Calcium and Multi Question
I went to a few stores over the weekend to purchase my vitamins and It so overwhelming and I felt like I couldn't find anything. What do you take/where can I buy?
For calcium I was at Walgreen's and next to the Citracal was a Walgreen's brand version. Its 630mcg calcium citrate and 400 IU Vit D. Has anyone used this and would it be okay or is there something better?
For Multi I could not find anything at Walgreen's. I saw the centrum everyone talks about but I couldn't figure out which since there are a million different ones. All the multis I found didn't say anything about RDA and I know we need a multi with 100% just not sure how to tell that. I ended up getting the Flintstones. I didn't know why I was just frustrated with looking at everything and not understanding. I thought I was prepared. Anyways I can return the Flintstones.
Just confused, please help....
There are many sources for multi's and calcium citrate. Each bottle of vitamins should by law have a label that shows specific amounts of each vitamin in each one or two pills (dosage) and the comparable RDA levels. Your total of most vitamins should be 200%. This may require you to take 2-3 vitamin pills daily. Any calcium citrate is ok. I did find that these calcium citrate pills are "horse pill" sized and may be difficult for some to swallow. I initially tried cutting these down, but the jagged edge from the cut made them more difficult to swallow. I have an easier time with the calcium citrate from vitalady.com , as these are in capsules, with smooth edges vs the ridges of pills. You'll need a dry D3 to get your D levels up where they should be. I get these from vitalday also. I'd start with 3 of the 50K IU dry D3 per week, taking one every other day. 50K levels of dry D3 are not easily found at your local stores by any means. DAVE
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Any calcium citrate is fine. Generic is fine.
Take back the Flintstones because they do NOT have everything you need in them. Regular Centrum is fine.
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