I don't know exactly how many pills I take. I know it's close to 50 supplements, some taken at 2 or more pills. I don't care. I have great health and no prescriptions!!! If it works for you, take it!!!
What I do see a lot of people doing is taking a supplement but not taking an adequate dose of it!! It does no good to take 400 IU of vitamin D!!! You need to research what the optimum dose of each supplement is, not the RDA!!! And then you need to be knowledgeable about supplements that are antagonistic and synergistic. Otherwise it's a crapshoot!!
I could bury you in paper with facts studies about supplements I take.
Here are my General Recommendations:
General Supplement Recommendation
Generally for other people I recommend they start with
Take twice a Day
1 Multivitamin with minerals (of a kind that requires 2 pills per dose)
2-12 Vitamin D, 1,000 IU (more in winter or if you have vitamin D deficiency related problems
2-3 Calcium with magnesium combo, 300-600 mg calcium and 150-300 mg magnesium per pill (total 1800 mg calcium and 900-1200 mg magnesium)
2-3 Oregano oil, 150 mg
1 Vitamin C, 1,000 mg
1 Ester C,1000
2-3 Omega oils (contains borage, flax and fish oils)
Once a day
zinc, 50 mg
Vitamin E, 400 IU
Magnesium, 400
If you have diabetes or insulin resistance add twice a day
1 GTF chromium, 200 mcg
2 gymnema sylvestre, 400 mg
2 cinnamon, 375 mg
If you have a family history of heart disease, stroke, or Alzheimer's add twice a day
2 CoQ10, 100 mg
1 alpha lipoic acid, 300 mg
1 L-Carnitine, 500 mg
If you have leaky gut, Crohn’s, or digestive problems add
2 oz. aloe vera juice upon arising and before bed
1-3 peptidase complete with meals
3 alfalfa tablets with meals
Ester C, vitamin C and organic oregano oil at least 8 times a day for two weeks and then 4 times a day
If you have inflammation or immune diseases add every hour for one week, every two hours for the next week and then four times a day thereafter.
1 Ester C and vitamin C
1 organic oregano oil
Hot flashes and estrogen replacement add twice a day
1 red clover blossom, 430 mg
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