Supplements To Consider
Excerpted from Fertility Cycles and Nutrition by Marilyn Shannon
|
Supplement |
Amount |
Comments on Safety |
| Vitamin A |
5,000 – 20,000 IU |
20,000 IU maximum if pregnant
|
| Vitamin B1 |
25-100 mg |
Toxicity rare.
|
| Vitamin B2 |
25-100 mg |
No Toxicity reported
|
| Niacin (B3) |
25-100 mg |
Known toxicity begins at 750 mg. Use niacinamide
|
| Pantothenic |
25-100 mg |
No Toxicity reported
|
| Choline |
25-100 mg |
May cause depression at much higher levels
|
| Inositol |
25-100 mg |
No known toxicity
|
| Para-Aminobenzoic Acid (PABA) |
25-100 mg |
No data from Hausman
|
| B12 |
25-100 mg |
No toxicity reported; rarely, may mask folic acid deficiency
|
| Biotin |
25-100 mg |
No toxicity reported
|
| Folic Acid |
400-2,000 mcg
|
Relatively safe even at 5,00-10,000 mcg. Requires vitamin
C.
|
| Vitamin C |
1,000-2,000 mg
|
May decrease copper levels. Relatively safe except in
iron overloaded diseases
|
| Vitamin D |
400-600 IU
|
Most toxic vitamin toxicity reported at 1200 IU
|
| Vitamin E |
400-600 IU
|
Considered safe at 1000 IU even by its opponents
|
| Calcium |
500-1000 mg
|
Need to take a Calcium Citrate and half as much magnesium.
Maximum is 1500 mg.
|
| Magnesium |
500-1000 mg
|
No toxicity reported from supplements.
|
| Iron |
0-30 mg
|
18-30 mg per day safe maximum Can’t use iron from
ferrous sulfate.
|
| Iodine |
150 mcg
|
Toxic at high levels
|
| Copper |
150 mcg
|
Toxic at high levels
|
| Zinc |
25-50 mg
|
Too much zinc decreases copper. Some suggest a maximum
of 25 mg.
|
| Maganese |
10 mg
|
Low toxicity
|
| Potassium |
from diet
|
No toxicity reported for over the counter preparations.
|
| Chromium |
150 mcg.
|
No known toxicity at this level.
|
| Selenium |
50-200 mcg
|
500 mcg is safe max, for total intake – diet plus
supplements.
|
** Please take your prenatal vitamins and compare to these requirements.
