Supplements

• Can magnesium be addicting?
• Is there a difference between iron and ferritin supplements?
• Do I take magnesium with or without food? On the directions it says, take with food, but your supplement schedule says to take it before bedtime, which I assume is then without food.
• Should I add 5mg of zinc to the Nutrient 950 to try to get 30mg of zinc?
• I take Pure Encapsulation multivitamins, which contains selenium, zinc, B-complex vitamins. Should I be taking additional?
• Does milk thistle lower iron/ferritin?
• Which multi vitamin do you recommend?
• Are there ever people that shouldn’t take vitamin B12 and methylcobalamin?
• My health is good, however, I've been feeling tired lately in the morning. My TSH came back at 1.65, which is normal for me. Free T3 was 2.71, lower than before. My endocrinologist said that Biotin can artificially reduce T3. Is that true?
• I have elevated TPO antibodies and my vitamin D is at 30. What do you recommend?
• Can you remind me again why you recommend people take the vitamin B12?
• Would it be okay if you took B12, and you didn’t really need it? Would it just excrete out of your body?
• I’ve been taking selenium, but my selenium came back 227 and the range was 23-190. Do you think I should stop that? I have stopped it for a while now, but I was feeling I wanted to start it up again.
• How much calcium do you recommend for women over 50? Is it okay to switch back and forth from magnesium citrate to glycinate as needed for constipation?
• I supplement with Thorne Potassium, Magnesium Citrate; 2 capsules per day for about two years. It helped me with a lot of my palpitations. Can I take it longer, together with Nutrient 950?
• Do you recommend extra selenium and B12 in addition to Nutrient 950?
• I ordered the Nutrient 950, without copper, iron and iodine. Is it for long term use?
• I started taking 600mg of thiamine and I think it's helping. How long should I take it?
• Since I’m dairy free, and will remain so, do you recommend taking a calcium supplement?
• Does the recommended desiccated liver contain iron? Do we need to take that along with the ferritin supplement if we have low iron? Isn't a ferritin supplement enough?
• You mentioned that most multivitamins compete with each other for receptor sites, and that Calton’s multivitamin as the one you recommend. You also recommend Nutrient 950. Does Pure Encapsulations use similar special non-competing technology?
• With the exception of ferritin which has been low for years, my iron levels were all good until I went gluten free three years ago. Would you ever recommend iron shots? If so, under what circumstances?
• My iodine levels are very low. Do you advise taking a supplement? Should I still take the selenium?
• When I try to take Omega 3 fish oil, my blood pressure drops; is this a side effect?
• I’m getting conflicting advice about iron supplementation. I have suspected mycoplasma and some say iron feeds the infection. My ferritin has dropped and I’m losing my hair. Others say to take iron as it’s essential. Which is right?
• I’ve been taking Selenium daily and now my levels are too high. What do you recommend?
• If I take a general multi vitamin and then take a mix like MTHFR Pathways, it seems like I am loading up on B-2, B-6, Folate, B-12 and Zinc. Should I take both?
• Can B vitamins and zinc be taken at the same time with a meal?
• My levels of Alkaline Phosphatase are low and I’m thinking about adding zinc as a supplement. But, I found a liquid formula as I cannot tolerate many fillers, but it is Zinc Sulfate. Is that ok?
• Is it best to avoid iodine all together to be extra safe?