Re: Sharon Snyder - supplements

April 18, 2001

Hi -- thanks for your kind words.

I've been taking the Metagenics brand multivitamin called Multigenics

-- I take 6-8 of those a day -- they're comprehensive and have the fat

soluble vitamins in water soluble form (except for K).

I'm switching over, actually, to a product called Vita4Life -- they're

multivitamins that are especially formulated for bariatric patients.

My order is in the mail. Those are about $50/month and are totally

comprehensive. (www.vita4life.com) I have some DS friends who take

these and say that they notice a decrease in bowel order and more

formed stools when they're on them.

I also take Fe-Tinic or Nu Iron (this has other names, too) an iron

polysaccharide 150, that's available by prescription and also through

I also take Calcium in the Microcrystalline Hydroxyapatite form --

supposed to be best absorbed by malabsorbers.

In addition to that, I also take the Metagenics Ultra Flora Plus DF

(probiotics to keep my gut healthy). I also take Grapefruit Seed

Extract (15 drops in a capsule) -- I found this last year and it helps

keep yeast overgrowth in check and it helps my athlete's foot. I also

haven't had an acne breakout since I started on it.

Be well,

Sharon

> Wow, what a great post, Sharon. Surely you know what an inspiration

> you have been and continue to be to all of us. I think of you often

> as such a positive result of this surgery. Thank you so much for

> sharing all you have with us, hearing your long term weight loss and

> exercise successes just make it seem more possible for the rest of

us!

> If you could spare a minute I would apprecite hearing where you get

> your vitamin/mineral supplements now...seems I'm a bit low on

> potassium and I do want to get the best there is! Thank you again.

> Cruisin' grl

> 100 pounds lost but never forgotten

> 5 1/2 months postop

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