If health is wealth, then here is how we are supplementing our income diet in the Martin household.
The daily doses:
Started taking this iron supplement when pregnant and anemic, worked so good that I was told to only take every other day.
Mini Fish Oil because those big ones are hard to swallow
Nutrafol for the year of Colleen's hair regrowth
Magnesium every night before bed - no more charlie horses in my legs and magnesium levels are so important for so many things (google it)
Probiotics for adults
Probiotics for kids
Vitamin D3 + K2 drops for everyone (you're probably deficient and this bottle contains 600 servings!)
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Under the weather helpers:
I prefer to drink an Emergen - C every day in the winter, made with hot water
Zicam (Phil swears by these when he feels something coming on)
Propolis Immune Support throat spray
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Gummy candies, I mean vitamins:
These are too fun to take, so I'm not sure how effective they are but I figure if we are trying to eat a balanced diet, then these will fill in the cracks of any deficiencies we may have.
Women's multi plus Collagen (I also put this collagen powder in my coffee each morning)
Cheers to a healthy and active 2025!
I have one child who has mistaken gummy vitamins for candy - I think I caught her before she ate more than 15. So I know that's below the lethal dose. She had absolutely no ill effects. I can't decide if supplements work or if they just create expensive pee. The only thing extra I buy is orange juice when my husband gets sick. It makes him feel better. ( placebo?) I can't always have it on hand as the kids drink it like water. I might look into the vitamin d and k2 drops. They might be useful right now. I
ReplyDeleteI feel that way about the gummies but I know the iron, magnesium, and vitamin d work because my levels are good. I'm sure the OJ helps him for reals, vitamin c and hydration! I laughed at expensive pee :)
DeleteI take Magnesium, fiber, a multi and prescription D (weekly mega dose, because I never have enough in my blood tests). I know fish oil is good for you, but it always gives me the fish oil burps, and I can't stand it.
ReplyDeleteWe have fiber gummies too - I forgot about them since I don't take them but some of my kids do. Funny about the fishy burps, they make gummy multi vitamins with omega 3s, maybe those would work for you?
DeleteI'm laughing at Mbmom's (I think that's her) expensive pee remark. So funny. I'm feeling like I'm raising a tribe of undernourished children. We do zero supplements. Well, that's not true. I take a handful of vitamins daily. B, folic acid, D, magnesium (I'm being lazy and not looking at which B and D I take). I just take the ones my doc suggested after my bloodwork. We have a ton of emerent-C packets for when someone starts to feel lousy.
ReplyDeleteNutrafol has worked so well for me! I was having massive hair loss issues and now it seems to be under control. It's so expensive though!
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