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I Hate Swallowing Pills and Vitamins..

Posted Sep 30 07 11:48pm 4 Comments

I would like to take vitamins more consistently but I have had a problem swallowing pills ever since I was a little girl. I am OK swallowing the small ones, but I can't swallow those big horse pills. Unfortunately, most multi-vitamins come in "big horse pill" size.

I have taken "spray vitamins," and they are much easier for me, but alas, these haven't caught on in a mainstream way and are only available online or via agents who sell them for a few health companies.

A compromise is to grind up vitamins in the blender when I make a smoothie.

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Liquid vitamins are available at health food stores as well. Of course, it depends on what type of vitamin you are looking for the body. If you need a specific type like B1 or B5, then that's a little tough to get in liquid form. Super Nutrition puts out a vitamin that, reportedly, is easy to swallow. I mentioned it here at "Taking vitamins & supplements" few days ago. You can scroll down the page and view it if you like.
Some time back, I was advised to take calcium supplement. And I remember wondering why do these companied compete with each other to make these pills so huge. Blending in a smoothie is a good idea, but does it not taste bitter?
I'm a huge fan of Emergen-C to get your VC. It's a tasty powder form and you drink it with water - even though it's mainstream popular, you can still get it for a reasonable price at Trader Joe's. Just be careful with it because it's an excessive amount - not something you want to take everyday.
I know how you feel. One of the main reasons that I got involved in my business is because I can get all the vitamins that I need in just a 2 ounce shot a day.
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