Supplement advice please!

[stacy3477]

I'm taking this multi: GNC Women's Ultra Mega® ACTIVE Multivitamin without iron - GNC - GNC (The product info breaks down the ingredients/values).

Can I add a L-Carnitine/CoQ10 and an Omega-3?

Thank you!

[Georgiana]

Re: Supplement advice please!

L-Carnitine is a "barge" that transports fatty acids across the membrane of mitochondria. You only need it if you are deficient and this deficiency is causing you a high metabolic resistance.

Omega-3 is okay to take in addition to your multivitamin, but choose your source(s) of omega-3 wisely. Flaxseed oil for example is not a wise choice, imo, because the kind of omega-3 it contains needs to be first converted into a kind of omega-3 your body can use; the conversion is not very efficient (below 10%, so for 10 g of flaxseed oil you get less than 1 g of "usable" omega-3).

[stacy3477]

Re: Supplement advice please!

Thanks Georgiana!