Essential vitamins for a strong + healthy body 💪🏻

I’m a strong believer that a healthy body is key to a happy body and making sure my body gets all the vitamins and nutrients it needs to function optimally is how I #LoveMyself 🤩

Subtle flex: I rarely get sick bcus my immune system is pretty strong! I would like to think that it’s because I make my health a priority 😤

I want to preface that I focus on getting my vitamins and nutrients from my food, but it’s impossible to get everything in a day from your 3 meals. So, it’s never a bad idea to have a little top-up! 😉

These are what I take on the daily:

1️⃣ 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧

This is a handy little vitamin that actually tastes good to help me supplement those essentials nutrients for daily functioning.

I don’t like spending time in the sun + I slather on that sunscreen + I’m in office the whole day, so vitamin D is lacking on my part!!! Vitamin D is so important — it helps the body absorb calcium for those strong bones 🦴 and this gives your FULL requirements in vitamin D.

Also has a good dosage of other vitamins like A, E, B6!

I like that it has added biotin to strengthen hair and nails as well, great if you have brittle hair and nails 👍🏻

NGL SWALLOWING PILLS is painful so I enjoy this gummy version since it tastes like a sweet…I’m really just a child cosplaying as an adult 👩🏻

2️⃣ 𝐈𝐫𝐨𝐧

Besides modifying my workout routine 🏋️‍♀️, I also take the iron supplements during my period when I’m losing a lot of blood.

While it doesn’t help with menses cramps, I see it as a long run kinda thing where I replenish my iron stores for a rainy day 😂

Iron is vvv important and low levels of iron can cause dizziness, headaches, and lightheadedness.

3️⃣ 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐜𝐢𝐮𝐦

I recently learned that bone density peaks around your 30s and goes downhill after that. That’s why this is such a critical period to building up those bones — brittle bones will break easily and I’m sure no one wants that 😳

Calcium is pretty easy to get if you eat a diet rich in dairy (which I do). However, I skip out on the dairy during my period as it makes my cramps worse lol 😩

This is also a supplement I take during period times — ESPECIALLY bcus it’s shown to help with cramps which is MUCH APPRECIATED 😌

4️⃣ 𝐎𝐦𝐞𝐠𝐚-𝟑

Okay this is an essential as claimed by my Asian parents 🤪

However, it’s not without good reason — omega-3s are linked to lower blood pressure, LDL (bad cholesterol), lower levels of plague in the arteries.

Basically, it mitigates the precursors to serious stuff like heart disease and stroke.

Your body doesn’t make this so you NEED to ingest it! Omega-3 is easily found in fatty fish BUT I’m more of a chicken breast gal (unless it’s sashimi but $$$) so taking this orally helps supplement my omega-3 intake nicely.

5️⃣ 𝐕𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧 𝐂

Another Asian household essential!!!

I think the key thing is that vitamin C is an antioxidant, meaning it protects you from free radicals and keeps your cells strong and healthy.

Free radicals result in this phenomenon called oxidative stress (I know, how absolutely yuck, I actually had to study this in uni), which destroys your cells and is linked to the onset of brain diseases 😱

Super important — usually buy this when I’m in USA bcus it’s super cheap there 😀 I got a huge tub for like $13 hehe.

(っ◔◡◔)っ ♥ 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘐 𝘣𝘶𝘺 𝘮𝘺 𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘴 ♥ (っ◔◡◔)っ

I usually get my supplements from Myprotein because it’s really affordable.

Don’t listen to the price quoted on the website, they usually give discounts of around 55-60% so once you apply that, it works out really cheap (not affiliated but if you need help finding good promo codes I gotchu fam just ask me) 🤙🏼😜

For example, I usually get the Multivitamin Gummies at around $16 for a 60-day supply! A bit more pricey but it tastes good so I don’t mind.

I bought my omega-3s at around $70 for 1000 pieces which works out cheaper than supplement retailers like iHerb. You can check it out and compare but I think it’s one of the cheapest around.

Highly recommend picking up vitamin C if you’re in Europe or USA as it’s very cheap there!

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✨ 𝗣𝗿𝗼-𝘁𝗶𝗽: you can also look to fortified foods if you don’t like taking supplements — these are great for getting vitamins and minerals in your system as well.

Fortified foods like cereals (added iron and minerals) and milk (added vitamin D) can help you reach your daily recommended servings 🤙🏼

What are some essential supplements you take to keep your body healthy? Let me know what else I need to get in on 😬

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