ATKINS DIET - VITAMINS & MINERALS

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VITAMIN & MINERAL SUPPLEMENTS
I mention regularly throughout my journal entries the supplements I take, specially the changes from time to time. However, unless you read all my entries and tabulate the information I give there it may be unclear the overall level of supplements I am taking. This page will rectify any confusion by showing simply a list of what I take and I will update this list whenever there are changes:

Supplements - most taken before breakfast, after swallowing the fibre mixture.

multi-vitamin tablets ('Centrum Select 50+' - one-a-day)
vitamin C suckable tablet (1 x 500mg)
vitamin B Complex tablet (1)
vitamin E capsule (1 x 400iu)
cod liver oil capsule (1 x 525mg)
garlic tablet (1 x 'Wassen' or 'Kwai' one-a-day)
glucosamine sulphate tablet (1 x 600mg)
co-enzyme Q10 tablet (1 x 30mg )
pantothenic acid tablet (550mg)
1 magnesium capsule (1 x 150mg)
zinc tablet (4 x 15mg) - 4 before breakfast
Potassium comes in the form of low-sodium salt, which I sprinkle liberally over almost all food.

Some comments about the vitamin and mineral supplements I take
I have been taking some of these (or similar) for many years, long before I began to do the Atkins diet - for example a multi-vitamin tablet, a high-strength vitamin C tablet, a cod liver oil capsule, a garlic tablet.
Other multi-vitamins that I sometimes take/took are 'Atkins Basic 3' (three-a-day) or 'Centrum' (one-a-day). I now take 'Centrum Select 50+' (one-a-day), designed for people over 50 years old and this is readily available in the UK.
The other change is that I have doubled the zinc dosage from 2x15mg a day, to 4x15mg a day, all taken before breakfast.
Since starting to do Atkins, however, I have added the others. My guides for this have been:

Dr Atkins New Diet Revolution (often referred to as 'DANDR') - this is the main Atkins diet book;
Dr Atkins vita-nutrient solution - Your Complete Guide to Natural Health

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