Vit D is recommended to supplement from October to early March, and B12 is a must for vegans. Those two are recommended by doctors, but I wonder if you guys do more.

I take vitamin D, :b12:, and iron daily. I make sure I get enough Vit C as well. What do y'all do regarding supplements?

Also, anyone have experience with the supps from vegansociety?

  • Eris235 [undecided]
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    I take a once-a-day vitamin, which tbh I'm not even sure I need, so I probably only take it like 3 times a week. But I feel like it's a better-safe-than-sorry thing.

    Pretty sure I get enough b12 from nooch. Put that shit in most savory dishes I cook.

    I drink a pea-protein shake 5 days a week, another thing I probably don't need, but I like not having to worry about protein otherwise. Definitely get enough protein without it many days, but sometimes I'll be out of tofu or beans or w/e, and I can just eat leaf and bread without worrying about that protein.

    I do try to put flax seeds in a lot of dishes; since I'm allergic to nuts, I try to get omega acids where I can. Not really sold on it being a necessity, but it seems like it can't hurt, and flax tastes good.

    Vitamin D is really the only thing I feel confident saying I'd definitely be short on without supplementing. Even then, I spend a decent amount of time outside, but especially in the winter, sunlight is scarce where I am.

  • macabrett
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    2 years ago

    This is going to seem like a joke but I'm 100% serious.

    Does B12 from energy drinks count? Like, is that benefiting me (ignoring the detrimental effects of the rest of the energy drink)?

  • WoofWoof91 [comrade/them]
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    2 years ago

    I just eat marmite, spinach, and the various vitamin d fortified foods that exist here
    Supplements are expensive

  • UlyssesT
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  • Maaskarpone [they/them]
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    2 years ago

    The vegan society supplement is very good for base needs and very cheap if you're in the UK. You can get a 6-month supply for £12.70, not including posting. As well as having B12 and vitamin D3, it also has B2, B6, B9 (folic acid/folate), iodine and selenium.

    Edit:

    I also generally take EPA + DHA algal oil combo and a probiotic. Anything with an antidepressant effect :) - though supplements get pricey with algae oil and probiotics.

  • betelgeuse [comrade/them]
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    2 years ago

    Jarrow makes a vegan Methyl B12 and Methyl Folate with B6 formula. Chewable lemon flavor.

    I take plant sourced D3+K2 (algae?) by Research. Even on meat my D was low.

    Then I take plant omega-3 (algae), NAC (fermentation of vegetables), resveratrol (comes from blueberries I think), Astaxanthin (from algae).

    Some of those antioxidants probably aren't necessary but they make me feel like I'm doing something healthy and it's not killing me.

  • ScrotalSingularity [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    Can you find potassium supplements? They all have a miniscule dosage, it's buying overpriced cellulose pills! I get it all from no-sugar-added powdered peanut butter. Look up its nutritional value - it's the healthiest food I've ever seen, and it's so cheap!!! :soviet-huff:

  • LaBellaLotta [any]
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    2 years ago

    Probably don’t need to do those every day but mine is basically the same. I also do iodine because I don’t use iodized salt

    • President_Obama [they/them]
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      2 years ago

      Probably don’t need to do those every day

      Why's that? The ones I take are one a day and I'm :blob-no-thoughts: so I just do as the bottlelabel commands

      • LaBellaLotta [any]
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        2 years ago

        I have close family that work as a nutritionist (MPH) and they explained it to me that there’s basically only so much you can absorb at a time and especially taking them every day you probably end up pissing out most of those vitamins. If you take them 2 or 3 times a week instead it’ll definitely be just as effective but your vitamins will go further.

  • literal_moron [none/use name]
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    2 years ago

    I take a B12 pill and omega-3 like once a week. A perk of being a privileged PMC westener is that a lot of my vegan food is fortified with B12 and omega-3 anyways (e.g., fortified soy milk, cereal with flax seeds, etc.) so I don't see the need to take pills daily