****Winter 2010 Vitamins/Supplements Challenge****

I'm officially joining. I have been doing well since the beginning of the year, with a few off days but I am not being too hard on myself.

Iron - for anemia and possible hair loss
Prenatals - overall supplement
Hair, Skin, & Nails
MSM -
Garlic pills - for shedding
Saw Palmetto - as a DHT blocker

I was salivating over Syncerelyhis' hair and she wrote that she takes fish oil capsules and magnesium. I may add those. I have biotin here but I rarely take, maybe I will add it to the mix, but for now, I'm sticking to the above.
 
I'll join. I take New Chapter Every Woman's multivitamin and New Chapter Wholemega Fish Oil and Co Q10. Maybe some vitamin C if I start to feel sick, but that's it. No swamp water, no chewables, no polypharmacy, just three pills.
 
Dare~to~Dream said:
Finally, I have all of my vitamins...but I want to drink a detox tea before starting this round. I would love to do a full body/colon cleanse but I'm scared...so the tea will have to do...after a week or so on the tea I will be taking the following:

Swanson Vegetarian Multi-Vitamin with Minerals
Swanson Vitamin C (I think I have the one with Rose Hips)
Swanson Vitamin E Mixed Tocepherols
Swanson Calcium Citrate
Swanson Vitamin D3
Swanson R-Fraction Alpha Lipoic Acid (Regular Strength)
Swanson Olive Leaf Extract
Swanson AjiPure L-Lysine
Natrol Probiotic Acidophilus BioBeads (first time trying this one...I have some Swanson Vegetarian Probiotic capsules to use up first)
Swanson NutraFlora (to help the probiotics)
Source Naturals DigestActiv (Digestive Enyzmes but I also have some Swanson Bioperine that I have to use up)
Swanson Bamboo Extract (Organic Silica...only a few pills left may get more)

*I'm going to hold off on the Cholorphyll (I think it made my blood too thick as I had a funny feeling in my calves) and the Omega 3-6-9 capsules. I may begin to incorporate Green Smoothies into my diet again as I have a green powder with tons of good stuff in it.*

Sounds like a lot...but they are taken twice a day...normally at lunch and dinner. I want to get Hairtopia Vitamins too...it's very comprehensive and I have to check to see if it will interact with the vitamins I'm already taking but I've had a MAJOR setback with my hair...it's going to take years to gain back those inches lost (just as it took years to grow those inches :rolleyes:)...those hair vitamins are the only ones that really ever worked for me.
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May I ask, what caused your setback?
 
Glitter said:
Right now, I'm just taking GNC healthy hair, nails and bone vitamins. I also switched to eating Total cereal -- it has 100% of your daily need for 12 different vitamins and minerals! Every bit helps!

A question for you ladies -- which do you find more beneficial: a general multivitamin or a specific "hair" vitamin?

I ask because I think I want to make the switch to a good multivitamin when I am done with my GNC pills. May take some iron pills as well.
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I prefer a multi-vitamin. I guess I figure I'd rather take a balance of everything since a multi generally contains what all we need, and any extra can go to my hair. I'm concerned that a hair vitamin would focus on certain nutrients but neglect other. Idk why I think that might throw something out of wack lol. I prefer balance.
 
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checking in...for yesterday, technically!

i am so happy for this challenge. i would have skipped or given up ALREADY if i did not feel like i am being held responsible. :)
 
checking in, just took my vitamins as I do every day my biotin 5000mg, msm 1500mg, cod live oil caps, fish oil omega 3,6., chlorella 4tabs and my shen min. Took my 18 drops this morning of the biosil!
 
Can I join? I have too many vitamins that I need to finish and I think this would be a good way to stay on top of them. Like for example I have some Fenugreek and Blessed Thistle pills that I need to use up, because they expire in March.
 
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