chromium, B5, and gymnema, was Re: Re: supporting with hc only

[Guest guest]

Sol, my doc sold me 500mg caps that also had some mag, vitamin C and

other stuff in them. Barb told me that 200mg was more like a

reasonable dose so I got the NSI brand 200s of chromium picolinate

from Vitacost and I've been taking them with meals with potatoes,

rice, etc. Doc said to take them at bed-time to help smooth blood

sugar to help me sleep but that didn't work.

Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid) I take 250mg 2x/day with breakfast and

lunch and a B-50 as per my doc. I've read that we could take a lot

more B-5, but I seem to be tolerating what I'm doing with these vits

and doses pretty well so I'm trying not rock the boat too much.

>

> How much chromium per dose and do you take it before every meal? How

> much gymnema per dose? And did you take it in the am?

> How much chromium (and what form) is recommended? How much B5 and

how to

> dose it?

> I have only a chromium and vanadium combo on hand now, and do have B5,

> but I read about these things, buy them, and then have no clue how/when

> to dose for best effect. And at that point don't remember where to

go to

> find the info.

> sol

[Guest guest]

Thanks a lot. That helps!

sol

Barb wrote:

> I take 200 mcg GTF chromium only before dinner. DH takes it at

> breakfast also. I've heard recommendations that you should only take

> 400 mcg/day, unless you're diabetic, which I'm not, technically.

>

> Mine is 400 mg and I take one with the chromium before dinner. The

> bottle says take 1 tablet 3-6 times/day, before meals.

>

>

> There are different forms, and chromium polynicotinate is the

> strongest. It's in the Walgreens brand.

>

> Dr. recommends 1500 mg of B5 daily for adrenal fatigue. I

> break it up into 300 mg with breakfast, lunch, dinner, and bedtime.

> Some people do 500 mg pills 3x/day.

>

> Barb

>

>

>

>

>