I'm wondering if I've been taking the wrong multivitamin. I used to
never take a multivitamin, but in the past few months I decided to try
it for my skin. Am I supposed to take a specific type of calcium
supplement (I understand there are three types of calcium compounds)?
I've been taking a multivitamin that says it has 45% of my DV for
calcium, though I drink plenty of calciumenriched soy milk and eat
cheese, yogurt, etc. Should I be taking an omega3 supplement, too? I
don't really eat fish a lot. My multi has the following:
Vit A 2500 IU (20% as beta carotene)
Vit C 60 mg
Vit D 400 IU
Vit E 30 IU
Thiamin (Vit B1) 1.5 mg
Riboflavin (Vit B2) 1.7 mg
Niacin 10 mg
Vit B6 2 mg
Folic Acid 400 mcg
Vit B12 6 mcg
Panthonthenic Acid 5 mg
Calcium 450 mg
Iron 18 mg
Magnesium 50 mg
Zinc 15 mg
The ingredients are: Calcium Carbonate, Cellulose, Magnseium Oxide,
Ascorbic Acid, Acacia, Ferrous Fumarate, dlAlpha Tocopheryl Acetate,
Croscarmellose Sodium, Zinc Oxide, Magnesium Stearate, Titanium
Dioxide, Dextrin, Hypromellose, Niacinamide, Gelatin, Corn Silicate,
Polyethylene Glycol, Silicon Dioxide, Dextrose, Pyridoxine
Hydrochloride, Lecithin, Riboflavin, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamine A
Acetate, Resin, Folic Acid, Beta Carotene, Yellow 5 Lake, Blue 2 Lake,
Cholecalciferol, Cyanocobalamin.
That took me a while :)
So any suggestions on what to take, how much, what schedule you might
recommend? I'm researching all this stuff, BTW, just looking for input.