Vitamins/supplements/antioxidants

[Livia]

I take a multi-vitamin, an extra vitamin C (good for allergy sufferers), extra folic acid and 2 Omega 3 fish oil supplements (one w/ lunch, one w/ dinner). I always take vitamins w/ food. I also drink the Tropicana OJ with added calcium.

I was diagnosed w/ hereditary high cholesterol when I was in my late 20's. My doctor insisted that diet and exercise would never matter to someone like me. I started taking Zocor, then Lipitor, and remained on them a very long time, until I started hearing horror stories about the dangers of long-term use of anti-statin drugs. I begged him to let me just TRY the Omega 3 supplements for 6 months. And guess what? My cholesterol went down! Still slightly above normal, but the doc said not enough to put me back on Lipitor and that I should just keep doing whatever I'm doing!