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    Default Vitamin Challenge

    I am planning to do a 4 month vitamin challenge to see if they really make a difference in my hair health and growth rate. Would anyone like to join me? Here are the rules:

    • Must begin taking at least one vitamin or adding/switching a vitamin to a current vitamin regimen
    • Must follow whatever frequency you set for yourself for each vitamin (one a day, two a day, alternate vitamins alternate days, whatever)
    • Must keep dosage the same throughout the challenge (no upping dosages, but decreases are ok)
    • No hair growth measuring until the end of the 4th month
    • Post vitamin regimen and the date you’ll start the challenge.

    At the end of the 4 months, you can measure and see if there’s a growth difference or texture change or just healthier hair.

    Just to note, I am not encouraging anyone to begin taking tons of vitamins that could potentially be unhealthy for you. You can do this challenge even if you simply want to try taking a Flintstone’s chewable multi-vitamin! I did lots of research for my own vitamin regimen to make sure I’m not taking too much of anything and additionally, I won’t be starting them all at once. I’ll start with the basics and add on each week to determine if there are any negative reactions. Feel free to modify my rules for your situation!

    So, who’s interested?

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    Default Re: Vitamin Challenge

    I will be starting the challenge on October 4th. I will be taking the following vitamins:

    Week 1
    GNC Hair, Skin, and Nails (2x a day)
    Puritan's Pride Multi-Day Plus Minerals (1x a day)
    GNC Flaxseed Oil (1x a day)

    Mid-Week 1
    Puritan's Pride B-50 Complex (1x a day)

    Week 2
    Puritan's Pride MSM 500mg (1x a day)

    Mid-Week 2
    GNC Silica 11mg (1x a day)


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    Default Re: Vitamin Challenge

    Ok I think I'm in Hairlove. I was just starting this on my own. I'll get it all organize by the $th. I already know I'm taking msm for the joints, (started a week ago). Also I have a Multivitamin system that has A to Z then Sea kelp to boot. Tons of water and it on!

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    Default Re: Vitamin Challenge

    This should be interesting. We will be our own experiment see what really effects our hair growth. I've done almost all of these for a long time, but recently added MSM and Biotin. I'm in starting Oct. 1.

    Daily vitamins:

    NOW MSM 2000 mg
    NOW Vitamin C 1000 mg
    Spectrum Flaxseed Oil 1- 2 tbls
    Standard Process Iron
    NOW Biotin 2000 mcg
    Solaray B-100
    Country Life Calcium/Magnesium Complex 1000mg-500mg (2 tablets)
    Twin Labs B-12 sublingual 1000 mcg
    NOW Spirulina 3g
    Lots of water

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    Default Re: Vitamin Challenge

    Hey Hairlove
    I'm in...

    Here's my info....

    - Flintstone's Chewable Multi Vitamin (daily)
    - Country Life Biotin (3 mg daily)

    4 mths u say .... I think I can; I think I can (just need to psych myself up for the ~daily~ challenge )

    Ok, I'm ready

    My start date is Sunday, Oct 5th

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    Default Re: Vitamin Challenge

    I think I can....I'm out of hair vitamins for the moment, but since we have until the fourh, I have some time to get some more.

    Tebby

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    Default Re: Vitamin Challenge

    I'm in, too. My daily vitamin intake will be:

    One A Day Women's multivitamin
    1000mg MSM

    I actually started Sept. 1st after I gave myself a haircut. I got over 1 inch of growth last month, so I'm curious to see if this continues.

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    Default Re: Vitamin Challenge

    I'm in too!! I don't take my vitamins consistently so maybe this challenge will help!

    I'm taking
    GNC Nourishair 1 caplet twice a day
    Biotin 1000 mcg a day
    cod liver oil 1 caplet twice a day
    evening primrose oil 1 caplet twice a day
    one protein shake once a day

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    Default Re: Vitamin Challenge

    I'm in too. I will start on Sunday as well. I will post my vitamin regimen then, because I have no idea what it will be.

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    Default Re: Vitamin Challenge

    Count me in:

    GNC Mega woman without iron...two pills once a day
    GNC Nourishair two pills once a day.
    Coenzyme Q10 200 mgs once a day

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    Default Re: Vitamin Challenge

    [ QUOTE ]
    tekmommie said:
    I'm in too. I will start on Sunday as well. I will post my vitamin regimen then, because I have no idea what it will be.

    [/ QUOTE ] DITTO

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    Default Re: Vitamin Challenge

    I'm in!
    I'll start today (october 1)
    I'm taking
    *Spring Valley Multi Daily
    *PP Biotin 5mg daily (until it runs out, then I'm switching to freeda)
    *I'll add gnc msm the beginning of december
    *lots of water
    *increased protein (but no shakes or anything)

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    Default Re: Vitamin Challenge

    Count Me in too!

    No MSM for me..I am allergic to sulfur!
    One a Day Women's (1 daily)
    Vitamin Shop Skin hair and nails (3 daily)
    L-Cysteine (2250 mg)
    Vitamin C (double the l-cystein dose)
    Biotin(12 mg)
    Plenty of extra chicken and fish, water and exercise

    I already take the biotin and one a day vitamin vitamins.
    I will start taking the others on Friday.

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    Default Re: Vitamin Challenge

    I'm in. Starting the 1st
    1 Multi
    Evening Primrose Oil 3000 mg
    Flaxseed Oil 2000 mg
    Will add MSM and B-complex as well


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    Default Re: Vitamin Challenge

    I am in too!

    Multivitamin
    B-5
    Lots of water


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    Default Re: Vitamin Challenge

    i am in also

    see siggy for vit's

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    Default Re: Vitamin Challenge

    I'm in this challenge also. I will love to join in and start taking vitamins.

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    Default Re: Vitamin Challenge

    Yay to all of those joining me! This should be fun! Sometimes it's hard to remember to take the vitamins so this should be a good motivator.
    Does anyone know how long it typically takes for a shipment from Puritan's Pride? I ordered on Sunday but I never got a shipping confirmation...only an order confirmation.

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    Default Re: Vitamin Challenge

    I'm in!! I currently take:
    1 Centrum multi-vitamin
    2000mg Evening Primose Oil
    1000mg Flaxseed Oil
    1000mg Vitamin C

    Question- how do you measure your hair? Is there something you can buy or can I use tape measure?

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    Default Re: Vitamin Challenge

    I think everyone measures differently...
    Since I'm transitioning, I typically only "measure" my new growth. I just use a ruler.

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