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?
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.
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)?
I just eat marmite, spinach, and the various vitamin d fortified foods that exist here
Supplements are expensiveProbably 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
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
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.
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:
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.
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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.
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.
People in the west often have frailer bones than their high calcium intake would otherwise suggest. That's because lots of them don't get enough magnesium.
It's in spinach, various kinds of nuts, and the powdered supplements you stir in hot water can help.
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
