Best all round multi- vitamin

[SarahJane1471]

Hi everyone

Can anyone recommend a good all round multi vitamin please.

I mean magnesium/D/B12/zinc

I really want to try all I can to boost my HPA/HPT AXIS before getting more tests on my thyroid.

Thank you 🙏

Sarah

[SeasideSusie Remembering]

SarahJane1471

There is no good multivitamin at all.

If you want just those supplements you mention you will have to buy them separately.

BetterYou do a combined D3/K2 oral spray which some people like. It does have a lot of excipients though. A good clean excipient free D3 is Doctor's Best softgels. Then you could buy a separate K2-MK7 and two good brands are Vitabay or Vegavero.

What is your Vit D level, please post that for advice on how much D3 to take.

Looking at results from your previous post you don't need a separate B12, you need a B complex - Thorne Basic B or Igennus Super B.

Magnesium you first need to find out which form is best for you so check these links:

naturalnews.com/046401_magn...

drjockers.com/best-magnesiu...

afibbers.org/magnesium.html

Have you tested zinc?

[SarahJane1471 in reply to SeasideSusie]

Thank you 🙏

[fuchsia-pink]

Multi-vitamins generally not a good idea - greygoose is excellent on the reasons why it's better to get supplements individually

[SarahJane1471 in reply to fuchsia-pink]

Thank you 🙏

[greygoose in reply to SarahJane1471]

You shouldn't be taking a multivitamin anyway for all sorts of reasons.

* If your multi contains iron, it will block the absorption of all the vitamins - you won't absorb a single one! Iron should be taken at least two hours away from any other supplement except vit C, which is necessary to aid absorption of iron, and protect the stomach.

* If your multi also contains calcium, the iron and calcium will bind together and you won't be able to absorb either of them.

* Multi's often contain things you shouldn't take or don't need : calcium, iodine, copper. These things should be tested before supplementing.

* Multi's often contain the cheapest, least absorbable form of the supplement : magnesium oxide, instead of magnesium citrate or one of the other good forms; cyanocobalamin instead of methylcobalamin; folic acid instead of methylfolate; etc. etc. etc. This is especially true of supermarket multis.

* Multi's do not contain enough of anything to help a true deficiency, even if you could absorb them.

* When taking several supplements, you should start them individually at two weekly intervals, not all at once as you would with a multi. Because, if you start them all at once, and something doesn't agree with you, you won't know which one it is and you'll be back to square one.

* Most supplements should be taken at least two hours away from thyroid hormone, but some - iron, vit D, magnesium and calcium (should you really need to take it) should be taken at least four hours away from thyroid hormone.

* The magnesium you take - and just about everybody need to take it - should be chosen according to what you want it to do:

Magnesium citrate: mild laxative, best for constipation.

Magnesium taurate: best for cardiovascular health.

Magnesium malate: best for fatigue – helps make ATP energy.

Magnesium glycinate: most bioavailable and absorbable form, non-laxative.

Magnesium chloride: for detoxing the cells and tissues, aids kidney function and can boost a sluggish metabolism.

Magnesium carbonate: good for people suffering with indigestion and acid reflux as it contains antacid properties.

Worst forms of magnesium: oxide, sulphate, glutamate and aspartate.

With a multivitamin, you are just throwing your money down the drain, at best, and doing actual harm at worst. Far better to get tested for vit D, vit B12, folate and ferritin, and build up your supplementation program based on the results. A vitamin or a mineral is only going to help you if you need it, anyway. More of something you don’t need is not better, it's either pointless or even dangerous, as with iodine, calcium, iron or vit D.

[SarahJane1471 in reply to greygoose]

Thank you 🙏

[greygoose in reply to SarahJane1471]

You're welcome.