What Supplements Are You Taking?

chrispy · 04-29-2009, 12:28 PM

maria40nc · 04-29-2009, 02:17 PM

generic women's multivitamin (Walmart brand)
potassium (foot cramps)
magnesium (foot cramps)
calcium (osteroperosis)
probiotic (healthy bacteria)
B Complex (energy)

DebWI · 04-29-2009, 03:45 PM

Just a multivitamin and some calcium.

JoSkids · 04-29-2009, 04:40 PM

1T coconut oil (2x's/day)
1T ACV (2x's/day)
d3 (3x's/day)
fish oil (3x's/day)
probiotic (3x's/day)
grapefruit seed oil (3x's/day)

I am going to add biotin & magnesium

Lickrish · 05-28-2009, 09:00 PM

Multivitamin (Bayers & a different brand sometimes)
IRON (bleh Anemic)
Magnesium
Zinc
Vitamin C (iron absorption)
Fish Oil/Borage oil combo. (No clue what Borage is)
Garlic (so nasty)
glutamine (think it's called) occasionally
stopped Potassium because of prescription meds
probably forgetting something.

I'll soon add L Carnitine & Biotin when it arrives.

Prescribed last month I was put on Coreg/Carvedilol and it stinks!
slowest weight loss ever.

(for PVC's & unusual spikes in blood pressure)

longstocking · 05-29-2009, 03:10 PM

Multivitamin
Calcium
Magnesium
Chromium
Omega-3
B group
Probiotic

susanlc · 05-30-2009, 07:17 AM

Fish oil, fish oil, fish oil... I am a big fan. Lost my aches and pains in my hips after taking it. I woke up last night with a charlie horse in each calf...almost went out of my mind .... what can I take?

ncgirl37 · 05-30-2009, 07:22 AM

Since I started taking Potassium, my foot cramps have almost completely went away. I used to wake up in the middle of the night too with awful foot cramps. Hope that helps.
Erin

HerBoudoir · 05-30-2009, 08:20 AM

women's multivitamin that has extra iron, calcium, zinc
calcium (to bring up total to 100% for the day)
b-complex
glucosamine (to help with back/joint/arthritis problems)

Any suggestions of supplements that help with arthritis? I'm taking a Meloxicam (prescription anti inflamatory) but would be interested to see if there's a supplement that can also help with this.

Su11 · 05-30-2009, 08:32 AM

I take time release iron as I had anemia.
I'm huge on CoQ10
Biotin- also large doses
Cod Liver Oil
I use coconut oil as a part of my diet
I try to eat all colors of veges, but I've been falling down on that lately.
I suppose live culture yogurt could be considered a supplement of sorts

I also take glucosamine and All One multivitamin, but I had to have a break from some of the meds after messing up my system by taking too much iron (my former OK dose) and blocking my digestion for a bit. I think the supplements burned my insides a bit and I'm just letting everything heal up now. I've balanced back out again, and have to give a shout out to coconut oil. I took that to see if it would soothe the burn and it really worked well. The pain came back after a bit, I dosed again with oil and since then I've been OK, just cautious!

My other major whoo hoo has been on nail fungus. I had a streak of white in my right big toe nail which I had had for well over 10 years following a questionable pedicure. It really bothered me to have it, but people have a lot worse going on, and the dermatologists don't really like the meds, esp for such a mild problem. So, I hadn't been thinking about it, but after something like a year on both biotin and coconut oil, I'm fungus free!

And, I 'think' that Dad is also showing some good recovery as well. I do pedicure time every so often with him, and his toes look much better already (since October).

Happy camper here!

MamaLiga · 06-04-2009, 01:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chrispy

What Supplements Are You Taking?

This is pretty much what I take:

3 gel-capsules of Fish Oil
1 capsule of liquid Ginseng
2 probiotic capsules

also.. maybe, 1 shot of IntraMax, a liquid multi-vitamin... depending on how much fruit I ate that day.

Katex · 06-10-2009, 12:44 AM

I take complete probiotics to promote my healthy digestion and immune system.

avgal · 07-01-2009, 05:49 PM

One A Day Weight Smart (don't like

) - 1 daily
Triple Omega Softgel (fish, flaxseed, safflower & olive) - 2 daily
Biotin 1000mcg - 1 daily
Cholest-Off (LOVE it, love how it has helped with my chol. #s) - 2 daily
Folic Acid 1mg - 2 daily
Magnesium 500mg - 2 daily
Aspirin 81mg - 1 daily

Desertflower · 07-03-2009, 12:43 PM

Mature Vitamins (Costco)
CLA
5-HTP
7-Keto
Calcium Gluconate
Calcium Citrate

I'm lucky enough to not be on any meds yet.

Luvabeach · 07-05-2009, 05:29 AM

Multivitamin
CoQ10
Green Tea (EGCG)
Chromium
CLA

KutiePie · 07-05-2009, 07:00 PM

Centrum Cardio
CoQ10
Grapeseed Extract
Resveratrol
Green Tea Supplement
Calcium (Carbonate & Citrate)
Fish Oil
Vitamin B-Super Complex
Vitamin C
Vitamin D3
Magnesium
Alpha Lipoic Acid w/ Chromium & Biotin
L-Carnitine
Niacin (nicotinic acid)

LowCarbF69 · 07-11-2009, 09:10 AM

Green tea
Chromium
Nutiva Coconut Oil
CLA plus with Clarinol
Multivitamin for heart
Salmon oil
Vitamin D3
Magnesium
Milk thistle
Creatine
Glutamine
GABA
Niacin
Whey isolate
Casein protein

GlynKoKo · 07-16-2009, 08:26 PM

Vitamin D
Omega 3-6-9
Iodine (once a week)
apple cider vinegar
resveratrol
pro-biotic
hyaluronic (sp?) acid
Glucosamine, chondroitin

verbqueen · 08-03-2009, 04:14 PM

I take:

coconut oil
multivitamin (centrum silver)
vitamin D
calcium/magnesium/potassium tablet
fibercon
taurine
niacin

dixiegal · 08-03-2009, 05:14 PM

acai berry
cranberry
b complex
c
acidophilus
milk thistle
grape seed extract
colostrum
cinnamon
ginger root
astragalus
olive leaf
garlic
cla/gla
d3 drops
coq10
tart cherry
coconut oil capsules

Some I take for the antioxidant's, some for my immune system, some for fibro symptoms

lajinski · 08-07-2009, 11:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KutiePie

Centrum Cardio
CoQ10
Grapeseed Extract
Resveratrol
Green Tea Supplement
Calcium (Carbonate & Citrate)
Fish Oil
Vitamin B-Super Complex
Vitamin C
Vitamin D3
Magnesium
Alpha Lipoic Acid w/ Chromium & Biotin
L-Carnitine
Niacin (nicotinic acid)

KutiePie - how long have you been taking the l-carnitine and the CoQ10? i just bought some today, hoping it will get me out of a stall. Just wondering why you started taking it and if it worked for you?

fire27503 · 10-31-2009, 08:08 AM

Has anyone tried taking a ginseng complex? If so did you like it?

terez · 11-03-2009, 02:09 PM

I start with some horse pills that are "whole food" and have biotin and all kinds of "immune support", "antioxident support" other things. It's all organic, and since the pills have such huge concentrates of vitamins and minerals, I only take two instead of the recommended three.

Then, Calcium with Magnesium and Vitamin D.
Then Cinnergen that you can buy here. I can't believe how it's working!
Then some non aspirin pain relief (I get my knees adjusted and it helps after the adjustment).

Then folate (for the heck of it)
Potassium
Smart Silver
And supplements from Mannatech; one for (apparently) a heavy metal cleanse and the other for endocrine support.
When I remember, I take Cod Liver Oil (orange flavored).

Dukester · 11-16-2009, 12:38 PM

Multi-vitamin
Garlic
Biotin
Evening Primrose Oil
Psyllium

04-29-2009, 12:28 PM	#1
chrispy Junior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: chitown Posts: 17 Gallery: chrispy Stats: 256.6/235.8/160 WOE: Atkins Induction Start Date: February 24 2009	What Supplements Are You Taking? What Supplements Are You Taking?

05-30-2009, 08:32 AM	#10
Su11 Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Outside Perimeter Atlanta Georgia Posts: 12,910 Gallery: Su11 Stats: Total loss- 54 (since Sept 05) WOE: General lower carb	I take time release iron as I had anemia. I'm huge on CoQ10 Biotin- also large doses Cod Liver Oil I use coconut oil as a part of my diet I try to eat all colors of veges, but I've been falling down on that lately. I suppose live culture yogurt could be considered a supplement of sorts I also take glucosamine and All One multivitamin, but I had to have a break from some of the meds after messing up my system by taking too much iron (my former OK dose) and blocking my digestion for a bit. I think the supplements burned my insides a bit and I'm just letting everything heal up now. I've balanced back out again, and have to give a shout out to coconut oil. I took that to see if it would soothe the burn and it really worked well. The pain came back after a bit, I dosed again with oil and since then I've been OK, just cautious! My other major whoo hoo has been on nail fungus. I had a streak of white in my right big toe nail which I had had for well over 10 years following a questionable pedicure. It really bothered me to have it, but people have a lot worse going on, and the dermatologists don't really like the meds, esp for such a mild problem. So, I hadn't been thinking about it, but after something like a year on both biotin and coconut oil, I'm fungus free! And, I 'think' that Dad is also showing some good recovery as well. I do pedicure time every so often with him, and his toes look much better already (since October). Happy camper here! __________________ Su "A friendship that exacts oneness of opinion and conduct is not worth much." (Mohandas Gandhi) "Children today are tyrants. They contradict their parents, gobble their food, and tyrannize their teachers." (Socrates) "You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough." (Mae West) "Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened." (Theodor Seuss Geisel, a.k.a. Dr. Seuss)

07-01-2009, 05:49 PM	#13
avgal Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1 Gallery: avgal Stats: 217/167/139 ~ 5'8 WOE: Atkins	One A Day Weight Smart (don't like) - 1 daily Triple Omega Softgel (fish, flaxseed, safflower & olive) - 2 daily Biotin 1000mcg - 1 daily Cholest-Off (LOVE it, love how it has helped with my chol. #s) - 2 daily Folic Acid 1mg - 2 daily Magnesium 500mg - 2 daily Aspirin 81mg - 1 daily

07-11-2009, 09:10 AM	#17
LowCarbF69 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 161 Gallery: LowCarbF69 Stats: 220/182/150 WOE: My own plan/CLA/GLA/Coconut oil Start Date: 1/19/2009	Green tea Chromium Nutiva Coconut Oil CLA plus with Clarinol Multivitamin for heart Salmon oil Vitamin D3 Magnesium Milk thistle Creatine Glutamine GABA Niacin Whey isolate Casein protein Last edited by LowCarbF69; 07-11-2009 at 09:48 AM..

11-03-2009, 02:09 PM	#23
terez Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: St. Louis, Missouri Posts: 272 Gallery: terez Stats: Minus 60 pounds and counting WOE: OWL	I start with some horse pills that are "whole food" and have biotin and all kinds of "immune support", "antioxident support" other things. It's all organic, and since the pills have such huge concentrates of vitamins and minerals, I only take two instead of the recommended three. Then, Calcium with Magnesium and Vitamin D. Then Cinnergen that you can buy here. I can't believe how it's working! Then some non aspirin pain relief (I get my knees adjusted and it helps after the adjustment). Then folate (for the heck of it) Potassium Smart Silver And supplements from Mannatech; one for (apparently) a heavy metal cleanse and the other for endocrine support. When I remember, I take Cod Liver Oil (orange flavored). __________________ The world is so full of a number of things That we should all be as happy as kings -Robert Louis Stevenson

04-29-2009, 02:17 PM	#2
maria40nc MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Fayetteville, North Carolina Posts: 1,488 Blog Entries: 32 Gallery: maria40nc Stats: 135/109 WOE: Paleo/Exercise Start Date: August 12, 2008	generic women's multivitamin (Walmart brand) potassium (foot cramps) magnesium (foot cramps) calcium (osteroperosis) probiotic (healthy bacteria) B Complex (energy)

04-29-2009, 03:45 PM	#3
DebWI Senior LCF Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 228 Gallery: DebWI	Just a multivitamin and some calcium.

04-29-2009, 04:40 PM	#4
JoSkids Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Nor Cal Posts: 5,079 Gallery: JoSkids	1T coconut oil (2x's/day) 1T ACV (2x's/day) d3 (3x's/day) fish oil (3x's/day) probiotic (3x's/day) grapefruit seed oil (3x's/day) I am going to add biotin & magnesium

05-28-2009, 09:00 PM	#5
Lickrish Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 554 Gallery: Lickrish WOE: Low Carb Start Date: May 12th 07	Multivitamin (Bayers & a different brand sometimes) IRON (bleh Anemic) Magnesium Zinc Vitamin C (iron absorption) Fish Oil/Borage oil combo. (No clue what Borage is) Garlic (so nasty) glutamine (think it's called) occasionally stopped Potassium because of prescription meds probably forgetting something. I'll soon add L Carnitine & Biotin when it arrives. Prescribed last month I was put on Coreg/Carvedilol and it stinks! slowest weight loss ever. (for PVC's & unusual spikes in blood pressure)

05-29-2009, 03:10 PM	#6
longstocking Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 197 Gallery: longstocking WOE: VLC and Stillman's	Multivitamin Calcium Magnesium Chromium Omega-3 B group Probiotic

05-30-2009, 07:17 AM	#7
susanlc Junior LCF Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: cincinnati, OH Posts: 33 Blog Entries: 3 Gallery: susanlc Stats: 175/164/130 WOE: Atkins Start Date: 5/23/09	Fish oil, fish oil, fish oil... I am a big fan. Lost my aches and pains in my hips after taking it. I woke up last night with a charlie horse in each calf...almost went out of my mind .... what can I take?

05-30-2009, 07:22 AM	#8
ncgirl37 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: NC Posts: 261 Gallery: ncgirl37 Stats: 179.6/177.4/140 ~ 5'7 WOE: Low Carb Start Date: 10/27/09	Since I started taking Potassium, my foot cramps have almost completely went away. I used to wake up in the middle of the night too with awful foot cramps. Hope that helps. Erin

05-30-2009, 08:20 AM	#9
HerBoudoir MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: May 2009 Location: Eastern Shore, MD Posts: 1,053 Gallery: HerBoudoir Stats: 242/208/175 WOE: Atkins on 95% whole foods	women's multivitamin that has extra iron, calcium, zinc calcium (to bring up total to 100% for the day) b-complex glucosamine (to help with back/joint/arthritis problems) Any suggestions of supplements that help with arthritis? I'm taking a Meloxicam (prescription anti inflamatory) but would be interested to see if there's a supplement that can also help with this.

06-10-2009, 12:44 AM	#12
Katex Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Hoffman Estates, IL Posts: 3 Gallery: Katex	I take complete probiotics to promote my healthy digestion and immune system.

07-03-2009, 12:43 PM	#14
Desertflower Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Northern Nevada Posts: 4 Gallery: Desertflower Stats: 218/203/159 WOE: CAD	Mature Vitamins (Costco) CLA 5-HTP 7-Keto Calcium Gluconate Calcium Citrate I'm lucky enough to not be on any meds yet.

07-05-2009, 05:29 AM	#15
Luvabeach Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Coastal NC Posts: 151 Gallery: Luvabeach Stats: 205/182/150 WOE: Atkins / VLC /Calorie Restriction Start Date: June 2009	Multivitamin CoQ10 Green Tea (EGCG) Chromium CLA

07-05-2009, 07:00 PM	#16
KutiePie Senior LCF Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 201 Gallery: KutiePie	Centrum Cardio CoQ10 Grapeseed Extract Resveratrol Green Tea Supplement Calcium (Carbonate & Citrate) Fish Oil Vitamin B-Super Complex Vitamin C Vitamin D3 Magnesium Alpha Lipoic Acid w/ Chromium & Biotin L-Carnitine Niacin (nicotinic acid)

07-16-2009, 08:26 PM	#18
GlynKoKo Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Washington DC area Posts: 272 Blog Entries: 2 Gallery: GlynKoKo Stats: 209/169.2 (167.4 LIW) /140 WOE: HCG ("Whole New You") R2, P3 Start Date: March 2009	Vitamin D Omega 3-6-9 Iodine (once a week) apple cider vinegar resveratrol pro-biotic hyaluronic (sp?) acid Glucosamine, chondroitin

08-03-2009, 04:14 PM	#19
verbqueen Senior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 802 Gallery: verbqueen WOE: Atkins '72 Start Date: June 2009	I take: coconut oil multivitamin (centrum silver) vitamin D calcium/magnesium/potassium tablet fibercon taurine niacin

08-03-2009, 05:14 PM	#20
dixiegal MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Alabama Posts: 1,511 Blog Entries: 3 Gallery: dixiegal Stats: 232/ stg 179/ I'll know when I get there! WOE: atkins Start Date: restart 6/30/09	acai berry cranberry b complex c acidophilus milk thistle grape seed extract colostrum cinnamon ginger root astragalus olive leaf garlic cla/gla d3 drops coq10 tart cherry coconut oil capsules Some I take for the antioxidant's, some for my immune system, some for fibro symptoms

10-31-2009, 08:08 AM	#22
fire27503 Junior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 25 Blog Entries: 2 Gallery: fire27503	Has anyone tried taking a ginseng complex? If so did you like it?

11-16-2009, 12:38 PM	#24
Dukester Junior LCF Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Sunshine State Posts: 8 Gallery: Dukester Stats: 115/115 WOE: Low Carb to maintain current weight	Multi-vitamin Garlic Biotin Evening Primrose Oil Psyllium

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