Question about supplements for vegetarians/vegans?!
It says on the back of the vitamin bottle that it contains vitamins A, D, E, C, B1, B2, B6, B12, Iron, Folic Acid, Niacin and Pantothenic Acid to 100% recommended daily allowance. The only thing it doesn't have is Calcium, do I need a calcium supplement? Especially if I become a vegan which I am considering?
I find it hard to believe that one tiny little pill could cover all my vitamin needs though, what do you think is it alright to just take the daily multivitamin? Are there any vitamins I missed off the list (apart from calcium) that I need? Thanks
Answers:
Not all vitamins are made the same. I could go into the quality aspects and so forth, but you can do that research on your own. I have personally researched various vitamins and experimented with a LOT of brands. I don't work for this company or represent them in any way, but what me and my husband take are Source of Life by Nature's Plus. Look at the ingredients, how they make it but really what I have noticed is increased energy and better skin and stronger hair taking this. My husband use to take naps every day until he started taking this with my prodding. He also says he feels better and takes a nap maybe once a week after a really exerting day. It is 3 solid pills or 9 capsules at one time, so I give my husband the solid ones so he will take them and I take the capsules ( I just feel the product is absorbed better this method).
Probably the best supplement to take would be a mega potency multivitamin. The actual amount that is absorbed is likely to be about 20-40% of the various component amounts listed on the container.
To extend your knowledge of vitamin requirements a web search for vegan + "health hazards" would be useful.
Calcium is one of the mineral that our body need. It is proven that it plays an important role in our cellular activities,nervou and more system circultations.
If the body is not receiving sufficient amounts of calcium, the effects may not be immediately apparent, but it can have serious repercussions in the long term.
Health is wealth.
http://www.affordable-supplements.net/calcium-supplement.html
you don't eat cheese or broccoli or milk or soy products at all? YOu'd do so much better eating a few tiny things - almonds, soybeans, peach, broccoli, seeds, even a few a day......but if you need them, they're OK to take.
If you have the $, it costs $39- there's "SuperGreens +" which is a green powder, has EVERYthing in there, pollen, milk thistle etc, it tastes really good in apple or orange juice.
It has a money back guarantee, this product literally changed my life.
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vegan vitamins:
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You should NEVER take iron supplements unless a doctor tells you to after giving you a blood test. I get that Americans have no health care system so it costs a fortune for such a simple little thing, whereas the rest of us can go and see a doctor for free and have our iron/B12 levels etc checked; but that is not a good reason to self diagnose mineral deficiency. It can be just as harmful supplementing when your dietary intake is sufficient as being deficient.
See a doctor. Get a blood test. Take any necessary supplements based on the results.
vegan biologist