Do you take any vitamins or supplements, either specifically to help your running, or just for your general health? It is hard to know what to take, if anything, as I hear mixed reports, including that you shouldn't need to take anything if you eat correctly?
So, what do you take? Have you noticed any benefits? What can you recommend?
Thanks!
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Fish oils
Glucosamine
Multi-mineral (I have problems with absorbtion)
I only take the glucosamine for running - the others are for my general health
Fish oil and glucosamine, calcium and vit D.
Bone density and joint probs run in the family.
glucosamine is for joints? Is it better than cod liver oil?
Calcium and Vit D suggested by GP - as a 'can't do any harm'.
Fish oil and glucosamine cos my Dad took them and reckoned they kept his joints arthrits free - he was the only one of 11 siblings who did not suffer from arthritis type problems. Also give them to my arthritic spaniel - they seem to do him more good than the anti-inflamatories than we got from the vet and are a heck of a lot cheaper.
I recommend you read this excellent book: Sports nutrition
I keep hearing good things about glucosamine though, so I may get some of that though...
I believe there's a small amount of evidence that glucosamine is beneficial for joints but you need to take it consistently over a prolonged period. So don't just take it now and again as you won't get any benefit.
Fish Oil (Omega etc), Glucosamine, Multi vit and mineral -Supplement and Magnesium (used to get terrible muscle cramps).
Not sure they work and expect to be told they all cause cancer within a decade!
Do NOT do anything as stupid as I did last week.
Felt that I was coming down with a cold (about 6 days before the Amsterdam marathon). Decided to blitz my system with Vit C.
Took way too many, and while the cold didn't come to anything my stomach was (how shall I out this?) "upset" to say the very least.
Not nice.
I think I will try Glutamine and possibly Omega 3, it can't hurt, right?!
> Do you take any vitamins or supplements, either specifically to help your running, or just for your general health? It is hard to know what to take, if anything, as I hear mixed reports, including that you shouldn't need to take anything if you eat correctly?
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> So, what do you take? Have you noticed any benefits? What can you recommend?
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> Thanks!
If we do not get enough vitamins and minerals from our diet, we should take multi-vitamin capsules. If our diet gives us all this in a decent quantity, we don't need to eat or tablets with several vitamin capsules. But everybody in today's life is so busy. Many people may not have much time to listen properly. All these necessary items seem difficult to obtain from our everyday food. So most people are taking several pills, serups or tablets of vitamins. Hope it helps you..!!
with most vits and minerals (I am pretty sceptical BTW) I feel no change in ''myself'' whatsoever. with two supplements in two different makes I really do notice a difference. I also am advised to take a daily complete tablet by my doctors (as I have a very restricted calorie intake usually) and while I don't feel any difference considering my particular lifestyle I think its a risk worth taking. When I remember....which is a couple of times a week. :) . If I were not restricted in the ways I am then I would MUCH rather hit all nutritional targets by eating a good and varied diet. Just seems more enjoyable and natural to me!
> If you eat a balanced diet, vitamin D is the only vitamin to worry about. Vitamin D deficiency is common.
It could get from early morning's sun light.
> > @saber1 said:
> > If you eat a balanced diet, vitamin D is the only vitamin to worry about. Vitamin D deficiency is common.
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> It could get from early morning's sun light.
In the summer, for sure. During the winter, it's a bit more difficult to get enough Vitamin D, since we're all wrapped in clothing all the time!