Dietary Supplements: What Vitamins Should I Take?

What Supplements Do You Need?

Fitness expert and P90X creator Tony Horton knows what vitamins and minerals keep you strong, healthy and energized. Here, he shares his supplemental knowledge
By Tony Horton
 

Vitamin C

Why You Might Need This: Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant that slows aging, aids tissue repair, enhances immunity, helps you handle stress, maintains healthy gums, activates folic acid, and increases iron absorption.

Effective Dosage: 500 to 3,000 milligrams daily. Our bodies don’t make vitamin C, so we need outside sources. Ester-C is the better form. It’s non-acidic, enters the blood faster, and stays in tissues longer (combine it with bioflavonoids for a greater effect). Vitamin C rapidly flushes away in urine, so take it in a time-released formula or divide up your dose over the course of the day and take with food.

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