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Offline Chris

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Re: Supplements
« Reply #25 on: June 29, 2009, 11:27:36 PM »
I picked up a bottle of Psyllium fiber one day when I was having issues in that department.  They're a pain in the ass to take... you have to eat four or five at a time and if you don't drink enough water, they tend to stick in your throat and leave an uncomfortable feeling in your gut.  I can't say I was too impressed with the results.
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Re: Supplements
« Reply #26 on: June 29, 2009, 11:47:59 PM »
Quote from: Chris on June 29, 2009, 11:27:36 PM
I picked up a bottle of Psyllium fiber one day when I was having issues in that department.  They're a pain in the ass to take... you have to eat four or five at a time and if you don't drink enough water, they tend to stick in your throat and leave an uncomfortable feeling in your gut.  I can't say I was too impressed with the results.

It definitely takes some getting used to. I've been taking them for so long now that don't have a problem with them anymore. The more water you drink the better.
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Re: Supplements
« Reply #27 on: June 30, 2009, 01:14:29 AM »
Quote from: jendf on June 29, 2009, 11:47:59 PM
It definitely takes some getting used to. I've been taking them for so long now that don't have a problem with them anymore. The more water you drink the better.
I'm horrible at taking pills.  Unless there's a doctor's order on the bottle, I don't do it unless I need to.

I stressed my back working on a car over the weekend.  I'm stiff as a board but I can never remember to take a painkiller for it until its too late.  NSAID's have worked pretty well in the past for muscle pain, but I'm all out of Advil.  I got rear-ended a few years ago in a fender-bender and Advil worked pretty well for the swelling.
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Re: Supplements
« Reply #28 on: June 30, 2009, 01:46:15 AM »
Quote from: Chris on June 29, 2009, 11:27:36 PM
They're a pain in the ass to take...

Take them by mouth next time.
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Re: Supplements
« Reply #29 on: June 30, 2009, 07:51:55 AM »
Quote from: RobJohnson on June 30, 2009, 01:46:15 AM
Take them by mouth next time.

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Re: Supplements
« Reply #30 on: June 30, 2009, 11:40:33 AM »
I read an article in one of the past VFW magazines. It was about how Doctors at the VA were using vitamin D to treat chronic pain. With little to lose, I decided to try it. I use the liquid form of the Vitamin D and it works quite well. There are some benefits to some vitamins and supplements, however, one needs to take chelated vitamins or find them in a liquid form. The tablets don't always get fully absorbed or dissolved and are typically excreted as waste.
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Re: Supplements
« Reply #31 on: June 30, 2009, 01:43:13 PM »
Quote from: Thor on June 30, 2009, 11:40:33 AM
I read an article in one of the past VFW magazines. It was about how Doctors at the VA were using vitamin D to treat chronic pain. With little to lose, I decided to try it. I use the liquid form of the Vitamin D and it works quite well. There are some benefits to some vitamins and supplements, however, one needs to take chelated vitamins or find them in a liquid form. The tablets don't always get fully absorbed or dissolved and are typically excreted as waste.

Yep, I read the same thing about the liquid form of the vitamins. Pills/tablets are hardest for the body to absorb, followed by gel caps, and finally, straight liquid.

The liquid stuff is more expensive, of course.  :p
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Re: Supplements
« Reply #32 on: July 01, 2009, 01:34:46 AM »
Quote from: Thor on June 30, 2009, 11:40:33 AM
I read an article in one of the past VFW magazines. It was about how Doctors at the VA were using vitamin D to treat chronic pain. With little to lose, I decided to try it. I use the liquid form of the Vitamin D and it works quite well. There are some benefits to some vitamins and supplements, however, one needs to take chelated vitamins or find them in a liquid form. The tablets don't always get fully absorbed or dissolved and are typically excreted as waste.

I thought you could get Vitamin D from sunlight?
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Re: Supplements
« Reply #33 on: July 01, 2009, 05:41:37 AM »
Quote from: RobJohnson on July 01, 2009, 01:34:46 AM
I thought you could get Vitamin D from sunlight?

I asked that same question, and the doc laughed. He said literally that some of his patients go to Florida for extended periods, come back "black" and still have Vitamin D levels that "suck."

He said Vitamin D3 supplements are the way to go. Since mine "sucked" so bad, he put me on 15,000 IU's per day for two months, then cut back to 10,000 for a month. Then a blood test to confirm the results.

The thing that prompted all this for me was a preponderance of fever blisters that I'd been getting over the past 6-12 months or so. He said my immunity levels probably "sucked." He looked at the results of a January blood test that I'd had done and said, "Yep, Vitamin D levels 'suck.'"

The doc is not a young guy -- been around for awhile. I liked him (first time I'd seen him) because he pulled no punches.

I didn't ask him any questions about his favorite word -- "suck." I figured, leave well enough alone.   :rotf:

ETA: I'm no chemist, but I believe that sunlight helps convert Vitamin D into Calcium in the body. Something like that, anyway.
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Re: Supplements
« Reply #34 on: July 01, 2009, 08:18:34 AM »
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Re: Supplements
« Reply #35 on: July 01, 2009, 11:45:20 PM »
Quote from: Eupher on July 01, 2009, 05:41:37 AM

ETA: I'm no chemist, but I believe that sunlight helps convert Vitamin D into Calcium in the body. Something like that, anyway.


Something like that. It's like you need the Vit D for your body to utilize the calcium.

For what it's worth, I have seen doctors write for vitamins on Rx pads. Pharmacies fill them also. Just what I heard.  :innocent:
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Re: Supplements
« Reply #36 on: July 04, 2009, 02:38:38 AM »
There is also Rx fish oil.

http://www.lovaza.com/
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Re: Supplements
« Reply #37 on: July 07, 2009, 04:02:17 PM »
Supplements are incredible, and I think are very valuable, but along with supplements make sure you're eating a diet that consists of a lot of greens and water. Supplements, like I said, are incredible, but sometimes unless you combine supplements and diet together...you may not see the fullness of the results you'd like. Good luck to healing all problems with your eyes...the natural way!!  :cheersmate:
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