[pooh]

Fish oil and low dose aspirin. Every once in a while, when I remember, I take a calcium with D3 pill.

Stopped vitamins and higher doses of calcium when it was shown that they might play some part in breast cancer and heart problems.

Personally, my Dad lived to 97, Mom to 88, Grandmother to 98, Great Grandmother to 98 and they didn't take vitamins...well, no, Mom and Dad did start a vitamin tablet, but they were much older when they started.
More than likely, genetics play a very important part of how well or unwell you are throughout your life. Of course taking measures to help your body stay well can't hurt, but taking extra supplements isn't necessarily the way to go. Gingko, while it was wonderful in clearing "brain fog" also kept me in the ER for over an hour trying to stop a nosebleed that resulted from super dry, heated indoor air.

Please, if you take prescription meds, let your healthcare provider know what other supplements you take....some can negate the positive results your prescription meds bring about.

[Ohiogirl]

I take a multi vitamin (for seniors)!, fish oil and low-dose aspirin. Used to take calcium, but quit when I saw on Dr. Oz that sometimes side effects are muscle and joint pain. I had thought I might have fibromyalgia or something because I had recurring upper back pain. Hasn't recurred since I quit taking the calcium.

I eat lots of fruit/veggies and close to a gallon of skim milk a week, plus too much cheese, so I'm sure I'm getting enough calcium.

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by billethkid

Fish oil and don't forget to take a low dosage aspirin every day!!
btk

Aspirin is a blood thinner, so check with your doctor, especially if you're taking blood thinners.

[aljetmet]

I take a multi vitamin for over 50, 2 fish oil pills and 4000 units of vitamin D

[Shimpy]

Don't forget a couple glasses of red wine to complete your health regiment.

[pooh]

Originally Posted by Shimpy

Don't forget a couple glasses of red wine to complete your health regiment.

AND....some dark chocolate...

Multi vitamin ,fish oil & zinc. The multi vitamin was reccomended to me when I used to get a lot of cold sores.Haven't had one since I started taking multi vitamin and that was about 7 years ago. Zinc is something that a friend told me if taken regularly would ward off colds and that also seems to work.Fish oil in place of glucosamine.I used to take the glucosamine but that didn't seem to help with the joint pain fish oil does.

[Uptown Girl]

I choose vitamin supplements that are derived from real foods. Synthetic vitamins do not agree with me.
I eat lots of fresh fruit and veggies and keep microwaving to an absolute minimum. It is my opinion that microwaves kill the nutrients in the food.

Adele Davis was a pioneer in nutrition related healing/cancer research. One of her books, "Let's Stay Healthy" (paperback if you can find it) is quite worthwhile reading.

Another pioneer was Earl Mindell, who wrote "The Vitamin Bible". Great index style paperback.... I gave it as a baby gift for years, and still find it relevant today. (Earl Mindell passed away, but his sons continued in the field and published revised editions as research grew.)
Both books are unique in that they tell you what vitamins/nutrients are needed to help each part of the body, how they help and what foods are the best sources for those vitamins. They also tell you HOW MUCH is needed, and what happens if you have too much.

I started out with these many years ago, as a teen. I was the most fragile in my family and wanted knowledge/tools I could work with myself. It is my opinion that these books have served me well.

[Ohiogirl]

I drink Joint Juice regularly (instead of orange juice), which has glucosamine and chondroitin, AND take fish oil pills - still have joint pain. Hate to say it, but I think it's an age and abuse of joint issue. Hoping to hold out until I'm on Medicare to get the knee replacements. Meanwhile, Aleve or Naproxen helps.

Someone told me you don't need them (the knee replacements) until you are going up stairs one step at a time and dragging the other leg up to join you. I'm not there yet, but I'm sure it's coming. Maybe I won't even know since we don't have stairs here in TV.

And I'm positive my problem is not due to a lack of red wine or chocolate . . .

[angiefox10]

Originally Posted by Uptown Girl

Adele Davis was a pioneer in nutrition related healing/cancer research. One of her books, "Let's Stay Healthy" (paperback if you can find it) is quite worthwhile reading.

Another pioneer was Earl Mindell, who wrote "The Vitamin Bible". Great index style paperback....

Two of my favorite books!!! I still have them both. I decided as a teen that I wanted to live to be 100! I have been taking "additives" and working out ever sense!

No one could figure out why someone would want to live to 100 as at that time very few people did and the people who did, were frail!

Woot Woot!!! Look at us now!!! Not uncommon to live to 100 and to be active and healthy doing it!

[Freeda]

As mentioned above, Earl Mindell, RPh, MH, has been recognized for decades as a top authority on nutritional supplementation. His research, and his recommendations in the Vitamin Bible, and others of his works, are the reason he is one of the 12 highly respected authorities, worldwide, whose opinions were relied on to create the consensus 'blended standard' that is the basis of (and which is explained in, along with many other principles and current research findings concerning nutrition and supplementation) the Comparative Guide to Nutritional Supplements, by MacWilliam, (first published in approximately 1997, and now in its fourth edition); which is the 'Bible' of the supplement industry, very well known within the industry, and which provides a comparative ranking of supplement brands based on the extent to which their products provide what the world's most respected scientists and researchers agree are the most recommended levels of nutrients for optimal health. It is analogous to giving the various brands a 'report card', which, if the marks are good, would be a source of pride to be eagerly shared with others.

However, consumers (and even physicians, who get little training about nutrition and nutritional supplementation in medical school, even though at least as far back as 2002 the AMA, in the Journal of the American Medical Association, stated that most people need to take supplements) have little opportunity to even become aware of the existence of the Comparative Guide . . . unless their supplement brand's producer chooses to inform them about it. Most people, even today, even those who are educated about supplements and have been taking supplements for decades, still have not been informed that the Comparative Guide . . . exists. (That was also true of me).

[CMANN]

A quality multivitamin.

Resveratrol.

Low-dose aspirin.

500 mg of vitamin B one.