what vitamins/supplemments do you take and why?

[BBBee]

I take:

iron (because of vegetarian)
multi vit (for everything)
b complex (alleged to help with PMT anger)
evening primrose oil (not enough essential oils in my diet, make skin good.)
vit c (immunity)
ginko biloba (sp) (brain)

I take no vitamins or supplements, eat a good diet and am healthy.

If that ginko stuff is supposed to be good for the brain how come you're not sure how to spell it?

None now, but did take Floradix and a calcium supplement when pregnant as I was pretty much vegan at the time.

You have to be careful if you are taking all that, as the multivit will contain the RDA of everything. Extra vit C is pointless as it will just be excreted, but with some others you could end up having too much.

Best to just eat a good diet - vitamins/minerals do not work in isolation, the best way to get enough of them is to just incorporate them in your diet.

No offence taken, Kama.

can't spell it because I can't spell - I don't think it is specifically for spelling anyway - but hey if I can spell it in a few weeks we know it works huh?

sanatogen prenatal
spatone iron supplement as pregnant and don't eat much meat

I take

Cod liver oil (or fish oil depending on what's on offer) for my joints.

Multivit/mineral

Echinacea (for immunity) 2 weeks on 2 weeks off.

Magnesium and vit Bs for PMT.

vit c for immunity
b comlex for skin and mental stuff
evening primrose for hormone balkancing and rejuvenation and skin and moods
gingko bloba for brain and circulation
iron for iron
cq10 when i can afford it for circulation and heart and stuff

linseed oil sometimes for omega 3s for moods

and tryptophanish foods for moods

I only ever took Folic Acid in pregnancy although I was borderline anaemic. Didn't want to take iron in case it made me constipated.

Is the iron worth it for the constipation, Expat?