is it ok to take a multivitamin with a dietary suppliment that may include some vitamines in it?
I'm taking the supplement focus formula which includes vitamin c 200% daily value, vitamin e 100% daily value, b6 500% daily value, folic acid 100% and vit. b12 500%. The daily vitamin has many more vitamins mostly containing the daily value of 100%. Is is ok to take the mutlivitamin since it has all the vitamins I need along with the dietary suppliment that helps with focus and concentration and brain support (dietary suppliment also includes herbal ingrediants.) such as ginkgo and gotu kola. I don't eat well and will benefit from the daily multi viatamin and also need help with adhd issues but worried about if it's possible to overdose on viatamins?
Also anyone know what the maximum daily value of ginko bilopa and gotu kola leaf extract since both are great to use for concentration and memory problems. I'd like to buy the supliments gotu kola leaf and ginko bilopa since they both are sold as single suppliments. If the focus formula alone doesn't help I want to try increasing the ammount of ginkgo and gotu kola without taking more then is considered safe. Thanks!!
based on one persons answer I'd like to add that my eating habits are poor. To expect me to eat all the daily reccomendations on each food group would be a huge problem. Sorry but i never have a huge appetite and it seems to get everything I ned I'd have to be eating constantly through the day to meed each vitamin and mineral requirement for each day.
As for useing prescription drugs to help with adhd that may be all good for those who can tolerate such meds buyt for me after 4 years I started getting side effects such as irregular heart beats and pvcs along with chest pain so I really can't and probably shouldn't be taking those meds anymore and don't have much of a choice since living with adhd untreated is pure hell and if I can't find safer natural ways to control my adhd symptoms i'm not sure what it I'll do...
I'm already feeling beyond discorouged and doubtful so anyone who has experiance useing herbal/natural remedies with great success and a doctor please respond.
October 31st, 2010 - 19:35
It is fine to take the focus formula as well as the multivitamin — you are not going to overdose on vitamins that way. However, the best way to get needed vitamins and minerals is still from food in a proper diet.
I would not advise experimenting with lots of herbs on your own as you should really consult with a naturopath or herbalist to help you with a proper diet as well as prescribing the right amount of herbs for you and keeping in mind your personal health history as to side effects with other medications you take and such.
By the way, when you see those percentages on a vitamin bottle, they are the percentage of the MINIMUM amount needed by your body daily to keep you from suffering from vitamin deficiency diseases. They are not the maximum amounts that are safe to take.
October 31st, 2010 - 19:35
the only improvement you would see from taking a supplement is if your diet doesn’t contain the thing you are supplementing. so unless you have a good diet(with different foods) you don’t need to take any vitamins or supplements.
October 31st, 2010 - 19:35
Most people do not need vitamins anyway, you get all you need from food. Supplements are never a substitute for food; fruits and veggies contain many more useful phytochemicals than just vitamins. Spend your time and money on good food, not supplements. You will find your energy, concentration and focus will be vastly improved if you eat a balanced diet including protein, milk, carbs and 8-10 servings of fruits and veggies daily.
Some vitamins, especially the B group, can cause nerve damage if too much is taken. Vit E has been shown to increase the risk of stroke and likely should not be taken at all. I would say stop the multi for sure. The focus formula, ginko, kola is likely just giving you a placebo effect and you don’t need those either. ADHD is best treated with prescription meds.