Do you take vitamins?

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I take B12 because I am vegetarian so that is the only nutrient I am not able to get from vegetable sources. Some people say that certain vegetables can make your intestine produce B12, but that is really not scientifically proven! Be aware!

I don't take any other vitamins because I think my diet is varied and healthy enough to offer me everything else. I also believe that the way vitamins and other nutrients are presented inside foods can never be replaced by pills (things are not that simple).

I used to take multivitamins but that ended up being a mental 'excuse' not to chose nutrient dense foods! Now that I don't, I tend to put more effort on eating better...

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Thats a very interesting last point you make! never thought of it that way

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I like some variety with my vitamins, so some days I take B-complex, some days a multivitamin and others nothing at all.

I try to eat foods that are rich in vitamins like spinach!

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I use an app called 'My Fitness Pal' to record what I eat, essential for me as I have health problems that mean I have to follow a low fat diet and watch my salt intake (and I have to lose weight - doctors orders). At the end of the day the app also calculates the nutritional content of the food eaten and it showed I was getting less than 20% of the calcium I need and my diet is also deficient in several vitamins so I take a multi vitamin every day and up to 2 calcium tablets. (I rarely eat dairy products just a drop of milk in my coffee).

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I like to get as many nutrients from fresh fruits and vegetables, proteins and grain. I do take vitamin D3 mainly through the winter months as I have in the past been diagnosed as vitamin D deficient, I find taking the supplement D3 helps keep levels up.

I sometimes take a multivitamin, calcium and magnesium but I am a take as I feel I need sort of person in that respect, during the winter first sign of a cold I take a product called sambucol, its concentrated elderberry juice, its packed with antioxidant and vitamin C, if I act quickly I can stave off a cold with this product. Its expensive but well worth it I think.

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I take multivitamins, cold liver oil with omega fish oil, echinacea to keep bugs away. I do try to eat good food. Strictly no rubbish - husband is on chemo - diet has to be nutritious. But I have a small appetite, breakfast is my favourite meals.

I am taking note of sambucol as mentioned above.

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How long do you need to take vitamins for, before you notice an effect? Thinking of B12 as it is supposed to be good for combating tiredness.