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Re: May I say.. My chromium is 400 mcgs :)
From: AdoptASAP (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 31 May 2001 13:01:02 -0500 (CDT)
Brand doesnt matter when you are buying any medication. If you mean
type, Id like to know too. I will also check out Walmart. I biought
mine at a grocery store.
At Thu, 31 May 2001, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>
>mine is from sundown ( well made by ). It is called Chromium 400mcg
>XTRA. I got it from wal-mart. It says. balanced with
>calcium,grapefruit extract,and a special weight loss complement of
>Inositol. If I have the wrong brand DO NOT TELL ME....... I like mine.
>Does the same as Metformin did for me,MINUS my HAIR LOSS.....LOL
>I also use Vitex 1 500 mg capsule a day along with Natural Progesterone
>Cream after O..... That is if I ever O. If I don't then i take the NPC
>days 16 til AF shows.
>Not much help , but saw the distress on the Chromium and thought i would
>add my 2 cents. Good Luck Y'all missy
>
>>>Help! I'm not sure how much GTF Chromium to take per day. Someone said
>>>in the past 400 mcg, but that CAN'T be right. The only kind I found was
>>>20 mcg a tablet. I can't humanly take 20 a day!! What do I do? I
>>>started the cinnamon thing I heard about on Sunday. I get my blood
>>>sugar checked on Mon. I think I'll hold off adding the GTF chromium
>>>until I figure out what just the cinnamon does.
>>>
>>>--
>>>Becca
>>>
>>>Becca
>>>
>>>At Tue, 29 May 2001, AdoptASAP wrote:
>>>>
>>>>Ok, I bought all these things, now what? I am not opening them until my
>>>>RE appointment on the 8th. But so I have an idea waht to say, what do I
>>>>do with them?
>>>>
>>>>I bought the cinnemon. I will use it in my drink.
>>>>
>>>>Chromium Picolinate 200 MCG = 166% of Daily Suppliment
>>>>
>>>>Essensical Oils =Flaxseed Oil 400 mg; Borage Seed Oil 400 mg; Fish oil
>>>>50% Omega 3 400 mg [which breaks down to: Oleic Acid 152mg; Linoleic
>>>>Acid (omega 6) 180mg; Gamma Linolenic Acid 96mg; Alpha Linolenic (omega
>>>>3) Acid 220mg; Eicosapentanoic Acid 120 mg; Docosahexaenoic 80 mg]
>>>>
>>>>Folic Acid 400 MCG (Because I knew I was supposed to take it)
>>>>
>>>>Balanced B Complex and C with Rose Hips (Because I knew I was supposed
>>>>to take it)
>>>>
>>>>How much Chromium should I be taking? I forgot the Glutamine. I will
>>>>get that tomorrow. How much of that should I be taking too?
>>>>
>>>>This information will be given to my RE for processing. I will not be
>>>>taking them until I talk to him first but need to know what to tell him.
>>>>He is a fab doc too...one who cares, listens and loves to learn from his
>>>>patients.
>>>
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