a multivitamin with minerals is fine to take one that provides 100% daily value for most vitamins and minerals is recommended. multivitamins typically don't have the recommended amount for calcium so you want to check to see how much it contains and get the rest from diet. you both need 1000mg daily and most dairy products contain 300mg (1 cup milk/yogurt/1. 5 ounce cheese). also check the amount of vitamin d it contains as the recommended amount is 600iu and some supplements have less. that being said if you are low in vitamin d you will need to take more. i recommend you see your doctor for a physical and lab work and get your vitamin d levels checked. if you are low your doctor can make recommendations about how much to take. multivitamins also don't contain potassium -- an electrolyte people fall short on with low levels being associated with elevated blood pressure. potassium is found in fruits and vegetables so make sure you get plenty of produce. multivitamins also don't contain omega-3 fatty acids such as dha and epa found in fish. eating fish twice or week can help as can getting plant sources of omega 3 fatty acids found in flax walnuts and canola oil. sleep and eating patterns make a big difference for shift workers. the following article discusses tips on how to manage food and eating to help with getting adequate sleep. <link> good luck and stay healthy!
i want a daily vitamin for my husband & i. i am 22 and he is 28 both fairly healthy just busy with work. any advice? . he works nights and it seems like every weekend he is not feeling 100% because of the "graveyard" like shifts. also we dont get much time to eat but what we do eat is fairly healthy.