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I'm thinking of trying a multivitamin again. Does anyone have any suggestions?

I'm also interested if anyone has a suggestion for a B-Complex. When my mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's, they put her on a B-Complex and since I have family history on both sides, I was thinking of taking. Silly me! I bought a bottle, but B-12 is Cyanocobalamin....and I know better! :oops:

I take Sigform liquid Vitamin B-12 (1,000mcg) with B-6 (5000mcg) and Folic Acid (400mcg)....but it doesn't have the other B vitamins.

I can't decide if I should take a good multivitamin or B's.:shrug: I sure don't want to take a chance of making my MC worse!

I appreciate any suggestions.

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Terricia,

I take regular Centrum Silver (not the specialized versions for men, or women, or . . .). I'm not sure that everyone here could tolerate it though because it contains a lot of ingredients (vitamins and minerals). I have methylation problems so I take the active forms of the most important B vitamins. I'm currently using Methyl Guard Plus, by Thorne Research.

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I was taking Centrum Silver (for women) before stopping it in trying to get MC under control. Not that I have my MC under control, but it is at this point something I don't think about every minute of the day...at one point I felt like I had no life.

Thanks for the product info on the Methyl Guard Plus.

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Vit D3, magnesium, Active B6,B9, B12 are the main priorities.

an interesting thing to do is to put your eating plan into a nutrient tracker and see if there are any major gaps.
quite a few people are surprised that the bland low amount of ingredients eating plan does provide a reasonable cross section of nutrients.

The Thorne methyl guard is great product.
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Gabes, thanks so much for your input. I'm covering the main priorities (not sure if I am taking correct amounts), it's just that my hair is in terrible condition (worse than I can ever remember) and I was thinking that maybe a multi would help.

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good things for hair and nails that you wont get from a multi vitamin

- biotin
- home made bone broth (the amino acids and the collagen)
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Doing both of those. Maybe I need more fat? I'm afraid to take fish oil....matter of fact, I'm afraid to take anything new for fear I will go backwards.

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I would lean towards animal protein based fat rather than oils.
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Thanks Gabes!

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Post by Erica P-G »

I have found Jarrows B-Right (I get mine at Vitacost.com) has been good to me and it is mostly B's and the kinds we need unless you have a Methylation issue then singling out the three main ones described by Gabes would be a better idea.

When I feel a flare approaching I pare back down to the three basics...but that is just me.

I'm rather concerned about Spring and histamine again....so will see how March-May goes again this year :neutral:

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I'm rather concerned about Spring and histamine again....
I would increase intake of B6, and maybe magnesium and Vit D3 a bit to help the body cope with the increased histamine levels
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Gabes, I think my B6 is 50mg, and I'm taking 10,000 VitD3....would it still be ok to increase those and I know Mag needs to be upped a bit more :wink:

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Erica, thanks for the info on Jarrows. I remember what a tough time you had last year and hope you sail through this year. We had a VERY mild winter, so no telling what we're in for in AR.

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Post by Gabes-Apg »

for my combo of health issues I take 75mg of P5P per day
if allergy symptoms happen, I use highly absorbable P5P drops (that I get from my chiro) to increase my intake a bit more.
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for my combo of health issues I take 75mg of P5P per day
if allergy symptoms happen, I use highly absorbable P5P drops (that I get from my chiro) to increase my intake a bit more.
Ok :grin: I could alternate days and get up to the 75 that way I suspect. Maybe by upping the Mag that will be just enough to help me along this year.

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