Could I be taking too many vitamins and supplements?
I have been trying very hard to improve my diet, health and fitness. I would like educated opinions on the idea of me taking TOO MANY vitamins and supplements along with my regular diet. Currently this is basically what I eat
Breakfast:
Either a cup of oatmeal w/ a glass of milk OR a bowl of organic yogurt and organic granola
Scoop of Macro Greens Powder (greens superfood powder)
1 Salmon Oil (2 a day formula)
1 Alive! Whole food multivitamin (3 a day formula)
1 Glucosamine and MSM vitamin (2 a day formula but I only take 1 a day)
16 Ounces of water
Mid Morning snack:
apple or banana
protein shake (metrx protein plus, about 110 cal, 24 grams of protein)
Water
Lunch:
half the week its chicken breast (boneless skinless), brown rice, and a huge handful of spinach and red leaf romaine. the other half the week its a regular turkey sandwich from quiznos on 9 grain artisan wheat, no mayo, no cheese w/ mustard, a tiny bit of pesto, mushrooms, onions, olives, mixed greens and tomatoes.
water
Mid afternoon meal:
chicken breast/thigh (boneless skinless) OR salmon filet
brown rice
organic soup (tomatoe or butternut squash from trader joes)
1 Alive! whole food multivitamin
water
Pre workout:
organic oatmeal
small scoop of protein, 15-20 grams of the metrx protein plus
water
post workout
immediately as im leaving the gym i down about 30grams of 100% whey isolates, dymatize elite brand
water
dinner:
chicken breast/thigh (boneless skinless) or salmon filet, or turkey cutlets
green veggies – either brocolli, asparagus or a huge plate of raw spinach
on days that I work out i eat brown rice, non workout days i dont
1 Alive! whole food multivitamin
1 salmon oil
1 calcium chewable (2 a day but I only take one a day)
water
Before bed:
Metrx protein shake w/ milk on workout days and w/ water on non workout days
My workout program is an 8 day spread, 3 days of VERY heavy weight training, 2 days of cardio, and 3 days of rest in between those (2 days of rest after legs day, 1 day of rest somewhere else in between)
I drink a ton of water all day, not just when i wrote with meals
keep in mind, nearly ALL of my food is either "natural" or "organic." I am educated on what "natural" is for all you critical people.
ATTENTION: Thanks for the link Dr. but did you even read what I wrote here? Nearly all my vitamins are food based and all the food I eat are whole foods, and usually natural and organic. The protein I take is just straight up whey protein and a protein blend, nothing fancy and not at all like some of the heavily marketed body building supplements you see in magazines these day. My advice, please READ my diet and pay attention to the DETAILS. No comments please unless you read the whole thing!
