Re: Suggested vitamins list

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per request......

Chrissie

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Vitamin Regimen - BASIC plan

(Add to this based on your particular labwork)

> 30g of protein supplement, made in water, 3 to 6 times per day,

> no milk, no sugar.

>

> AND 64 oz of water

>

>

>This vitamin schedule is just a suggestion. You can take them any way you wish

as long as you follow the rules listed below. Since the rules can be

complicated, many people wanted a good place to start. That is why this

schedule was created.

I find it a good idea to put the vitamins all out in a pill case for the week.

Then I can see what I have taken, or if I have missed something. My pill case

has sections for 7 days....4 sections for each day......

> Vitamin Schedule:

> AM:

> 2 iron (25 mg each) Ferrous FUMERATE or elemental iron

> 1 Vit C (1000mg)ascorbic acid with rosehips

>

> mid-day:

> 1 calcium CITRATE(500mg) with Vit D and MAgnesium (250mg)

> 1 Vit E (400IU E a-alpha tocopheryl sucinate)

> 1 multi-vitamin (equal to Centrum)

>

> evening:

> 1 calcium CITRATE (500mg) with Vit D and MAgnesium (250mg)

> 1 zinc (50mg zinc gluconate, chelated)

> 1 Vit A&D (10,000 IU Vit A & 400 IU Vit D3)

>

> bedtime:

> 1 calcium CITRATE (500mg) with Vit D and MAgnesium (250mg)

> 1 multi-vitamin (equal to Centrum)

1 sublingual B-12 daily (cobalamin concentrate)

or monthly B-12 injection

Add B Complex tabs for energy, if desired

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http://www.vitalady.com prices for the basics

as of Jan 1, 2002

> 1 Perfect iron = 100 days = 5.50 (never ferrous SULFATE)

> 1 Citrate = 80 days = 15.00 (500 mg calcium citrate + D + mag, per

EACH)

> 1 A&D (dry) = 100 days = 4.50 (oil gels are not absorbed)

> 1 zinc (tablet) = 250 days = 5.50

> 1 E (dry) = 100 days = 11.00 (oil gels are not absorbed)

> *1 multi = 250 days = 15.00

> *1 C = 500 days = 18.00

>

> * = OR choose the chewables

>

> Chewable:

> chewable C = 300 days = 16.00

> chewable multi = 150 days = 12.50

Sublingual B-12(500mcg) = 100 days = 7.00

light cherry flavor, cobalamin concentrate

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* multi-vitamins: (equal to Centrum)

vit A 5000 IU, 25% as beta-carotene, vit C 120mg, vit D 400IU, vit E 60IU,

thiamin (B1) 1.5mg, Riboflavin (B2) 1.7mg, Niacin (B3) 20mg, Riboflavin (B6)

2mg, Folate (folic acid) 400mcg, B12 6mcg, biotin 30 mcg, pantothenic acid

10mcg, calcium 162mg, iron 18mg (ferrous fumarate), phosphorus 100mg, iodine

150mg, magnesium 100mg, zinc 22.5mg, copper 3mg, selenium 45mcg, manganese

2.5mg, chromium 120mcg, molybdenum 75mcg, chloride 72mg, potassium 80mg, silicon

2mg, boron 150mcg, tin 10mcg, vanadium 10mcg, nickel 5mcg, lutein 275mcg

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Some rules for vitamin supplements:

IRON.............

Take iron (ferrous FUMERATE only, NOT ferrous SULFATE!)

Iron is NOT a friendly vitamin. Take iron ALONE, NOT with other meds, juice,

dairy products, calcium, etc....ALONE (ok with Vit C only), or it will be

useless. We have a VERY hard time absorbing iron, so this is very important!

CALCIUM..........

Take Calcium CITRATE, NOT Calcium Carbonate. Not Tums (This is carbonate). We

do not absorb the carbonate! There are some other types we do absorb, one is

elemental calcium. Remember....do not take it with iron. Calcium also needs Vit

D and Magnesium to work. If your calcium does not have these in the tablet,

then you must add Magnesium and more Vit D also. The Calcium listed onthe price

list above DOES contain the D & Magnesium.

Multi-vitamins.....

You CAN use children's chewables COMPLETES...like Flintstones COMPLETES, or a

generic brand as long as it says COMPLETES, or a regular adult multi-vitamin,

but double the dosage on the label as we only absorb about 50% of it.

Vitamins A,D,E and zinc and C (and any others you may add)......

use only dry tablets....we do not absorb anything in an oil type gel cap, or

ones that are enteric coated, or time-release versions.

B-12 injections....you can get a perscription from your primary doctor for a

vial of B-12 that will give you about 30 injections. The B-12 is quite

inexpensive. I paid under $4 for the vial, and that was regular price (less

than my copay would have been.)

If you don't like injections, you can use the B-12 sublinguals. They melt under

your tongue like nitroglycerin tabs for heart patients. You can get them many

places, including GNC stores. If you choose the sublinguals, you will need to

take them daily, whereas the injections are monthly.

Remember, these are the BASICS. If your labwork shows drops in any areas, then

these amounts will have to be adjusted.

Some additions.....

Problems with hair loss or brittle nails....add Biotin

Problems absorbing Calcium......add Boron

Problems absorbing iron.........add Copper

[Guest guest]

Taking 500 mg of calcium citrate is not the same thing as taking 500 mg

calcium. If you take only 1500 mg of calcium citrate a day, do not

expect to be getting more than 500 mg elemental calcium. A very popular

brand of calcium citrate will give you only 441 gr elemental calcium per

1500 mg calcium citrate. If you go back to an earlier post of mine that

set forth the FDA's Reference Daily Values, the reference value was for

1000 mg of calcium, not calcium citrate.

Ray Hooks

For WLS nutrition info, visit

http://www.bariatricsupplementsystem.com

shihtzumom wrote:

>

> per request......

> Chrissie

> ---------------------------

> Vitamin Regimen - BASIC plan

> (Add to this based on your particular labwork)

>

> > 30g of protein supplement, made in water, 3 to 6 times per day,

> > no milk, no sugar.

> >

> > AND 64 oz of water

> >

> >

> >This vitamin schedule is just a suggestion. You can take them any way you

wish as long as you follow the rules listed below. Since the rules can be

complicated, many people wanted a good place to start. That is why this

schedule was created.

>

> I find it a good idea to put the vitamins all out in a pill case for the week.

Then I can see what I have taken, or if I have missed something. My pill case

has sections for 7 days....4 sections for each day......

>

> > Vitamin Schedule:

> > AM:

> > 2 iron (25 mg each) Ferrous FUMERATE or elemental iron

> > 1 Vit C (1000mg)ascorbic acid with rosehips

> >

> > mid-day:

> > 1 calcium CITRATE(500mg) with Vit D and MAgnesium (250mg)

> > 1 Vit E (400IU E a-alpha tocopheryl sucinate)

> > 1 multi-vitamin (equal to Centrum)

> >

> > evening:

> > 1 calcium CITRATE (500mg) with Vit D and MAgnesium (250mg)

> > 1 zinc (50mg zinc gluconate, chelated)

> > 1 Vit A&D (10,000 IU Vit A & 400 IU Vit D3)

> >

> > bedtime:

> > 1 calcium CITRATE (500mg) with Vit D and MAgnesium (250mg)

> > 1 multi-vitamin (equal to Centrum)

>

> 1 sublingual B-12 daily (cobalamin concentrate)

> or monthly B-12 injection

> Add B Complex tabs for energy, if desired

>

> ---------------------

> http://www.vitalady.com prices for the basics

> as of Jan 1, 2002

>

> > 1 Perfect iron = 100 days = 5.50 (never ferrous SULFATE)

> > 1 Citrate = 80 days = 15.00 (500 mg calcium citrate + D + mag, per

> EACH)

> > 1 A&D (dry) = 100 days = 4.50 (oil gels are not absorbed)

> > 1 zinc (tablet) = 250 days = 5.50

> > 1 E (dry) = 100 days = 11.00 (oil gels are not absorbed)

> > *1 multi = 250 days = 15.00

> > *1 C = 500 days = 18.00

> >

> > * = OR choose the chewables

> >

> > Chewable:

> > chewable C = 300 days = 16.00

> > chewable multi = 150 days = 12.50

>

> Sublingual B-12(500mcg) = 100 days = 7.00

> light cherry flavor, cobalamin concentrate

> -----------------------------------

> * multi-vitamins: (equal to Centrum)

> vit A 5000 IU, 25% as beta-carotene, vit C 120mg, vit D 400IU, vit E 60IU,

thiamin (B1) 1.5mg, Riboflavin (B2) 1.7mg, Niacin (B3) 20mg, Riboflavin (B6)

2mg, Folate (folic acid) 400mcg, B12 6mcg, biotin 30 mcg, pantothenic acid

10mcg, calcium 162mg, iron 18mg (ferrous fumarate), phosphorus 100mg, iodine

150mg, magnesium 100mg, zinc 22.5mg, copper 3mg, selenium 45mcg, manganese

2.5mg, chromium 120mcg, molybdenum 75mcg, chloride 72mg, potassium 80mg, silicon

2mg, boron 150mcg, tin 10mcg, vanadium 10mcg, nickel 5mcg, lutein 275mcg

> ----------------------

> Some rules for vitamin supplements:

>

> IRON.............

> Take iron (ferrous FUMERATE only, NOT ferrous SULFATE!)

> Iron is NOT a friendly vitamin. Take iron ALONE, NOT with other meds, juice,

dairy products, calcium, etc....ALONE (ok with Vit C only), or it will be

useless. We have a VERY hard time absorbing iron, so this is very important!

>

> CALCIUM..........

> Take Calcium CITRATE, NOT Calcium Carbonate. Not Tums (This is carbonate). We

do not absorb the carbonate! There are some other types we do absorb, one is

elemental calcium. Remember....do not take it with iron. Calcium also needs Vit

D and Magnesium to work. If your calcium does not have these in the tablet,

then you must add Magnesium and more Vit D also. The Calcium listed onthe price

list above DOES contain the D & Magnesium.

>

> Multi-vitamins.....

> You CAN use children's chewables COMPLETES...like Flintstones COMPLETES, or a

generic brand as long as it says COMPLETES, or a regular adult multi-vitamin,

but double the dosage on the label as we only absorb about 50% of it.

>

> Vitamins A,D,E and zinc and C (and any others you may add)......

> use only dry tablets....we do not absorb anything in an oil type gel cap, or

ones that are enteric coated, or time-release versions.

>

> B-12 injections....you can get a perscription from your primary doctor for a

vial of B-12 that will give you about 30 injections. The B-12 is quite

inexpensive. I paid under $4 for the vial, and that was regular price (less

than my copay would have been.)

> If you don't like injections, you can use the B-12 sublinguals. They melt

under your tongue like nitroglycerin tabs for heart patients. You can get them

many places, including GNC stores. If you choose the sublinguals, you will need

to take them daily, whereas the injections are monthly.

>

> Remember, these are the BASICS. If your labwork shows drops in any areas,

then these amounts will have to be adjusted.

>

> Some additions.....

> Problems with hair loss or brittle nails....add Biotin

> Problems absorbing Calcium......add Boron

> Problems absorbing iron.........add Copper

>

>