Supplements

I use a one a day vitamin and fish oil. Many people know that it is good to take a vitamin but don't know much about or never heard of fish oil.

Fish oil is recommended for a healthy diet because it contains the omega-3 fatty acids, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic (DHA).

Benefits include anti-inflammatory properties and positive effects on body composition. Some experts also believe that taking fish oil (in any form) can help regulate cholesterol in the body.

What made me a believer is my own experience. I hurt my left knee during football many many years ago and every so often when I am walking up the steps at my office I get a twinge of pain. I have been taking fish oil for 2 months and I have not had that pain at all. I will keep you updated on this, but as of now, I love it and will continue to use the fish oil with a daily vitamin.

One more note about vitamins. I know that they say most of a one a day vitamin is just expelled from the body, so I should take a two a day or something like that. For those not familiar with a two a day vitamin, they just make the pill with half the dose. The idea behind that is when your body digests the vitamin you get some of what you need and some doesn’t get digested and just passes out the body. By splitting the does to twice a day, you end up getting more useable vitamins that get digested and less that gets passed out of the body.

I know this make a two a day better, but for me is was just one more pill to have to remember to take and quite a few times I would forget to take the second one. So that’s why I switched back to a one a day.

I am still checking into powdered vitamins. I hear that they absorb into the body easier so you don’t end up passing they vitamins out and in turn waste money. But I will post more info when I get done checking on that!!!

I am also currently looking into a few more products, Glucosamine, Chondroitin, and MSM. Once I figure out if I will take these products for Joints I will post about them.