My vitamins list

[whereami]

Hello everyone

this is my third week on atkins and doing well. ive exercised and taken vitamins from the beginning but i just wanna make sure im getting enough of what i take and see what im missing. So please take a look and advise me. Thanks in advance.

i dont like to have to take pills more than once a day so i take them all at once. Let me know if its not advisable.


GNC womens ultra mega active without iron serving size 2 capsules 2
Now omega 3-6-9 1000mg 1
whole foods cold pressed flax seed oil capsules (1000mg each) 2
nature made vitamin c with rose hips (1000mg each) 1
Gnc calcium 1000 magnesium w zinc and copper 400
serving size 3 capsules 2

The other thing is if you could recommend something to help me sleep better I would appreciate it.

thanks.

[whereami]

ok.......well i guess i read the vitamin newbie thing and now have a feel for what im missing thanks anyway

[Georgiana]

Oops, sorry your post got overlooked. Let's see...

Your supplements look really good, imo. I'm not sure how much calcium is in your multivitamins... The AI for calcium is 1000 mg and the UL is 2500 mg. If you eat 4 oz of cheese, you get about 1000 mg. As long as the total is below the UL though, there is no reason to worry.

For insomnia, Dr. Atkins recommended melatonin (3 mg). Calcium, magnesium and some B vitamins (B5, B6, B12) should also help.

I don't think taking all supplements at once will cause you any harm. Some of us however get nauseated from them and then we have to spread them throughout the day and/or take them with a larger meal.

[whereami]

Thanks for your reply Georgiana but what is UL and AI?

Ok so my calcium in the multivitamin says 500mg and i usually eat my cheese allowance so that is 1000mg and the other supplement im taking is 666mg so thats a total of 2166. so its cool.

thanks again.

[Georgiana]

AI = Adequate Intake
UL = Upper Limit

Yes, the calcium looks quite okay. If part of those 4 oz come from cream cheese, the calcium is probably lower.