I've been taking those fancy, expensive vegan (brand name: Rainbow?) vitamins, and they're making me feel nauseated, even when I take them with food, or just after eating.
This happens in the morning, and I don't think I have had problems at night, taking them before or during dinner.
BUT, I read somewhere that taking vitamins in the morning means your body will absorb them the most.
What specific supplements (esp for B12) have people taken?
(I mention that the vitamins are expensive, because ones I got at Trader Joe's caused a constipation situation that sent me to the ER.)
For B-12, I've been using B-Fresh breath mints. Each mint contains 500% of the RDA of vitamin B-12. They're sweetened with Xylitol, which helps prevent ear- and throat-infections. I pay $2.69 for a tin of 25 mints. They taste good too. Choice of 5 flavors.
For a multi-vitamin, I keep some VegLife Vegan One Multiples around, in case I feel I need one.
I find a new information in your thread that taking vitamins in the morning will adsorb more nutrients. I did not know this before reading this thread.
At this time I'm taking vitamin D2 twice a week, vitamin B12 sublingual weekly, vitamin K2 every other day, magnesium and calcium daily, probiotics daily and Inner Eco daily. That is in addition to one pound of leafy greens daily as well as 4-8 servings of fruit daily. I've never felt or looked better in my life.
At this time I'm taking vitamin D2 twice a week, vitamin B12 sublingual weekly, vitamin K2 every other day, magnesium and calcium daily, probiotics daily and Inner Eco daily. That is in addition to one pound of leafy greens daily as well as 4-8 servings of fruit daily. I've never felt or looked better in my life.
^^^ I was wondering about that, too. I thought vitamin K would be easy to get from plant foods (but didn't know an excess could be harmful).
Anyway, I currently take a B-12 supplement. It's not expensive at all, but since each tablet provides MUCH more than the daily RDA of B-12 (I forget how much exactly), I eat a fragment of a tablet once or twice each day- I think it's absorbed more efficiently that way, but since B-12 appears not to be toxic, I'd rather err on the side of too much. I'm currently also taking a prescription-strength vitamin D supplement on doctor's orders; my level was very low at my last checkup (not surprising, because I had it in the spring, and had undoubtedly used up whatever I had made from sunlight the previous summer).
like many have said in this thread, it is quite easy to get your nutrients from food, given that so many foods today are vitamin fortified for special diets (vegans included). i have no idea if expensive fancy vitamins are better than cheap humble vitamins... i wonder. vegan supplements are useful to fill holes in your diet but I personally think you should aim to get most from your food
So with all this being said, what brand of vitamins are 100% vegan? I know Jameson is not tested on animals, but that doesn't mean it's vegan. Or is it impossible to find a whole brand being vegan? What is your fav vegan multivitamin.
As for me I've been trying various multivitamins. I don't like taking individual supplements. I like the ease and convenience of a multivitamin. Also chances are I'm missing some nutrients so the multivitamin just covers my .... Ummm.... Sometimes "incomplete" diet lol
I'm not sure where you are from, but in the U.S. there is DEVA brand which has a variety of vitamins and supplements, including D2 and a multivitamin. They are completely vegan. I have used their DHA which I ordered online through the Vegan Store. NOW also makes a few vegan versions of various supplements. I have used pure calcium citrate powder from them which I would add to smoothies and other food for a boost of calcium. I also have a brand called "Pure Vegan" B-12 which has methylcobolamin instead of synthetic cyanocobolamin. It is a spray and is certified vegan.
I personally can't tolerate any multivitamin. I have never been able to figure out what it is about them I can't tolerate but they make me quite ill. I take calcium and D due to severe osteoporosis (along with prescription med for it), and I take B12. On occasion I take DHA but not regularly. I am very very sensitive to supplements and drugs in general. Most of what I take is not in pill form except the DHA.
I recommend sprouts - they're rich in vitamins and minerals, cheap, and yummy.
I don't think using a multivitamins is a good idea. Typical multivitamins preparations contain ingredients that are mixed and do not occur together in nature. And here we are: Zn competes with Fe, Fe with Ca, some mineral impair the absorption of other. Furthermore, storage of vitamins and minerals leads to weakening of their properties - so the closer the expiration date of the preparation (which should always be checked, by the way), the less vitamins it contains.
They usually are synthetic vitamins, which means they've lower bioavailability than a natural. When bioavailability of the natural vitamins is 80-90%, the synthetic is just 3-10%. Overall, 90% money you spent...was thrown.
Besides, who saw a normal man to delivery to his organism 6kg of carrots, or 30 cups of green tea a day? One pill of beta-Carotene (vit. A) is a equivalent mentioned amount of carrot. One capsule of camellia siness extract is a equivalent approx. 30 cups of green tea. Products from the pharmacy are easy to overdose, and contract hypervitaminosis. Let us not forget, that foods for vegetarians are already fortified.
In vegetarian diet particular attention should be paid to iron, calcium, zinc, vitamin D, Omega-3 fatty acid, vitamin B12 - which intake should be higher than recommended daily intake, due to the difficult absorption of nutrients from synthetic products. There is no need to use supplements. Apart from a vegan diet, where vitamin D and B12 should be absolutely supplementation.
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