Important vitamins to be taking from day one of induction or for any LCing

[Voyajer]

This is a compilation of daily recommendations from Atkins, Protein Power, and LC nutrition studies:

Most important:

Magnesium (chelated): 400 mg
Potassium: 99 mg
L-Carnitine: 2 g (especially important during first two weeks)

Important:

Multiple vitamin (without iron): daily dose per bottle
CoQ-10: 100 mg
Alpha Lipoic Acid: 200 mg

Helpful for weight loss:

L-Glutamine: 5 g to 40 g
Chromium: 200 mcg

Helpful as anti-oxidants (to slow aging, build immune system):

Vitamin E (mixed): 400 IU
DHEA (a hormone): 50 mg
Vitamin A (as beta carotene): 25,000 IU

Important for Vegetarians:

Vitamin B12: 500 mcg to 1000 mcg

Important for people who rarely eat fish:

EPA and DHA (omega-3 fatty acids) or cod liver oil or flaxseed oil

[Natrushka]

Originally posted by Voyajer
Potassium: 99 mg

Not sure about the other plans, but the Eades have changed their recommendation on potassium - the daily recommended dose is now 400mg through to Maintenance and even then on very hot days and on days when you engage in intense exercise.

Helpful as anti-oxidants (to slow aging, build immune system):

Vitamin E (mixed): 400 IU
DHEA (a hormone): 50 mg
Vitamin A (as beta carotene): 25,000 IU

Also, another, more powerful anti-oxidant that is rather new on the scene and has not made the more recent editions of most plans (but likely will in the future) is green tea. Green tea, as an anti-oxidant has been tested to be 25-100 times more powerful than Vits E & C. You can read more about this supplement here (http://www.supplementwatch.com/supatoz/supplement.asp?supplementId=159) .

Nat

[Voyajer]

Thanks Nat. As always good input.