Too much or not enough

[tracye_aust]

I feel like I rattle after taking all mt pills and potions through the day so i am wondering if anyone thinks I am taking to many or maybe not enough supplements

breakfast time
1 swisse multivitiam for woman
1 calcuim complete
800 mgs l-carnitine
1000 mg fish oil
1000 mg vitamin c powder

Lunchtime
1 calcuim complete

Afternoon
800 mg L-carnitine

Dinnertime
1 calcuim complete
20 mls flaxseed oil

bedtime
20 mls flaxseed oil

God that looks so much stuff when it is all written down. Oh and also take 2 naturebee capsules of a morning. I got sucked into buying these off the radio but I am only taking them because i have themand dont intend on buying anymore.

[Gizmo]

holy cow !!!

You must be single-handedly supporting the vitamin industry !!

My list reads

morning...

vitamin C
multivitamin
calcium

afternoon

psyllium husks

Thats it..

[tracye_aust]

i didnt realise how much i took until I wrote it all down then. I must admit that alot of times the calcium gets forgotton at lunch and dinner times.

[sambalam]

calcium 3 times a day? maybe you should try finding one that you only need once a day?

[tracye_aust]

It says to take 1-4 tabs a day, I guess thats why i dont stress to much if I forget to take it later on in the day.

[Sherrie]

I have a teaspoon of calcium citrate 3 times per day.

[Rania]

Umm I take one multivitamin a day! Thats it !

[sambalam]

me too. and flaxoil. and maybe some vit c but i can't at the mo as mine have sucrose in them.

[Sherrie]

Oh after all that I had to stop those Vit C tabs as it finally dawned on me that they we're giving me a big rash when taking high doses.

Will have to find another brand.

[sambalam]

i want to buy some l-carnitine but i can't find any at all. what brand do you guys use? i am probably going to buy some other supps as well and get it online, i think it's way cheaper. sherrie, do you use epharmacy or pharmacy direct?

[sanuk]

I don't take anything except creatine after training and l-glutamine in my protein shake.

I absolutely HATE taking tablets (not that I don't believe they work, I just hate swallowing them) so I try and get nearly everything I need through my diet. I must be doing something right because my training is pretty heavy and I am never sick with anything.

[Sherrie]

If you want to save money you should get it in powder form and take it that way. Musuashi make L-Carnitine powders. I get mine from America when I get my B5 powder but I do know a good price for it.

50g for $44.40 or 100g for $78.90

That might seem like alot but compare that to your capsules

[tracye_aust]

I get my l-carnitine at goldenglow and i think it is a about $20 for 50 tabs.

[Gizmo]

i think the whole supplement attitude can be a deceiving one..

Im not saying that they are useless - however, if you really, really looked into it you could take up to 15 supplements per day for all your dietry requirements for every vitamin known to man, and probably still fall short...

Who is to say that over the 30 or so years you have been living that you havent been deficient in these vitamins prior to taking supplements - however you are still alive and kicking !!

i can honestly say that i have not woken up one morning, felt a bit off and said "oh...i need another 19mg of Vitamin K".

As sanuk has said - there is no substitute for proper eating. Trust in that, take some basic vitamins and let the rest sort itself out...

A comment from Homer Simpson said it best..

Marge: "Homer - dont take those vitamins, they werent prescribed to you..."
Homer: "..Who knows Marge - maybe im not getting enough...(reads label)...Estrogen".

[sambalam]

tracey, do you feel like it has done anything for you? i get what you mean matt, but each person is different. if i don't take multis i get run down and i eat really well.