So... I take a centrum A-Z vitamin about every two or three days. Anyone else on here take vitamins or supplements? Do you think they work, or actually make you any healthier? To be honest, I feel no diffrent when taking them. And who is to say what is actually in them? They could be expensive sugar pills for all I know
yo what i take these men's vitamin that my mom buys for my bro and me. I kno that u should take them daily, try to take right before u go to sleep. it seems when i wake i feel less tired, its wired i dont kno if i'm thinking there doing sumthing or if they really are. Oh well it cant hurt me so fuckl it, im'a take um. i usually always take the next morning after a heavy night of drinking, seems to help. aight peace
<table class="supfac" border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="265"><tbody><tr><td colspan="3">Supplement Facts </td></tr> <tr class="lln"><td colspan="3">Serving Size: 1 tablet Servings Per Container: 30</td></tr> <tr class="mln"> <td class="sfh"> </td> <td class="sfh">Amount Per Serving</td> <td class="sfh">% DV</td> </tr> <tr class="mln"> <td>L-Theanine 5-Hydroxytryptophan (from Griffonia simplicifolia seeds) Magnolia bark extract (50% biphenols as honokiol) Proprietary Blend: Panax ginseng root extract (5% ginsenosides), Cordyceps extract, Wild jujube seed extract, Ashwagandha root extract, Rhodiola root extract </td> <td valign="top">200 mg 50 mg 30 mg 300 mg</td> <td valign="top">* * * *</td> </tr> <tr class="nln"><td colspan="3" class="sfsm">* Daily value (DV) not established</td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="supfac" border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="255"><tbody><tr><td colspan="3">Supplement Facts </td></tr> <tr class="lln"><td colspan="3">Servings Size: 1 Tablet Servings Per Container: 30</td></tr> <tr class="mln"> <td class="sfh"> </td> <td class="sfh">Amount Per Serving</td> <td class="sfh">% DV</td> </tr> <tr class="tln"> <td>Valerian standardized extract (root)\t</td> <td valign="top">200mg</td> <td valign="top">*</td> </tr> <tr class="tln"> <td>Melatonin</td> <td valign="top">1.5mg</td> <td valign="top">*</td> </tr> <tr class="tln"> <td>Proprietary repair/ restore blend: L-Glutamine and fructo-oligosaccharides</td> <td valign="top">100mg</td> <td valign="top">*</td> </tr> <tr class="tln"> <td>Proprietary relaxation blend:\t 5-Hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP, from Griffonia simplicifolia see extract), hops (strobile), passionflower (aerial parts), chamomile (flower)</td> <td valign="top">50mg</td> <td valign="top">*</td> </tr> <tr class="nln"><td colspan="3" class="sfsm">* Daily value (DV) not established</td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="supfac" border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="265"><tbody><tr><td colspan="3">Supplement Facts </td></tr> <tr class="lln"><td colspan="3">Servings Size: 2 tablets Servings Per Container: 30</td></tr> <tr class="mln"> <td class="sfh"> </td> <td class="sfh">Amount Per Serving</td> <td class="sfh">% DV</td> </tr> <tr class="tln"> <td>Vitamin A (as retinyl palmitate and 10% as beta-carotene)</td> <td valign="top">5,000 IU</td> <td valign="top">100%</td> </tr> <tr class="tln"> <td>Vitamin C (as ascorbic acid, calcium ascorbate and ascorbyl palmitate)</td> <td valign="top">100 mg</td> <td valign="top">167%</td> </tr> <tr class="tln"> <td>Vitamin E (as mixed d-alpha tocopheryl succinate and d l-alpha-tocophery, acetate)</td> <td valign="top">30 IU</td> <td valign="top">100%</td> </tr> <tr class="tln"> <td>Thiamin (as thiamin HCl) </td> <td valign="top">25 mg</td> <td valign="top">1,667%</td> </tr> <tr class="tln"> <td>Riboflavin (as riboflavin and riboflavin-5-phosphate)</td> <td valign="top">25 mg</td> <td valign="top">1,471%</td> </tr> <tr class="tln"> <td>Niacin (as niacinamide)</td> <td valign="top">25 mg</td> <td valign="top">125%</td> </tr> <tr class="tln"> <td>Vitamin B6 (as pyridoxine HCl)</td> <td valign="top">2 mg</td> <td valign="top">100%</td> </tr> <tr class="tln"> <td>Folate (as folic acid)</td> <td valign="top">400 mcg</td> <td valign="top">100%</td> </tr> <tr class="tln"> <td>Folate (as folic acid)</td> <td valign="top">400 mcg</td> <td valign="top">100%</td> </tr> <tr class="tln"> <td>Vitamin B12 (as cyanocobalamin)</td> <td valign="top">25 mcg</td> <td valign="top">417%</td> </tr> <tr class="tln"> <td>Pantothenic acid (as D-calcium pantothenate)</td> <td valign="top">50 mg</td> <td valign="top">417%</td> </tr> <tr class="tln"> <td>Calcium (as calcium carbonate)</td> <td valign="top">350 mg</td> <td valign="top">35%</td> </tr> <tr class="tln"> <td>Magnesium (as magnesium oxide and magnesium glycinate)</td> <td valign="top">175 mg</td> <td valign="top">44%</td> </tr> <tr class="tln"> <td>Zinc (as zinc citrate)</td> <td valign="top">30 mg</td> <td valign="top">200%</td> </tr> <tr class="tln"> <td>Selenium (as sodium selenate)</td> <td valign="top">100 mcg</td> <td valign="top">44%</td> </tr> <tr class="tln"> <td>Chromium (as chromium dinicotinate glycinate)</td> <td valign="top">150 mcg</td> <td valign="top">125%</td> </tr> <tr class="mln"> <td>Vanadium (as vanadyl sulfate)</td> <td valign="top">50 mcg</td> <td valign="top">*</td> </tr> <tr class="tln"> <td>Mineralized Seaweed from the Celtic Sea (Aquamin™) Providing calcium, magnesium, sulfur, phosphorus, boron, zinc, iodine, copper, and selenium</td> <td valign="top">50 mg</td> <td valign="top">*</td> </tr> <tr class="tln"> <td>Botanical Antioxidant Blend: Green tea leaf standardized extract, red wine grape standardized extract (skin and seed), Seville orange bioflavonoid complex</td> <td valign="top">150 mg</td> <td valign="top">*</td> </tr> <tr class="tln"> <td>Herbal, Acidophilus Blend: Echinacea (aerial parts), naturally encapsulated Lactospore®, Lactobacillus sporogenes (200 million CFU)] & bovine colostrum (15% IgG)</td> <td valign="top">150 mg</td> <td valign="top">*</td> </tr> <tr class="tln"> <td>28 Fruit and Vegetable Powder Blend: Pineapple, broccoli, carrots, apple, orange, tomato, Brussels sprout, cauliflower, beet, blueberry, celery, grape, grapefruit, kale, lemon, lime, plum, raspberry, strawberry, watermelon, radish, cantaloupe, cherry, leek, onion, papaya, peach, pear</td> <td valign="top">50 mg</td> <td valign="top">*</td> </tr> <tr class="mln"> <td>Enzyme Blend: Fungal-sourced amylase, lipase and protease</td> <td valign="top">50 mg</td> <td valign="top">*</td> </tr> <tr class="nln"><td colspan="3" class="sfsm">* Daily value (DV) not established.</td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="supfac" border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="265"><tbody><tr><td colspan="3">Supplement Facts </td></tr> <tr class="lln"><td colspan="3">Servings Size: 1 softgel capsule Servings Per Container: 30</td></tr> <tr class="mln"> <td class="sfh"> </td> <td class="sfh">Amount Per Serving</td> <td class="sfh">% DV</td> </tr> <tr class="tln"> <td>Calories</td> <td valign="top">10</td> <td valign="top"> </td> </tr> <tr class="tln"> <td> Calories from Fat</td> <td valign="top">10</td> <td valign="top"> </td> </tr> <tr class="tln"> <td>Total Fat</td> <td valign="top">1g</td> <td valign="top">2%</td> </tr> <tr class="tln"> <td>Vitamin E (as natural d-alpha-tocopherol)</td> <td valign="top">5 1IU</td> <td valign="top">3%</td> </tr> <tr class="mln"> <td>Fish Body Oil Concentrate EPA – eicosapentaenoic acid (180 mg) DHA – docosahexaenoic acid (120 mg)</td> <td valign="top">1,000 mg</td> <td valign="top">*</td> </tr> <tr class="nln"><td colspan="3" class="sfsm">*Percent Daily values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.</td></tr> <tr class="nln"><td colspan="3" class="sfsm">* Daily value (DV) not established.</td></tr> <tr class="nln"><td colspan="3" class="sfsm">Other ingredients for all three products: Calcium carbonate, microcrystalline cellulose, gelatin, glycerin, croscarmellose sodium, stearic acid, magnesium stearate, silica, vanillin, and film coat (hypromellose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, polyethylene glycol, titanium dioxide, propylene glycol, caramel color and riboflavin.</td></tr></tbody></table> those are the vitamins I take...very nice the program is hella expensive, 500 smackers
I take regular multi vitamins.... I don't know if they are beneficial- but so far they haven't hurt as far as I'm concerned. I think the main thingto be concerned about is if you meet the 'daily values needed'..... Lets face it- a lot of people don't do shit... no exercise, they don't have a physical job, etc. Hell- they probably don't even burn the 2000 calories thats reccomended.... Those are the people IMO who probably don't need a multi vitamin- because their bodies are not using the vitamins/minerals anyways......
haha i no right it says it covers like 100 percent of the daily value of a lot of vitamins, but im sure that cant be 100 percent true, its not like you can live on them. my mom used to always tell me it just helps supplement whatever vitamins u dont get from the actual source, but shes no vitamin doctor nor i am so i wonder as well as to what they actually do
i take multi vitamins cause the doctor told me they were supposed to be the cure to some heart condition i have. hope it works
Just wanted to get a little more feedback on this thread. I'm doing some research for a health class, the subject being multi-vitamins. So do you guys generally trust that whatever the bottle says is actually in the pill. If so, how come some bottles of vitamins are 5 bucks, and some can be 100 bucks? Say you take a pill a day for a week, then dont take them for a week. Would you be able to notice any diffrence in how you feel?
^ It depends on what you eat. If you eat a variety of fruits and veggies you should be OK vitamin wise. Besides vitamins, fruits and veggies have phytonutrients that are good for you... anthocyanidins in blueberries have become popular recently. Scientists are identifying new phytonutrients everyday. Some multivitamins are more expensive than other's because they're marketed more intensively. Other's are more expensive because they simply have better ingredients with higher bioavailability. In higher quality supplements the process in which the ingredients are put into the pill costs more money but ultimately leads to higher bioavailability. Fish Oil comes to mind. My professor told the class that we should be wary of Fish Oil that is not made with Vitamin E...otherwise the fatty acid bonds will oxidize too fast to provide any real benefits. There's also a debate between synthetic Vitamin E and the natural form, which is supposed to be better. I'm not an expert on any of this; I just took a few classes and I read articles on lef.org and the imminst.org website from time to time. If you're interested in multivitamins and supplements you should check out the imminst.org forums: http://imminst.org/forum/ Be critical of what you read, though. A lot of those posters are over the top in my opinion with all the drugs and supplements. I tend to be conservative with my supplements: I take 1-3 Ortho Core multi vitamins a day (what most people on imminst.org take) depending on how many fruits/veggies I ate and I pop 1-2 fish oil capsules a day. There's also a pomegranate/blueberry extract that I use to take but that shits expensive. I highly doubt you would be able to feel any difference between taking a multi and not taking a multi, unless you're severely deficient in a certain vitamin. However, I've read studies about how fish oil lowers marks of depression in subjects as well as depression meds do...but it's not a vitamin. You would also probably feel a difference with certain drugs and nootropics right away, but then again, they're not vitamins.