Gummy Vitamins vs Regular Vitamins

[Mila333]

I have hard time swallowing regular vitamins and just bought gummy ones. I was so excited how easy is to take them, but I just read some not so good reviews about gummy vitamins. Now I feel bad because I think they are not going to do a good job. I have vitamin D deficiency (was told it's inherited) and it is important for me to take them on daily bases. I also take multivitamin, vitamin C, and Fish-Oil (all gummies).
Does anyone have experience with taking gummies and did they worked for you? I am also worried about sugar intake now. I am mad at myself that I didn't read the nutrition labels. I was so happy finding vitamins that are easy to take and forgot to do my homework before I purchased them. Your thoughts?

[Mila333]

Thank you for your response. Next time I by vitamins I am buying pills and I will try to do what you suggested. The sugar from gummy vitamins is the last thing I need.... They are so easy to take though :(

[gymdandee]

http://www.alternavites.com/adult

you can try these first.
The next time you take your vitamins, try drinking from a water bottle. Keep your lips pursed and attached to the bottle at all times and use a sucking action to drink. This will trigger an automatic opening of the throat and the natural urge to swallow, allowing the pills to go down smoothly.

Tilt your head forward. Capsules, especially, can be tricky to swallow because they have a tendency to float. Most of us tilt our heads back when trying to swallow one, which causes the capsule to float to the front of the mouth. Instead, place the capsule in your mouth, taking a small sip of water while tilting your head slightly forward. The capsule should float right down your throat.

[deksman2]

I didn't have experience with gummies, but I would surmise they are fine to take, so long as the vitamins themselves are in proper forms which your body can actually use.

There are some peer-reviewed studies which indicate which forms of vitamins are most effective to use.
I would suggest googling for those... or something along the lines of Vitamin supplements absorption.

There are some conflicting reports though in case of nutrients for example such as Zinc.
Zinc Picolinate was the only form which showed raised levels in the body after long term supplementation.

Also... Vitamin D3 is the ONLY viable form you should be taking... and I recommend at minimum about 10 000 IU daily (or 70 000 IU weekly).

Make sure your magnesium levels are ok while taking D3... plus it was also suggested that Zinc is also recommended to take with D3.

But if you will be supplementing with higher Zinc levels, then you'd also have to supplement with Copper to avoid deficiencies - copper Sebacate is recommended in this case (make sure that for ever 15mg of Zinc, you take 2 mg of Copper).

I think you can get most of those nutrients (inc, magnesium) in sufficiently high levels from things such as almonds and Brazilian nuts.