Forum: Supplements?

Hey peeps I was just wondering, when you're vegan is it best to take multivitamins or B12 supplements or nothing? How many of you take them? Don't most tablets have like gelatin or animal stuff in the tablets? :confused: I live in Australia so its pretty hard to find stuff... :( ...

So, I bought some lifeplan high strenght Siberian ginseng today. Anyone have any experience with it that they'd like to share with me? I don't know much about ginseng to be honest, I've been feeling a bit worn out lately and thought it might help.

Because i've had a really bad ear inflammation, i've had an elaborate blood test. The results didn't show anything strange, except that my B6 is way too high. If i remember right it should be somewhere between 75 and 150, and mine is >1000 (it didnt even show the exact amount). I've searched the...

Hey everyone. I have gotten to that stage in my life where I want to have babies!!!! (YAY) The only problem is that my menstrual cycle has been irregular for the last 12 months (I think I have had maybe 6 or 7 periods all together and very speratical). The year before that they were...

Hi all, I've been using Hyland's homeopathic tablets for years for my kids- they have great cold and teething tablets, etc. I just was reading the ingredients and saw that it had lactose in it. I confirmed from their website that it was lactose from cow's milk...I'm really bummed. I was...

Heya I'd like some advice on green superfood mixes..I've tried VEGA and loved it, but its a bit expensive, and all I really want is a mix which has a ton of veggies, not bothered about protein/fibre....Can anyone recommend something, e.g. Greens+ etc?

Oh dear it apears according to my blood test that i am very deficient in iron. I am not sure how this has happened i eat broccoli parsley spinach, lots of fruits and vegies and lentils and chick peas and sprouts everyday. any ideas? I don't actually have any symptoms i work as a physical...

Can anyone out there recommend any type of nutritional supplement that is an all-in-one formula? Thanks, rod

I recently had a DEXA bone density scan and came out with scores just barely clear of Osteoporosis leaving me in the Osteopenia bracket. I'm 57, I've been vegan for just over 2 years and before that 10 years of being totally vegetarian. I've a very reasonably good and balanced diet with regular...

has anyone ever taken any digestive enzymes? i am considering it because for some reason it seems i can't digest anything normally anymore...and i am pretty much at my wit's end..:(

I am curious, does anyone use green superfood powdered supplements? I came across this brand called Amazing Grass. In the past I tried a different brand that pretty much tasted like grabbing a handful of dirt and putting it in your mouth. This brand happens to be delicious! You can barely...

I broke my wrist just before Christmas and am on the long haul to get mobility back in it. Does anyone know if it is possible to get vegan chondroitin and glucosamine, and if so where?

Hey everyone :bigsmile: I need some help here. My doctor recommended I begin taking an acidophilus supplement. He steered me in the direction of a product called Ultra Dophilus DF which is apparently high quality and claims to be non-dairy. Reading the fine-print, however, it says... "The...

Hi i recently turned vegan, my mum wasnt too happy about it at first but i think shes ok with it now... im the only vegan in my whole family so i have to cook my own meals... im only 15 so im not that good of a cook... does anyone have any simple vegan recipies that might help me out? also......

I have dark circles under my eyes. Anyone have any advice on this? I also might add that I am anemic.

Iron in the vegan diet

Hi! I am semi new to being vegan (about 5 1/2 months), and am starting to realize that I need to be taking a multi-vitamin. As bad as this is I don't really like most any vegetables (only carrots, potatos, celery, green beans, broccoli , and iceburg lettuce) I have some sensory issues that make a...

Hi, I've not been a vegan for long and am wondering of everyone takes supplements. Personally I don't want to, I know my diet now is far better than it was before I became vegan. I'm probably getting far more of what I need now than I was then. so what do you think people : ) Edit:...

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I can't find multivitamins that don't contain fish. Literally, every single brand I've seen has fish in it, and since I just switched to being vegan, my diet is absolutely horrible right now and I am suffering from malnutrition. I absolutely need multivitamins. If anybody knows of some please...

...how? And what do you take?

I am looking into taking Vitamin-B Complex supplements, as I feel that they might help me. I hear that they can help with things such as stress, fatigue, and depression. I am curious to hear any experiences (and of any good brands).

Are there any vitamins and supplements that I can buy at Target, Walmart of the local drug stores? Thanks

How do I know if I have enough salt in my diet? I eat very little processes foods as I am celiac and make almost everything from scratch. I hardly add any extra salt to my diet and can easily go days just eating raw fruit, grains etc Should I be adding salt to my food or taking some sort of...

Is there a vegan collagen supplement and if so where can I purchase it?

According to the two sites linked to below, Spirulina contains vitamin D. These sites also claim that Spirulina contains vitamin B12, although this B12, in Spirulina, is in all likelihood a B12 analogue, so the sites do not appear to be entirely credible. Has anybody spent the time to actually...

well, i had never heard of it but at our local veg group meal last night, a guy was talking about a jar of apricot nut paste he found that had 'high in vit b17' on the label. i found http://www.cancure.org/laetrile.htm on google. anyone else know anything about this B vit?

does everyone here take a multivitamin and if so, what kind?

i just realized that the lysine and b supplements i've been taking have gelatin in them. are there any lysine and b supps that are vegan friendly?

I'm looking for a good multivitamin. I know centrum is popular but popular doesn't always mean good right? I am taking a off brand multivitamin but whenever I pee it makes it like a really funky color, so I'm wondering if it's even going into my system. If I get too much of a vitamin or mineral...

From http://tuberose.com/Vitamins.html "Vitamins Nutrient depletion or shortage may arise from inadequate food intake, impaired digestion, inefficient absorption or malabsorption, inefficient assimilation and other physiologic or functional disorders. Genetic errors may interfere with or...

Hi, I wanted to start taking a multivitamin supplement but also a Vitamin B complex to help with my eczema (it's driving me nuts!) but if the multivitamins include vitamin B and I also take the B complex, wont I be O.D-ing on it?? I used to work with a nutrition company that sold vitamins and...

In doing some googling to find answers to this question, it amazes me that there are so many websites suggesting that breastfeeding mums should be taking supplements, including zinc, iron, calcium, B12, etc. A new mum is seeking my advice on the subject, and I tremble to think what taking...

Back in October I donated blood for the first time (yay!) but, I was nearly turned away for having too little iron in my blood. They took two test samples of my blood: the first was 37 (I think ppm?) - too low; the second was 38 - the minimum. Although I did pass and was able to give blood, they...

Does anyone know about or have a link to an article that explains the vitamins and minerals that a vegan needs to intentionally consume, as compared to non-vegans. Obviously, there's certain vitamins and minerals that tend not to be in vegan food, but are regularly found in a non-vegan diet. Thus,...

I've heard that zinc deficiency can cause someone to have a lowered sex-drive. Anyone able to verify this? I know that seeds like pumpkin seeds & sunflower seeds are meant to be high in zinc. Any comments on this one? akaredarcher