Vitamins & Herbs

DucksNuts · 05-10-2007, 05:20 AM

Do you take any daily?

If so, what and why?

I know they say that the levels in these kinda things, cant make a difference, but I like to humour myself.

I take...

St John's Wort - keeps me sane (ish)
Lysine - keeps the cold sores at bay (havent had one for years)
Multi V - coz I skip meals
Fish Oil - keeps me sane (ish) and all the other benefits.

Perry Winkle · 05-10-2007, 08:03 AM

My dailies: Multi-v, Fish Oil, B (keeps mosquitoes away as a bonus), C, Calcium, Glucosamine Chondroitin(joints!), iron.

I usually get enough calories in a day, but I'm not really covering all the bases nutritionally. Plus, with all the exercise I sweat out a lot of what goes in...

glatt · 05-10-2007, 08:11 AM

I eat a big bowl of delicious Wheaties for breakfast each day. Like many cereals in the US, Wheaties is fortified with a bunch of different vitamins. I put a handful of frozen blueberries on top of each bowl, because they have tons of antioxidants and taste real yummy.

Undertoad · 05-10-2007, 08:34 AM

Everything everyone knows is wrong. This very long NYT article will explain how you should think about nutrition. I have yet to take its advice however, because I am a moron.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/28/ma...56e677&ei=5070

LabRat · 05-10-2007, 09:13 AM

Great article.

I think I'll have a salad for lunch today...

Edited to say that I did have a salad, and chicken tortilla soup. And milk, so I could finish my soup since it was hotter than usual today. MMmmmm.

Clodfobble · 05-10-2007, 01:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

I put a handful of frozen blueberries on top of each bowl, because they have tons of antioxidants and taste real yummy.

Oh man, I pop frozen blueberries like candy! I can easily eat a whole container in one sitting, which isn't good considering how expensive they are when they're out-of-season.

glatt · 05-10-2007, 03:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

Oh man, I pop frozen blueberries like candy! I can easily eat a whole container in one sitting, which isn't good considering how expensive they are when they're out-of-season.

The expense depends on your perspective. Would you rather eat a big container of blueberries out of season, or a McDonald's value meal? Roughly the same price.

bluecuracao · 05-10-2007, 05:46 PM

Somehow I ended up with a huge jar of Super-B complex, so I take those. When I remember to buy multi-vitamins, I take those instead.

Aliantha · 05-10-2007, 05:52 PM

I take Evening Primrose Oil to control pms along with st johns wort. I don't take any actual dietary suppliments as we have a pretty balanced diet at home and as we all know, natural nutrition is always better than anything you can get out of a bottle.

05-10-2007, 06:45 PM

Muti-vit & a Calcium supplement, Dr's orders.

LabRat · 05-11-2007, 09:25 AM

I forgot to say that normally I do not take any vitamins/supplements (aside from Lexapro

). However, I am currently taking a 'script prenatal vitamin, in hopeful preparation for a natal. I ahve upped the fruits and veggies in my diet, for the same reason. "Naked" Blue Machine juice pwns.

WabUfvot5 · 05-14-2007, 04:53 AM

Been taking plenty of things in an attempt to communicate in telepathically astral fashion with long dead alien races.

Currently take:
Iron
Caprylic acid / Oregon grape root / Peppermint (changes each week)
Multivitamin
Whey protein powder
planning to add L-Glutamine in with this soon and maybe creatine in the future

Also have in my cupboard (which is absurdly full now):
Licorice root (good for calming the stomach)
Cinnamon
Cayenne
Calcium
Oregano oil
Caprylic acid
Ginger
Olive leaf
Turmeric
Garlic
Pau D'arco
Rosemary

DucksNuts · 05-14-2007, 06:27 PM

Jeb, what the fugg do most of those things do???

Cinnamon
Cayenne
Calcium
Oregano oil
Caprylic acid
Ginger
Olive leaf
Turmeric
Garlic
Pau D'arco
Rosemary

WabUfvot5 · 05-14-2007, 11:25 PM

They make me pretty. Although I was pretty before taking them too... maybe I shouldn't credit the herbs for that :P

Different ones do different things; is there a particular one you're interested in?

monster · 05-15-2007, 09:50 PM

Well they'd make a nice mild curry paste....

05-10-2007, 05:20 AM	#1
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	Vitamins & Herbs Do you take any daily? If so, what and why? I know they say that the levels in these kinda things, cant make a difference, but I like to humour myself. I take... St John's Wort - keeps me sane (ish) Lysine - keeps the cold sores at bay (havent had one for years) Multi V - coz I skip meals Fish Oil - keeps me sane (ish) and all the other benefits.

05-10-2007, 09:13 AM	#5
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	Great article. I think I'll have a salad for lunch today... Edited to say that I did have a salad, and chicken tortilla soup. And milk, so I could finish my soup since it was hotter than usual today. MMmmmm. __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within. Last edited by LabRat; 05-10-2007 at 02:10 PM.

05-10-2007, 05:52 PM	#9
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	I take Evening Primrose Oil to control pms along with st johns wort. I don't take any actual dietary suppliments as we have a pretty balanced diet at home and as we all know, natural nutrition is always better than anything you can get out of a bottle. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

05-11-2007, 09:25 AM	#11
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	I forgot to say that normally I do not take any vitamins/supplements (aside from Lexapro ). However, I am currently taking a 'script prenatal vitamin, in hopeful preparation for a natal. I ahve upped the fruits and veggies in my diet, for the same reason. "Naked" Blue Machine juice pwns. __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

05-15-2007, 09:50 PM	#15
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Well they'd make a nice mild curry paste.... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

05-10-2007, 08:03 AM	#2
Perry Winkle Esnohplad Semaj Ton Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: A little south of sanity Posts: 2,259	My dailies: Multi-v, Fish Oil, B (keeps mosquitoes away as a bonus), C, Calcium, Glucosamine Chondroitin(joints!), iron. I usually get enough calories in a day, but I'm not really covering all the bases nutritionally. Plus, with all the exercise I sweat out a lot of what goes in...

05-10-2007, 08:11 AM	#3
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I eat a big bowl of delicious Wheaties for breakfast each day. Like many cereals in the US, Wheaties is fortified with a bunch of different vitamins. I put a handful of frozen blueberries on top of each bowl, because they have tons of antioxidants and taste real yummy.

05-10-2007, 08:34 AM	#4
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Everything everyone knows is wrong. This very long NYT article will explain how you should think about nutrition. I have yet to take its advice however, because I am a moron. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/28/ma...56e677&ei=5070

05-10-2007, 05:46 PM	#8
bluecuracao in a mood, not cupcake Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,034	Somehow I ended up with a huge jar of Super-B complex, so I take those. When I remember to buy multi-vitamins, I take those instead.

05-10-2007, 06:45 PM	#10
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	Muti-vit & a Calcium supplement, Dr's orders.

05-14-2007, 04:53 AM	#12
WabUfvot5 Operations Operative Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 634	Been taking plenty of things in an attempt to communicate in telepathically astral fashion with long dead alien races. Currently take: Iron Caprylic acid / Oregon grape root / Peppermint (changes each week) Multivitamin Whey protein powder planning to add L-Glutamine in with this soon and maybe creatine in the future Also have in my cupboard (which is absurdly full now): Licorice root (good for calming the stomach) Cinnamon Cayenne Calcium Oregano oil Caprylic acid Ginger Olive leaf Turmeric Garlic Pau D'arco Rosemary

05-14-2007, 06:27 PM	#13
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	Jeb, what the fugg do most of those things do??? Cinnamon Cayenne Calcium Oregano oil Caprylic acid Ginger Olive leaf Turmeric Garlic Pau D'arco Rosemary

05-14-2007, 11:25 PM	#14
WabUfvot5 Operations Operative Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 634	They make me pretty. Although I was pretty before taking them too... maybe I shouldn't credit the herbs for that :P Different ones do different things; is there a particular one you're interested in?

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