Vitamins and Supplements
The following is my current vitamin regimen. I take these vitamins in an attempt to ease the symptoms of endometriosis and to keep my immune system as healthy as possible.
Breakfast Time:
One probiotic capsule before breakfast.
One Vitamin E softgel (400IU as d-alpha-tocopherol)
One Evening Primrose Oil capsule, 1,300mg. It’s good for pain management.
One Ester-C capsule (with Citrus Bioflavonoids – 1,000mg).
Mid-morning:
One zinc tablet, 50mg (to ward off colds because I work with children).
One Vitamin D-3 tablet (to help fight against the winter blahs when there’s not a lot of sunlight, and it also helps metabolise calcium).
Lunch Time:
One Calcium Citrate capsule (300mg of Calcium, 150mg of Magnesium). Calcium Citrate helps protect against bone loss much better than other forms of calcium. Research also suggests that calcium and magnesium helps relax your muscles.
One No-Flush Niacin capsule – 500mg (make sure the Niacin contains Inositol).
One Evening Primrose Oil capsule, 1,300mg. It’s good for pain management.
One to Two Turmeric capsules (I started this in 2010 after my friend Nate told me about a study that showed the curcumin ingredient helped arrest endometriosis in mice. Can’t hurt to try it, right?)
Evening (anywhere from dinner to bedtime):
One to Two Calcium Citrate capsules (300mg of Calcium, 150mg of Magnesium)