I have been on a plant diet since 2004. I have admittedly not been the best at it and struggled. Lately I have been working to get my B and D levels up, particularly B, as I have had low to very low levels. Prior to 2021 I did not have my Vitamin B checked despite docs knowing I’m on a plant diet/failure to advocate for myself.
Vitamin B – In-House Quest Diagnostics, Range: 211 – 911pg/mL
|4/2022 – 331|5/2022 – 326 |
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|9/2022 – 292|9/2022 – 292|
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I started taking [Smarty Pants Organic Prenatal Vitamins](https://www.smartypantsvitamins.com/products/organic-prenatal-gummy-vitamins)\* (veg formula) at 2 a day beginning June 2022, previously (Oct – Dec 2021) I took Nature’s Gate B-12 Complex tablets. With hypothyroidism, I want to keep selenium in my diet, but limit biotin (prenatal vitamins aren’t the best for this, they had everything I wanted minus iron). I would rather avoid biotin. Definitely could use some iron, folate, and omegas. At 36, I have kinda bad cholesterol, unfortunately genetics & my stupidity play a huge part in that for me; I eat a naturally low fat high fiber diet. I recognize I could be *a lot* better and am slowly working on cutting out soda and Starbucks, which are bad in excess, and I need to shore up.
Currently in the process of being diagnosed with autoimmune +/- central nervous system disorders, along with allergies to shellfish, all dairy, red dyes, eggs, soy, and all forms of wheat. Most fake meat products are out of my diet, I can have Quorn, Beyond Meat, and maybe one other. While I’d prefer to eat my vitamins, this is not a situation where I can. Trying to lose about 20lbs with a restricted caloric diet + low impact exercise/weights.
I am open to taking multiple types of supplements to bring my levels up. I know gummy vitamins aren’t as top tier as water-soluable, however I have a tendency to get random throat swelling so I choke on medication/food a lot.
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