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Post by eebud on Apr 16, 2015 17:44:05 GMT
I take a multi vitamin, 1 calcium (in other words, not the recommended daily amount on the bottle) and a probiotic. I take the calcium and probiotic in the morning and the muti at night. I am having a bone density test next week so this will be a good gauge of knowing if I need to do more.
I had blood work done not long ago and my Vit. D is fine.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2015 17:49:04 GMT
I don't think that's accurate, at least not for the UK - diets do vary I suppose. The NHS website says that almost all our Vit D is made via sunlight on the skin but to take care to apply sunscreen and not to burn. It also lists as 'good sources' of Vit D, oily fish, fortified cereals and eggs and that with a combination of the two sources most people will get sufficient unless you are in a group such as young children, older people, pregnant women etc. who may need topping up with supplements. Excess Vit D in the diet can cause more calcium to be absorbed than can be excreted and the excess can damage the kidneys or even end up softening the bones long term. Yes, I agree. gar has mentioned everything that I was going to say. Well I am extremely deficient in Vitamin D. My specialists have said it is a huge issue here in the U.S. and many many people are. I even live in Florida so getting sun is not a problem. So for me taking a supplement is not an option but a necessity. I'll take my specialists word personally. And using sunscreen doesn't allow you to absorb vitamin d.
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Post by gar on Apr 16, 2015 18:08:02 GMT
Yes, I agree. gar has mentioned everything that I was going to say. Well I am extremely deficient in Vitamin D. My specialists have said it is a huge issue here in the U.S. and many many people are. I even live in Florida so getting sun is not a problem. So for me taking a supplement is not an option but a necessity. I'll take my specialists word personally. And using sunscreen doesn't allow you to absorb vitamin d. Of course you will. I wasn't suggesting you didn't need it, obviously your doctors know what they're talking about for you personally Actually I have just read a little more and you're right, it does suggest that you need to be in sunlight without sunscreen for short periods to get the Vit D...it suggests approx 15 mins between April to October months for example. I'm just curious what would make things so different between the 2 countries. Diet alone? That wouldn't seem to be the case since we make most of it from the sunlight.
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Post by Yubon Peatlejuice on Apr 16, 2015 18:10:15 GMT
I take one Flintstones a day. The Dino ones are the best.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2015 18:19:02 GMT
Well I am extremely deficient in Vitamin D. My specialists have said it is a huge issue here in the U.S. and many many people are. I even live in Florida so getting sun is not a problem. So for me taking a supplement is not an option but a necessity. I'll take my specialists word personally. And using sunscreen doesn't allow you to absorb vitamin d. Of course you will. I wasn't suggesting you didn't need it, obviously your doctors know what they're talking about for you personally Actually I have just read a little more and you're right, it does suggest that you need to be in sunlight without sunscreen for short periods to get the Vit D...it suggests approx 15 mins between April to October months for example. I'm just curious what would make things so different between the 2 countries. Diet alone? That wouldn't seem to be the case since we make most of it from the sunlight. Sunscreen use perhaps? Where I live even 15 minutes in the sun can burn you since we are so far south.
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Post by disneypal on Apr 16, 2015 18:20:41 GMT
I agree - you SHOULD get your vitamins from your daily diet but the problem is I don't. I take a daily multivitamin, my doctor is aware and supports it. I rarely get a cold - in the past 10 years, I've had maybe 2 or 3 colds. But I think your immune system depends on a lot of things, not vitamins, especially.
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Post by Darcy Collins on Apr 16, 2015 18:21:32 GMT
Well I am extremely deficient in Vitamin D. My specialists have said it is a huge issue here in the U.S. and many many people are. I even live in Florida so getting sun is not a problem. So for me taking a supplement is not an option but a necessity. I'll take my specialists word personally. And using sunscreen doesn't allow you to absorb vitamin d. Of course you will. I wasn't suggesting you didn't need it, obviously your doctors know what they're talking about for you personally Actually I have just read a little more and you're right, it does suggest that you need to be in sunlight without sunscreen for short periods to get the Vit D...it suggests approx 15 mins between April to October months for example. I'm just curious what would make things so different between the 2 countries. Diet alone? That wouldn't seem to be the case since we make most of it from the sunlight. The recommendations aren't different between the two countries. We actually have a shorter time requirement as most of the US is at a substantially lower latitude than the UK. And studies show you do generate Vitamin D even with using sunscreen: www.womenshealthmag.com/health/sunscreen-doesnt-stop-vitamin-d-productionMy mother was highly deficient in Vitamin D - her doctor recommended a 30 minute walk as close to midday as she was comfortable (she chose around 10). She still wore sunscreen on her face as she has every day of her life. Her levels stabilized with no supplements needed. Many Americans go from air conditioned house to car to office to car to home and don't go outside. Some may still need supplements, but it's certainly not a case of the US not generating enough sunlight.
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Post by gar on Apr 16, 2015 18:23:26 GMT
I didn't think it could be lack of sunlight
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Post by Darcy Collins on Apr 16, 2015 18:28:43 GMT
This is a nifty little calculator if you want to see the requirements for sufficient Vitamin D based on your complexion, location and time of year. It's a little clunky as you need to know your city's longitude and latitude as it was built for Europe. But in April if you live in Miami and are Dark Caucasian, you need about 4 minutes of exposure on your face, hands and arms every other day. nadir.nilu.no/~olaeng/fastrt/VitD-ez_quartMED.html
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2015 18:30:04 GMT
Well I don't know. I'm just relaying what my specialists told me. I tried sitting out for a few minutes a day but it did nothing for my levels at all. Again even 15 minutes with no sunscreen is a recipe for disaster in Florida. To each their own. I again trust what my doctors have told me. Shrug.
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Post by BarbaraUK on Apr 16, 2015 18:36:36 GMT
Yes, I agree. gar has mentioned everything that I was going to say. Well I am extremely deficient in Vitamin D. My specialists have said it is a huge issue here in the U.S. and many many people are. I even live in Florida so getting sun is not a problem. So for me taking a supplement is not an option but a necessity. I'll take my specialists word personally. And using sunscreen doesn't allow you to absorb vitamin d. A University study in 2013 part funded by Boots (Walgreens) showed that using sunscreen still allows significant vitamin D production without any risk of burning skin because of not using it. Obviously you will go by what your Specialists recommend for you, there was no suggestion that you shouldn't do so. Not sure why thoughts on vitamin D seem to be slightly different in the UK and USA - perhaps not as much oily fish or whatever is eaten in the US as is eaten in the UK or something. Whatever it is, it certainly can't be sunshine that makes the difference as we must get much less than most of the US gets....and certainly Florida!
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Post by Darcy Collins on Apr 16, 2015 18:40:56 GMT
Well I don't know. I'm just relaying what my specialists told me. I tried sitting out for a few minutes a day but it did nothing for my levels at all. Again even 15 minutes with no sunscreen is a recipe for disaster in Florida. To each their own. I again trust what my doctors have told me. Shrug. I certainly hope you listen to your doctor, and follow his or her recommendations for ways to remedy your specific issue. You posted that it takes hours of sun exposure in order to generate sufficient Vitamin D. That is not consistent with medical recommendations in the US. I can understand the UK peas' confusion on the discrepancy as I share it and live in the US.
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Post by padresfan619 on Apr 16, 2015 18:52:12 GMT
Before I started taking a daily cranberry supplement I was getting UTIs regularly. I haven't gotten a single one since I started this routine.
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Post by chlerbie on Apr 16, 2015 18:59:10 GMT
I take a vitamin D, a B Complex and a cranberry supplement. I am rarely sick. I was healthy all winter.
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Post by ReneeH20 on Apr 16, 2015 19:55:36 GMT
I take an iron supplement and a pre-natal multivitamin(I am 47 and never plan to be pregnant again, but not in menopause). These were suggested by doctor after she checked my levels. I was also on a prescribed high dose of Vitamin D for about 3 months, but am now off of it. My levels of Vitamin D were on the high side at the end of it and that concerned her. I think the best thing to do is get a physical and let your doctor look at your blood work and see what s/he recommends.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2015 22:16:03 GMT
I do take calcium as a preventative although I don't know if I believe it's necessary or not, but it shuts my doctors up so there's that benefit.
BUT - I am a diabetic and I was having a lot of tingling in my feet, etc. and I thought for sure that I had the beginnings of neuralgia in my feet. It was very uncomfortable to the point of being painful. I mentioned it here (or maybe the old board because it's been a while) and a couple of Peas mentioned trying B-12. I'm here to tell you that it started to resolve that tingling and pain in my feet within days and within a week, it completely went away. I'm as religious about taking that B-12 as I am about my prescription medication. I know that it worked. There's absolutely no doubt in my mind.
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Post by hop2 on Apr 16, 2015 22:26:40 GMT
1 multi 1 c 1 D3 When I remember. That's my vitamin philosophy although I do try to get vitamin C from foods as well.
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Post by Rainbow on Apr 16, 2015 22:28:26 GMT
I take a multivitamin and try to eat right. It may help, and may not. Hope it does!
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Post by crazy4scraps on Apr 16, 2015 22:34:23 GMT
No regular vitamins for me, I have trouble swallowing pills of any kind. I keep some of the gummy Airborne supplements around and if I feel a cold or something coming on I'll take a couple of those for a few days, but that's it. DH tried to get me to take some when he was doing Advocare and they made me so nauseous that I felt like puking all day long. No thanks. So unless someone tells me I'm deficient in something, I'm not going to bother.
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Post by Woobster on Apr 16, 2015 22:36:24 GMT
I take a super B complex at the recommendation of my hand doctor. It has helped reduce the tendinitis pain I was experiencing.
Other than that, I don't take anything... And I probably won't unless one of my doctors suggests it.
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Post by tincin on Apr 16, 2015 23:34:04 GMT
I may have some of the most expensive urine around. I have to take several supplements since I had my bariatric surgery. My system doesn't have the opportunity to absorb vitamins and minerals from my food now. I hate taking them but I do it since it is for my health. The same stupid reason I exercise.
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Post by peasquared on Apr 17, 2015 2:48:57 GMT
I swear by my vitamins. In the past, I would get a couple colds each winter and a really bad one in the summer, but since faithfully taking my vitamins, I haven't had one in over two years. Even when everyone else in the family catches a bug. (They are not believers ) I take a multivitamin, Vitamin C, B12 and Vitamin D.
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Post by gina on Apr 17, 2015 2:57:25 GMT
I take a multi, extra calcium/D combo as suggested by my doctor based on bloodwork results, biotin for my hair, b12 when I am low on energy and extra vitamin C. I figure I pee out the excess. I rarely get sick. I do truly believe my vitamins, especially the C, help.
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Post by SabrinaM on Apr 17, 2015 3:11:11 GMT
I had bariatric surgery (DS) 4 years ago. I don't absorb fat and 1/2 my daily caloric intake. So, I supplement my fat soluble vites with $$$ dry vitamins I buy online.
Calcium Citrate Vitamin D 50,000 K1 A E Proferrin (heme iron) B12 B Complex Zinc Mag Citrate
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2015 5:26:52 GMT
I hate taking vitamins. I am supposed to take 3 vit D (as I hate the sun) and magnesium. I hate taking them all. I really hate taking them for irrational reasons.
I would like to take no medication at all. Batshit crazier. Not helpful so I am medicated.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2015 5:33:13 GMT
catching a cold is more about hygiene then pills doctors and nurses are exposed to colds all day long and manage to not catch them all (of course some will) and most of it is to do with hygiene
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Post by gar on Apr 17, 2015 6:28:55 GMT
I haven't ever taken vitamins and I very rarely gets colds etc. I do swear by Echinacea at the first signs of a cold though.
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Post by pas2 on Apr 17, 2015 10:08:47 GMT
I do not get out in the sun much and I don't always eat a well balanced diet so I take a gummy multi vitamin (the only ones that don't give me stomach cramps), Vit D and probiotics and I have seen an overall improvement in my health especially since taking the Vit D. Despite taking these vitamins I still picked up every cold/illness going around which is bad since I work in a school. I added Olive Leaf Extract to my list and I haven't gotten sick once this year. I know it's not a vitamin but it really works. I have in the past tried a combination of C, E, calcium and reservatrol that did wonders for easing the pain and appearance of my varicose veins. Since then I am convinced of the benefits of vitamins. I think everyone is different so you can't compare one person to another, some are blessed with a great natural immune system or are better able to absorb and use nutrients than another person. What doesn't work for one person may work great for another.
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Post by Nicole in TX on Apr 17, 2015 10:32:00 GMT
I think there is really no harm in taking a daily multivitamin.
I take Vitamin D as we have very little light up here in winter.
When I am getting a cold (like I am right now!) I take extra Vitamin C and B.
I work around high school students. I had a tiny cold in the fall, and then this mild one in the spring. We always joke we work in a 'giant petri dish.'
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Post by Fidget on Apr 17, 2015 11:17:39 GMT
I take a multi vitamin and d3.
For those of you who take both calcium and a multi vitamin, how much calcium to you take? I used to take calcium 600mg a day, but when I started taking the multi vitamin my dr. suggested I didn't need the calcium any longer because the multi had 600mg of calcium in it. I'm curious if anyone else reduced their calcium supplement based on their multi vitamin.
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