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Old 11-13-2006, 07:50 PM   #17 (permalink)
elainevdw
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I take a vegan multi for pregnant women (good for hair and skin!), vit C, vit E, and flax seed softgels.

With the exception of vit C and vit E, I avoid multivitamins that give you more than 100% of your daily needs of each vitamin -- you just pee it back out. You should also be aware of what vitamins can be toxic if you get too much. If you take a multi plus other vitamins, you don't want to accidentally overdo something.

You may also want to look into research on what vitamins need what for proper absorption. Fat-soluable vitamins have to be taken with food, for example. And some researchers have done numerous studies on not only what you eat with a vitamin, and what vitamins you take with other vitamins, but when you take them.

It can get complicated, but if you go for a multi that doesn't give you 1,000% of every single vitamin, is digestible, take it with food, and eat lots of fresh produce -- you'll be fine!
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