Ok, i have the followng from H and B
Potassium 99mg
chromium Picolinate 200pg
calcium with vitamin D3 - 600mg
ABC plus multi vitamin with iron
3 of the 4 of these are huge and not nice to take.
Does this sound right or am I missing something or not needing any of the above please?
Annie
I think the chromium is to help with sugar cravings, so if you find you don't suffer from those once you're into ketosis (I never have) then there's no need to take that one.
The potassium is to do with body fluids. Ketosis has quite a strongly diuretic effect on the body and some people can lose too much sodium and potassium along with the excess water in the flushing out process. I never had a problem myself, but if you find you're getting any weakness or nausea or unaccustomed feelings of malaise it's worth taking potassium along with getting a bit more salt into your diet as well.
Your multivitamin has iron which is not recommended unless you've been diagnosed by a physician as being iron-deficient. Try to find one without the iron if you can.
The calcium + vitamin D is fine.
As you've realised, the only thing missing is an omega 3 supplement, but if you eat a lot of oily fish you probably won't need it.
I get the impression that most of these are really an "insurance" if you like, in case what you're actually eating doesn't quite cover your nutritional needs. Chances are with all that lovely meat, fish and veg you're getting plenty of nutrients, but it's as well to be sure.
By the way, I hear ya about the size of some of these tablets - my calcium one is a whopper
. I bought myself a tablet splitter from Amazon a while back so that I can cut the thing in two, otherwise I'd never get it down!
