Is My Diet and Supplement Plan Sensible?

take taurin

With respect, that cocktail costs alot of money to sustain,
perhaps better spent getting some medical tests done to see
if there is a heart problem to treat. One can have muscle
related pain in the chest and other possible sources, pain
and locating it's source can be tricky. If your income is
limited you can still recieve health care. That cocktail
might be doing some harm, how do you know, how did you
settle upon it?

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At weight 260 pounds I decided I needed to lose weight and
get some exercise. I am a 50 year old man. I have lost 50
pounds and am feeling much better. But, at times, I feel
what I believe are..."heart pains". I can not afford either
expensive tests, or a stint or a bypass or any such medical
procedure. I will just have to live or die with my
condition. And, I have been trying, using vitamins and
supplements, to recover my health.

Here are the vitamins and supplements I take DAILY,

3 grams of Vit C 8,000 IU of Vit A 400 IU of Vit E 100mg of
Magnesium 100mg of Selenium 1000 mg of Calcium 3 Fish Oil
softgels 2 Tablespoons of Lecithin CoQ10 softgel for Heart
Alpha Lipoic Acid softgel for Heart

also for vision I take these each day

Primrose Bilberry Lutein

and before each meal I take 2 CLA capsules, that totals
2,000 mg CLA

Every other day or so, I take a B1 and a B12 vitamin.

I wonder if I am on a reasonable and sensible approach to
recovering my health and strengthening my heart? Are there
other things I should be taking? I also drink about 3 oz of
red wine with my meals. My thinking is that I would like to
reduce the plaque buildup in my blood vessels and that this
diet and supplements will allow me to do that.

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At weight 260 pounds I decided I needed to lose weight and
get some

exercise. I

Quoted message said:

am a 50 year old man. I have lost 50 pounds and am feeling
much better.

But, at

Quoted message said:

times, I feel what I believe are..."heart pains". I can
not afford either expensive tests, or a stint or a bypass
or any such medical procedure. I

will

Quoted message said:

just have to live or die with my condition. And, I have
been trying, using vitamins and supplements, to recover
my health.

I'll agree in part with the Toad, you need a "full
physical"!! I'd include a hormone panel if you can
afford it.

Your vitamin regimen likely isn't harmful. I'll suggest some
changes to it. My comments are mixed in below..

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Here are the vitamins and supplements I take DAILY,

3 grams of Vit C

I'd suggest 500 mg three times a day.

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8,000 IU of Vit A

4000 IU of Vitamin A. Try to get a large dose of
carotenoids from your diet. Green leafy vegetables every
day plus tomato products

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400 IU of Vit E

I take more. Mixed tocopherols with high gamma.

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100mg of Magnesium

You should try to plan a diet plan that provides +800 mgs
from the diet. If you still what magnesium supplement
consider a half teaspoon of magnesium sulfate in a glass of
water. It is dirt cheap and at that dose won't loosen your
stool. That will provide 250 to 300 milligram of Mg.

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100mg of Selenium

No, you don't take that much.!!! You are taking 100
MICROgrams of Se. This mistake suggests you are a technical
illlerate.

I take 200 mcgs of Se

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1000 mg of Calcium

Whether you need this depends of your diet. It likely won't
hurt much and it may help prevent some bowel cancers if I
recall correctly.

I take a 10 milligram vitamin K supplement in hopes of
reducing the chances of the formation of ectopic calcium
deposits in the soft tissues i.e. hardening of the arteries.
A good intake of green leafy vegetables can be a big help.
Warning, the suggested daily intakes of vitamin K are too
low by a factor of at least 4X. Again you should plan your
diet to contain at least 400 mcgs of K from greens.

I take a large vitamin D supplement for prostate health. In
other words, not a 400 IU supplement rather something more.
Plan for regular sun exposure if you work in doors. A good D
level improves your Ca uptake from the gut.

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3 Fish Oil softgels

I'd choose wild caught fish from either fresh or canned
salmon and sardines. Get the fish which are low on the
food chain.

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2 Tablespoons of Lecithin

Ok. Just remember this contains a fair number of calories.

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CoQ10 softgel for Heart

How much? hopefully at least 100 milligrams and better more
like 200 milligrams or more. IMHO

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Alpha Lipoic Acid softgel for Heart

How much?

Quoted message said:

also for vision I take these each day

Primrose Bilberry Lutein

I'd choose arginine, taurine, and carnitine in multi-
gram doses, if I was experimenting on myself. On an
empty stomach.

Quoted message said:

and before each meal I take 2 CLA capsules, that totals
2,000 mg CLA

I am a little leery of CLA supplements.

Quoted message said:

Every other day or so, I take a B1 and a B12 vitamin.

Get a B-vitamin that covers all the B-vitamins. Plus extra
B-12, inositol, and folic acid.

Quoted message said:

I wonder if I am on a reasonable and sensible approach to
recovering my

health

Quoted message said:

and strengthening my heart? Are there other things I
should be taking? I

also

Quoted message said:

drink about 3 oz of red wine with my meals. My thinking is
that I would

like to

Quoted message said:

reduce the plaque buildup in my blood vessels and that
this diet and supplements will allow me to do that.

Exercise. Exercise. Once you are OKed by the Doc!!! Have you
been checked for the onset of diabetes T2?

You are getting a quite late start in improving your
nutrition and weight levels. You don't want to wait any
longer so "hang in there" and keep working to lower
your weight.

Warning!!! I am not a physician and this posting is for my
own personal entertainment. Warning..... as you maybe a
technical illiterate, you may need a physician to tell when
to take your next step or have your next thought.

William A. Noyes

Don't anybody else make a typo here. It may mean you
are insane.

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"KrystalNJeff" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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At weight 260 pounds I decided I needed to lose weight
and get some

exercise. I

Quoted message said:

am a 50 year old man. I have lost 50 pounds and am
feeling much better.

But, at

Quoted message said:

times, I feel what I believe are..."heart pains". I can
not afford

either

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

expensive tests, or a stint or a bypass or any such
medical procedure. I

will

Quoted message said:

just have to live or die with my condition. And, I have
been trying,

using

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

vitamins and supplements, to recover my health.

I'll agree in part with the Toad, you need a "full
physical"!! I'd include a hormone panel if you can
afford it.

Your vitamin regimen likely isn't harmful. I'll suggest
some changes to it. My comments are mixed in below..

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Here are the vitamins and supplements I take DAILY,

3 grams of Vit C

I'd suggest 500 mg three times a day.

Quoted message said:

8,000 IU of Vit A

4000 IU of Vitamin A. Try to get a large dose of
carotenoids from your diet. Green leafy vegetables every
day plus tomato products

Quoted message said:

400 IU of Vit E

I take more. Mixed tocopherols with high gamma.

Quoted message said:

100mg of Magnesium

You should try to plan a diet plan that provides +800 mgs
from the diet. If you still what magnesium supplement
consider a half teaspoon of magnesium sulfate in a glass
of water. It is dirt cheap and at that dose won't loosen
your stool. That will provide 250 to 300 milligram of Mg.

Quoted message said:

100mg of Selenium

No, you don't take that much.!!! You are taking 100
MICROgrams of Se. This mistake suggests you are a
technical illlerate.

I take 200 mcgs of Se

Quoted message said:

1000 mg of Calcium

Whether you need this depends of your diet. It likely
won't hurt much and it may help prevent some bowel cancers
if I recall correctly.

I take a 10 milligram vitamin K supplement in hopes of
reducing the chances of the formation of ectopic calcium
deposits in the soft tissues i.e. hardening of the
arteries. A good intake of green leafy vegetables can be
a big help. Warning, the suggested daily intakes of
vitamin K are too low by a factor of at least 4X. Again
you should plan your diet to contain at least 400 mcgs of
K from greens.

I take a large vitamin D supplement for prostate health.
In other words, not a 400 IU supplement rather something
more. Plan for regular sun exposure if you work in doors.
A good D level improves your Ca uptake from the gut.

Quoted message said:

3 Fish Oil softgels

I'd choose wild caught fish from either fresh or canned
salmon and

sardines.

Quoted message said:

Get the fish which are low on the food chain.

Quoted message said:

2 Tablespoons of Lecithin

Ok. Just remember this contains a fair number of calories.

Quoted message said:

CoQ10 softgel for Heart

How much? hopefully at least 100 milligrams and better
more like 200 milligrams or more. IMHO

Quoted message said:

Alpha Lipoic Acid softgel for Heart

How much?

Quoted message said:

also for vision I take these each day

Primrose Bilberry Lutein

I'd choose arginine, taurine, and carnitine in multi-gram
doses, if I was experimenting on myself. On an empty
stomach.

Quoted message said:

and before each meal I take 2 CLA capsules, that totals
2,000 mg CLA

I am a little leery of CLA supplements.

Quoted message said:

Every other day or so, I take a B1 and a B12 vitamin.

Get a B-vitamin that covers all the B-vitamins. Plus extra
B-12, inositol, and folic acid.

Quoted message said:

I wonder if I am on a reasonable and sensible approach
to recovering my

health

Quoted message said:

and strengthening my heart? Are there other things I
should be taking? I

also

Quoted message said:

drink about 3 oz of red wine with my meals. My thinking
is that I would

like to

Quoted message said:

reduce the plaque buildup in my blood vessels and that
this diet and supplements will allow me to do that.

Exercise. Exercise. Once you are OKed by the Doc!!! Have
you been checked for the onset of diabetes T2?

You are getting a quite late start in improving your
nutrition and weight levels. You don't want to wait any
longer so "hang in there" and keep working to lower
your weight.

Warning!!! I am not a physician and this posting is for my
own personal entertainment. Warning..... as you maybe a
technical illiterate, you may need a physician to tell
when to take your next step or have your next thought.

William A. Noyes