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Posted by Deneb on October 8, 2008, at 21:02:26
I want to live a long healthy life. What supplements should I take?
I'm starting to eat healthier too. I'm trying to eat nuts like almonds, broccoli, blueberries, apples, wheat germ, etc.
Right now I'm taking:
- 2 capsules of 850mg fish oils, with 250mg DHA and 300mg EPA in each capsule
- 1 tablet 400 IU vitamin D
- 1 or 2 500mg chewable vitamin CI'm going to add:
- 1 500mg elemental calcium
Is that pretty good?
Posted by DG77 on October 9, 2008, at 13:39:07
In reply to What supplements should I take?, posted by Deneb on October 8, 2008, at 21:02:26
Hey Deneb,
This is by no means a comprehensive answer, but I have a couple of suggestions.
First, I would up your vitamin D intake to maybe 2,000-3,000 IU. All kinds of studies have come out lately supporting the benefits of taking that much, if not more. If I remember right, it doesn't begin to get toxic at amounts under 10,000 IU.
I'd also consider adding CoQ10 if you can afford it. It's not cheap, but I think it's worth the price for its very strong antioxidant properties.
I'm sure others here will have some good suggestions for you.
Posted by Phillipa on October 10, 2008, at 12:23:21
In reply to Re: What supplements should I take?, posted by DG77 on October 9, 2008, at 13:39:07
My endo put me on 1000mg of Vita D as said it really helped the bones. Also webmd has some other studies on it. Love Phillipa
Posted by Deneb on October 16, 2008, at 19:04:45
In reply to Re: What supplements should I take?, posted by DG77 on October 9, 2008, at 13:39:07
I don't know anything about co-enzyme Q10. I'll need to do some research on it. Thanks for the suggestions. Now I have some leads!
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