supplements poll

[snugglekitty]

[Poll #903596]

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[girliegoalie.livejournal.com]

the 3rd that I couldn't fit is MSM. I have found personally it helps relieve allergy symtoms, as I'm sure i have unknown food allergies it helps reduce post eating fevers.

[hanseth.livejournal.com]

I don't know if this is unusual to me, but whenever I try to take most vitamin supplements, I get incredibly nauseated and feel like I'm going to throw up. Sometimes I actually do. I've tried them with or without food, it doesn't seem to really make a huge difference. I've tried the kind without iron (since that can be difficult on your stomach), no difference. I've tried vitamins from the health food store and vitamins from the drugstore, different brands and formulations... everything makes me sick to my stomach.

That's probably reason #1 why I don't take vitamins. :)

If I feel like I'm really in need of vitamins, I'll make myself a smoothie with Spirutein protein powder - it's got a lot of the same vitamins and minerals, plus soy protein, plus it doesn't make me ill.

[catya.livejournal.com]

have you tried food-based pills?

[hanseth.livejournal.com]

I'm not quite sure what that is! So probably not.

[catya.livejournal.com]

they're vitamins made from actual food - much much easier on the stomach, but correspondingly pricey.

[zevinboots.livejournal.com]

The "something else that you didn't think of" is Glucosamine, sometimes with Chondritin and MSM. Helps my joints.

[lady-anemone.livejournal.com]

Interesting! How does that work? My joints aren't so great, either.

[zevinboots.livejournal.com]

Glucosamine stimulates the regrowth of cartilage, helping joint flexibility. I'm not familiar with the literature, to be honest (though I bet Google would point you to loads of articles if you're interested) -- mostly I've noticed that it makes me feel better, and that's good enough for me as I don't intend to take it long-term.

[elkor.livejournal.com]

Specifically, I take chewable vitamins, preff all natural ingredients since they metabolize better than the solid pill (which I've read don't get digested effectively, even when taken with food).

I also take MSM and Arnica occasionally for a knee issue I'm currently having.

[lady-anemone.livejournal.com]

Hmm, that's interesting. I hadn't heard that about chewable vitamins.

[catya.livejournal.com]

I take flax oil+ every day also (actually an omega 3/6/9 blend)

[catya.livejournal.com]

Oh, and on the once a year or more side, i seem to be doing the herbal cleanse thing about twice a year, or at least once this spring and once now...

[heresiarch.livejournal.com]

i don't take supplements, but i've been using fitday.com to track my nutritional intake, which is really interesting. my local health/organic food store keeps sending home these nutrition glossies in my shopping bags, though, which turn out to be mainly ads for the supplement industry. i actually posted about this recently on my sustainable food blog, http://fresh-eggs.blogspot.com/ (fresh_eggs), because i'm sort of suspicious of the whole thing. should most people take supplements, or should we meet our dietary requirements through food if at all possible?

[lady-anemone.livejournal.com]

should most people take supplements, or should we meet our dietary requirements through food if at all possible?

It's a very valid question.

What would you change to make it easier for people to do that?

Since I have a lot of food allergies, my diet isn't as varied as I'd like it to be, so that's part of why I take supplements.