Vitamins

[dancerjodi]

RE the calcium thing I mentioned yesterday: my doc asked how I was getting calcium into my diet. I told her I take a multivitamin each day and drink 1-2 glasses of milk (plus various cheese and greens have some have calcium). She suggested I drink either one more glass of milk or pick up some fortified OJ. She said that most multivitamins only have 200 or 400 mgs and needed for me would 1000-1200 per day. Well, this morning I checked the label on my multivitamin. Not only does it have 1000 mg of calcium (100% of the dv, according to the label) but its got at least 100% of everything else. Most often its more than 100%. They are women's daily vitamins from Trader Joes, that read "Survival of the Fittest" on the label. Neat!

I'm still trying to eat good amounts of things in real food, but it makes me feel good that this whole time I've been getting what I needed. I picked them up *last* year after my checkup, when she suggested I get something for women that had folate (you know, just in case). :)

Nephew's birthday dinner tonight, farm share tomorrow and Ozzfest (fscking Maiden, man!) on Friday. Whoot!

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vitamins

[dancer.livejournal.com]

"The bottom line: taking vitamins is no substitute for eating real foods. Eating organic, whole foods is best."

That's what we're trying to do. The farm share is a big help in this :)

"And be careful with vitamins, as they can really hurt you. (I was taking them for years)"

I'm just taking a multi for women (as my doc recommened last year). The next time I'm there I'll be smart and actually bring in the bottle so she can check the label :)