do you take them? If so what kind, and why? [CatIsTriing] [ In reply to ]
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Cat --

Do you take your multis sporadically because you forget, or because you (the general "you" as well as the specific "you") don't need one every day?

Thx,
csb
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Re: Vitamins, Do you take them? If so what kind, and why? [i tri hard] [ In reply to ]
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One A Day, Active Formula (it has a green box/label). It has extra B vitamins and others for energy.
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Re: Vitamins, Do you take them? If so what kind, and why? [csb] [ In reply to ]
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Cat --

Do you take your multis sporadically because you forget, or because you (the general "you" as well as the specific "you") don't need one every day?

Thx,
csb
mostly don't feel I need them every day - diet pretty clean....
when patients come in, if they are symptomatic I start them on every day, but usually back off. and I vary - like I am in a recovery from sunday as well as racing this weekend and will likely be a bit more consistent this week....

I take a hefty dose of vitamin D a few times a week - it is fat soluble.
if I am feeling low energy, moody I get a bit more consistent on the b-vits for a bit (water soluble).

as my stress level from increasing training volume and racing this summer increases I might get more consistent = I am a much better doc than patient ;)

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Re: Vitamins, Do you take them? If so what kind, and why? [i tri hard] [ In reply to ]
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I take Women's One A Day. Sits well on the tummy too :)
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Re: Vitamins, Do you take them? If so what kind, and why? [i tri hard] [ In reply to ]
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Children's chewables and glucosamine/chondroitin.


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Re: Vitamins, Do you take them? If so what kind, and why? [i tri hard] [ In reply to ]
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ZBEC, glucosamine/MSM, and fish oil. I have noticed much less achy joints when I added the fish oil.
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Re: Vitamins, Do you take them? If so what kind, and why? [i tri hard] [ In reply to ]
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I a multi-vit (with minerals) daily - actually 2 in the morning, 1 in the evening, as directed. I have a solid history of getting sick and run down with a high volume of training and have found neither occurring since I started the multi-vit (didn't really realize this until I started writing!).
I've also started taking Inflavonoid which is a natural pain killer/anti-inflammatory. I'm very skeptical about extra "stuff", but it has been working magic! I'm never stiff, sore or tight ever anymore. It's awesome.


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Re: Vitamins, Do you take them? If so what kind, and why? [i tri hard] [ In reply to ]
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I take a lot of Vitamin C as UTI prevention. Works very well. Not an issue when I'm single.

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