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Vita-nutrients?
Howdy folks,
I've been on Atkins and daily excersize (walking and weight training) since July and I've gone from 235 to 209. I'm shooting for 185. Anyway, I've supplemented my diet with a daily multi-vitamin. Centrim or it's equivalent. Is that enough? Should I take more dietary supplements? -Ray- |
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On Sat, 27 Sep 2003 00:47:48 GMT, "Rayvaun"
wrote: Howdy folks, I've been on Atkins and daily excersize (walking and weight training) since July and I've gone from 235 to 209. I'm shooting for 185. Anyway, I've supplemented my diet with a daily multi-vitamin. Centrim or it's equivalent. Is that enough? Should I take more dietary supplements? -Ray- Howdy Ray, I used to take a generic "equate" brand multivitamin, but I soon was supplementing it with Calcium, Magnesium, Zinc and Potassium for leg cramps. Then I read where the omega-3 fatty acids are good for you, so I started taking fish oil capsules. Then I started worrying about my skin and stretching or sagging, so I started taking vitamin E supplements...and then I got tired of drinking metamucil, so I started taking psyllium capsules...I was starting to think I had to take a pill minder around with me everywhere g So I simplified, and now just use the Atkins brand "core 4" vitamins available at my local Wal-Mart. They consist of: "Basic 3" ($14.42 for 90); "Essential Oils" ($10.34 for 60); "Accel" ($10.42 for 45) and "Dieters Advantage" ($7.23 for 60). It works out to be $1.99 a day for the doses. They are a little more expensive than generic, but I think they will probably have the stuff I need and I like to keep things simple. If I wanted to work at it, I probably could compare ingredients and perhaps find generic equivalents, but I don't feel the need to rock the boat, and these vitamins are the only Atkins brand products I use right now as frankenfoods don't interest me much. -- TulsaJim 350/302/250 1st goal Atkins since 07/03/03 |
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TulsaJim wrote in message . ..
On Sat, 27 Sep 2003 00:47:48 GMT, "Rayvaun" wrote: Howdy folks, I've been on Atkins and daily excersize (walking and weight training) since July and I've gone from 235 to 209. I'm shooting for 185. Anyway, I've supplemented my diet with a daily multi-vitamin. Centrim or it's equivalent. Is that enough? Should I take more dietary supplements? -Ray- Howdy Ray, I used to take a generic "equate" brand multivitamin, but I soon was supplementing it with Calcium, Magnesium, Zinc and Potassium for leg cramps. Then I read where the omega-3 fatty acids are good for you, so I started taking fish oil capsules. Then I started worrying about my skin and stretching or sagging, so I started taking vitamin E supplements...and then I got tired of drinking metamucil, so I started taking psyllium capsules...I was starting to think I had to take a pill minder around with me everywhere g I eat those fish oil caps by the handful. Another thing you might want to look into is octacosanol. So I simplified, and now just use the Atkins brand "core 4" vitamins available at my local Wal-Mart. They consist of: "Basic 3" ($14.42 for 90); "Essential Oils" ($10.34 for 60); "Accel" ($10.42 for 45) and "Dieters Advantage" ($7.23 for 60). It works out to be $1.99 a day for the doses. They are a little more expensive than generic, but I think they will probably have the stuff I need and I like to keep things simple. No question you are paying more but time can be money too. If I wanted to work at it, I probably could compare ingredients and perhaps find generic equivalents, but I don't feel the need to rock the boat, and these vitamins are the only Atkins brand products I use right now as frankenfoods don't interest me much. I agree about the Atkins "frankenfoods." My nephew likes them a lot, but he can have them. Low carb versions of stuff like pancakes doesn't appeal to me, even if they weren't outrageously priced. --Bryan 198/153/155 |
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If you are in agreement with the philosophy of Dr Atkins you may want to
read first: "Dr Atkins' Age-Defying Diet" or second: "Dr Atkins' Vita-Nutrient Solution." What you ultimately decide to take as supplements depends upon your buy-in to the supplement philosophy. There are supplements you can take to assist in losing weight, improve health, or treat a condition. Dr Atkins' Basic 3 multi-vitamin is a good starting point but you will soon discover that additional amounts or additional supplements are beneficial. Consider these and the dosages: Co-Q10 B-Complex Fish Oil Flax Oil Borage Oil (Dr Atkins combines the oils in one product but they are far less expensive if you shop around and buy each individually) Vitamin C Vitamin E Selenium Lipoic Acid other antioxidants Magnesium DHEA EGCG other Bioflavonoids "Rayvaun" wrote in message t... | Howdy folks, | | I've been on Atkins and daily excersize (walking and weight training) since | July and I've gone from 235 to 209. I'm shooting for 185. Anyway, I've | supplemented my diet with a daily multi-vitamin. Centrim or it's equivalent. | Is that enough? Should I take more dietary supplements? | | -Ray- | | |
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If you are in agreement with the philosophy of Dr Atkins you may want to
read first: "Dr Atkins' Age-Defying Diet" or second: "Dr Atkins' Vita-Nutrient Solution." What you ultimately decide to take as supplements depends upon your buy-in to the supplement philosophy. There are supplements you can take to assist in losing weight, improve health, or treat a condition. Dr Atkins' Basic 3 multi-vitamin is a good starting point but you will soon discover that additional amounts or additional supplements are beneficial. Consider these and the dosages: Co-Q10 B-Complex Fish Oil Flax Oil Borage Oil (Dr Atkins combines the oils in one product but they are far less expensive if you shop around and buy each individually) Vitamin C Vitamin E Selenium Lipoic Acid other antioxidants Magnesium DHEA EGCG other Bioflavonoids "Rayvaun" wrote in message t... | Howdy folks, | | I've been on Atkins and daily excersize (walking and weight training) since | July and I've gone from 235 to 209. I'm shooting for 185. Anyway, I've | supplemented my diet with a daily multi-vitamin. Centrim or it's equivalent. | Is that enough? Should I take more dietary supplements? | | -Ray- | | |
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