Is my multi vitamin okay? Please look :)

[jsj0305]

So I think I found a multivitamin and I could use a second set of eyes.

It's The Berkley & Jensen brand Senior Multi Vitamin

Each tablet contains:

• Vitamin A (40% as beta carotene) 2500 IU
• Vitamin C 90 mg
• Vitamin D (D3) 500 IU
• Vitamin E 50 IU
• Vitamin K 30 mcg
• Thiamin 1.5 mg
• Riboflavin 1.7 mg
• Niacin 20 mg
• Vitamin B6 3 mg
• Folic Acid 500 mcg
• Vitamin B12 25 mcg
• Biotin 30 mcg
• Pantothenic Acid 10 mg
• Calcium 220 mg
• Phosphorus 110 mg
• Iodine 150 mcg
• Magnesium 50 mg
• Zinc 11 mg
• Selenium 55 mcg
• Copper 0.9 mg
• Manganese 2.3 mg
• Chromium 45 mcg
• Molybdenum 45 mcg
• Chloride 72 mg
• Potassium 80 mg
• Boron 150 mcg
• Nickel 5 mcg
• Silicon 2 mg
• Vanadium 10 mcg
• Lutein 250 mcg
• Lycopene 300 mcg.
• Other Ingredients: Cellulose Gel, Starch (corn & tapioca), Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Croscarmellose Sodium, Silicon Dioxide, Polyethylene Glycol, Titanium Dioxide (artificial color), Blue 2 Lake, Red 40 Lake, Yellow 6 Lake, Triethyl Citrate, Polysorbate 80.

So I THINK I am going to need an additional calcium supplement, Chromium, Essential Oils, and I want to also take L-Carnitine and CoQ10.

What do you guys think is there anything else I should have?? I used to take the Basic #3 when I did Atkins years ago, but they apparently don't make it anymore.

Thanks SO much!

[JulieB]

I'm not sure about the corn & tapioca starch...can you find one without? I have no idea if the amount would be anything to be concerned about.

[neutronnorman]

I'm not too keen on boron because of the estrogen elevation. But I'm a guy.
I'm not a big fan of vanadium, also. Do a bit of research on vanadium.

[mizski]

Originally Posted by jsj0305

It's The Berkley & Jensen brand Senior Multi Vitamin

That's the same ingredients as Centrum Silver and a lot of other multis for seniors (iron free). I bought the new Centrum Silver for Women but noticed that they contain iron and no lycopene after I got them home and destroyed the packaging trying to get them out of the box. What the hello??? There isn't supposed to be iron in senior vitamins.

Trying to find the right multi seems impossible at times. Either they have iron or too much Vit A. Most of the other brands don't have lutein or lycopene. Others have supplements I don't want. Didn't know about boron or vandium.

Read about the Atkins #3 vitamin for OWL but have never seen it in stores. I'll be watching the responses here as I don't have any ideas other than what you are currently taking.

[mizski]

I was looking around this site some more & found a post about the old Atkins multivitamin (Atkins Vitamins). They are discontinued but Vitacost makes a similar version. They look good...I ordered a bottle to try them out.

Just thought I'd pass this along so you could compare yours & see what you think.

[jsj0305]

Thanks for the help everyone!!

mizski, thank you so much for the link, I appreciate it!!!