Advice on vitamins please

what's the best type & brand for Vitamins? want some E and C. thanks. smile

Hi Brimbo. Any that have less aditives in particular, lactose and artificial sweetners. Rose Hips is the best natural source of Vit. C and Wheat Germ oil the best source of Vit. E.  XX PS - I can't post brand names here: they're moderated.

Hi Brimbo

I believe that Ascorbic Acid is the optimum type of Vitamin C to look for and that ideally bioflavanoids would be included. 1000mg a day is great, you cannot overdose, if you notice loose stools that's when you have taken too much but I don't this would happen on 1000mg a day.  If the product has zinc in it too, that's also great.

I don't know much about quantity and quality of vitamin E but I have just read from a woman I respect that she suggests

- Vitamin E (mixed tocopherols): 400 IU a day.

You can also look for products that say "Food State" - which means the formulations are made with all the things needed for them to act as they would in their natural food state.

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i have read to take double the normal dose (400mg) for e.  i am taking 1000 mg, but not every day.  try evening primrose (1000mg 3x day), caltrate with d, fish oil (or try fresh ground flaxseeds) and magnesium (500mg) as well.  smile   i've not added c, but will try the rose hips as suggested below.   the ones listed that i'm taking have really helped me over the last few months.  i just started experiencing flushing, night sweats (just between breasts), stomach issues and lots of anxiety and have added these supps and cut out sugar, eat more protein and complex carbs (veggies).