Best Multivitamin for Women?

[Eden]

I've got an odd one.... if it isn't nailed down she'll taste it....

[malkin]

Kitty's vet prescribed 1 sardine daily (for the Omega 3s), but the old so-and-so won't eat any kind of canned or fresh sardine...so he gets his Omega 3s in a bite of tuna.

[badger]

I use New Chapter's Every Woman's One Daily, but it's not cheap. I think it's totally worth it, though, as it's considered "food" and can be taken on an empty stomach. Since starting 3 years ago, I hardly ever get sick.

[issrit]

consuming some dietary supplements is better than not consuming any, but it's better not to consume any supplements if you are consuming poor quality stuff. depending on your age and activity level, any brand reputable brands like GNC, Vitamin Research products, Life extension are ok. some have more ingredients and some less, and how they are manufactured and marketed will affect the cost.

personally i consume xtend life premium for women from new zealand.

[malkin]

... xtend life premium for women from new zealand.

*giggle*
Do they have a different formula for women who aren't from New Zealand?

[itself]

My woman chiropractor has turned me on to INNATE vitamins, I am taking their B vitamin now and she is going to get their multi. Despite being in tablet form, they break down easily.

By the way, the test to see if a tablet breaks down is to place it in water and it should start dissolving in a couple of minutes.

I like taking capsules better, though. I do think there is a price to be paid for better vitamins. I will look into New Chapter to see where to get them.

Lisa

[shootingstar]

Am I the only person here who hasn't gotten around to taking any multivitamin yet?

Recently I realized am now drinking alot more skim milk: about 2 litres per week compared to 1 litre per wk. a yr. ago. It's been just a slow trend for myself. No real conscious thought about what I am doing.

If it works for you, great.

[issrit]

*giggle*
Do they have a different formula for women who aren't from New Zealand?

try GNC then older women should consume nutrients that will deal with hormonal changes as we age.

[ny biker]

consuming some dietary supplements is better than not consuming any, but it's better not to consume any supplements if you are consuming poor quality stuff.

Based on what?

I can't swallow big pills so I take Centrum chewable vitamins with breakfast every day.

I started taking them when I realized I was getting very little iron and zinc in my diet. I used to get colds very often and that is no longer the case. Don't know if the vitamins helped with that but I'm sure they didn't hurt.

[lph]

I've been told that a balanced diet is better than taking broadscale supplements, something about the ratios, and the way the body absorbs them, so that one should only take multivitamins if you know that your diet is poor or lacking in certain things. Based on that I try to eat plenty of vegetables and a varied diet, but I supplement with fish or seal oil (I don't like fatty fish that much, and I have a predisposition to heart disease), and calcium supplements since I eat little dairy products. The calcium supplements also have a little vit. D and K that help the uptake, but I don't think I'm getting too much of those anyway.

[shootingstar]

I've been told that a balanced diet is better than taking broadscale supplements, something about the ratios, and the way the body absorbs them, so that one should only take multivitamins if you know that your diet is poor or lacking in certain things.

I have been told this by 2 different family physicians. Sure, I've lacked abit of iron at different times in life, so I was on iron supplements for a short time period. Now off the supplements. Better I should pay attention to range of my food intake and their nutrients.

I get a cold once annually or less. I did go through a time where I had a cold once every 2-3 yrs., but I know with age this type of resistance wasn't going to be forever.

I've never taken a vitamin C supplement in my life. I will if the doctor recommends it.
I'm actually eating abit more fish now that I am living on the West Coast and fish is fresher here & better priced.