For Health: What Vitamins and Natural Herbs Do You Take?

[macro]

This is all I take. It supposedly has something that helps decrease the risk of prostate problems.

[Ravenlord]

an iron-free multivitamin
biotin
b-complex
calcium & magnessium
zinc
oil of oregano
olive leaf extract
one whole garlic clove
grape seed extract
vitamin C
creatine
amino acids
fish liver oil
green tea
honey
omega fatty acids


now if only my diet resembled my vitamins and herbs.

[GAC]

Originally Posted by RedsBaron

Yes. If you really want to freak out some people here, try Wal-Mart.

It's where I got mine. Same brands, yet far cheaper then going across the street to the GNC store.

A buddy of mine also takes acidophilus (Lactobacillus acidophilus) which is a friendly inhabitant of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. It, as well as some related strains of bacteria, is known as a probiotic. Probiotic organisms secrete enzymes that support healthy digestion.

Our intestinal flora helps regulate our digestion and stool patterns. Yeast also lives in our intestines. The yeast and the bacterial flora are constantly competing for space, and generally they keep each other in check. Sometimes, however, our bacterial flora can get depleted, such as when taking antibiotics. This allows the yeast to overgrow, which can then lead to a variety of problems:

[Sweetstop]

Originally Posted by KittyDuran

I drink a lot of tea (hot and iced)... but not herbal teas. Also cannot stand the taste of green tea (which is good for you). Always drink tea w/o sugar (no artifical sweetners as well).

Otherwise I'm in pretty good shape and I've lost 15 pounds last month. Had a scare last month when my regular mammogram showed up abnormal, but another specialized mammogram and ultrasound showed up negative.

The hardest part in keeping fit and healthy is that I HATE to exercise and I have a hard time drinking lots of water.

Rarely drink alcohol - my biggest vice is chocolate (any kind) and pizza... two things among others that I've given up for Lent.

If you drink Earl Grey tea, you might like Bigelow's Earl Grey Green Tea. It's got that natural oil of bergamot flavor, which makes it taste less green tea-ish.

I like iced teas, also...unsweetened...with a piece of fresh mint (my favorite) or slice of lemon.

As you probably know, a bit of dark chocolate can be good for you, evidently. I usually eat a small piece of Dove dark or a bite of good single-origin chocolate every day. Helps take care of sweet tooth but less calories than cookies, etc.

[WebScorpion]

I take a multi-vitamin, Move-Free(glucosomin/chondroitin), I drink a black tea called PG Tips (from England), and I eat yogurt every day which contains L. Acidophilus. I eat chocolate, drink alcohol, coffee, and caffienated soft-drinks sporadically...less than every day, but more than once per week.

[Chip R]

Originally Posted by GAC

Our intestinal flora helps regulate our digestion and stool patterns. Yeast also lives in our intestines. The yeast and the bacterial flora are constantly competing for space, and generally they keep each other in check. Sometimes, however, our bacterial flora can get depleted, such as when taking antibiotics. This allows the yeast to overgrow, which can then lead to a variety of problems:

TMI.

[KittyDuran]

Originally Posted by Sweetstop

If you drink Earl Grey tea, you might like Bigelow's Earl Grey Green Tea. It's got that natural oil of bergamot flavor, which makes it taste less green tea-ish.

I like iced teas, also...unsweetened...with a piece of fresh mint (my favorite) or slice of lemon.

As you probably know, a bit of dark chocolate can be good for you, evidently. I usually eat a small piece of Dove dark or a bite of good single-origin chocolate every day. Helps take care of sweet tooth but less calories than cookies, etc.

Unfortunately, Earl Grey is one of regular teas that I'm not fond of... Tho' a co-worker swears by Bigelow's Green Tea with Lemon - so I might have to try that.

I luv dark chocolate and Walgreen's a couple weeks ago had some of the special dark on sale - got a couple bars.

[Red in Chicago]

i take a multi vitamin everyday, along with some omega 3 softgels...i routinely eat foods with tomatoes, olive oil and garlic, so don't get too close

[GAC]

Originally Posted by Chip R

TMI.

Sorry. I got that off a medical website. Maybe I should have said that it acts like Drano and helps to keep the pipes free flowing by preventing plugging and sludge buildup?

[Falls City Beer]

I've read there are few, if any, benefits to supplements?

I don't take any.

I don't smoke, I exercise, and I drink tons of tea of all kinds.

But let's face it, genetics is what's going to catch up to all of us. If the folks had it, chances are, so will you. So get the parts checked which your parents failed to properly monitor.

Some prostate cancer and a couple of heart attacks in my family history--I'm leaning towards heart problems in my case; tall guys tend to have cardiopulmonary issues.

[Yachtzee]

I used to take Solyent Green, until I read the ingredients.

[vaticanplum]

Originally Posted by Falls City Beer

I've read there are few, if any, benefits to supplements?

I don't take any.

I don't smoke, I exercise, and I drink tons of tea of all kinds.

But let's face it, genetics is what's going to catch up to all of us. If the folks had it, chances are, so will you. So get the parts checked which your parents failed to properly monitor.

Some prostate cancer and a couple of heart attacks in my family history--I'm leaning towards heart problems in my case; tall guys tend to have cardiopulmonary issues.

I totally subscribe to this basic theory. my addendum to it is: listen to your body. All of these theories of certain kinds of diets, certain kinds of vitamins, and people never learn how to pay attention to themselves. I know when I'm hungry and I can usually tell what I need to eat -- when I need vegetables and when I need carbohydrates. I have a ton of energy and I try to get it out during the day and I need good food to do that. When I've taken vitamins, I've never really noticed a difference; I think the best vitamins and supplements are in food. I walk everywhere I can and I eat an apple every day. Those are my two constants. And I'm incredibly healthy (knock on wood) -- haven't been sick once, actually, since I quit smoking over a year and a half ago. Smoking was the worst. I could feel how badly my body reacted to it, much worse than it does to alcohol.

So there are all my fabulous health and living secrets. Pay attention to your family history, pay attention to yourself, and pay attention to common sense. I'm pretty young so I'll have to read up a bit more as I get older, but I hope I'll be able to pretty much stick with that.

[creek14]

I agree that supplements are probably not all that needed when you are 40 or younger.

But bad, bad things start to happen to your body when you hit your mid 40's. Bad. As bad as Bob Boone managing the Reds bad.

Now, maybe it's a placebo effect, but I don't think I can placebo myself into growing fingernails that no longer split and hair that no longer falls out.

And after my mom started taking Omega 3, her cardiologist took her off one of her meds.

So enjoy youth and the need to not have stock in One A Day as long as you can.

[TeamCasey]

Originally Posted by Johnny Footstool

I take a multi-vitamin and a B-complex every day. The B-complex greatly reduces the number mosquito bites I get in the summer.

B complex is my happy pill. I think it gives you better spirits/energy.

It also makes you pee chartreuse ...... which is fun for a few laughs.

[Ron Madden]

Barley hops and tobacco smoke.