Guest guest Posted March 18, 1999 Report Share Posted March 18, 1999 Hi Shirley, For most people chromium picolinate and chelated chromium will be absorbed about the same. Some people may find that the picolinate form is more absorbable. I once had a chromium deficiency and had to go through several different types before I finally found that the picolinate form worked best for me. From my own experience and from what I've read, it seems that the picolinate form is more easily absorbed. You may want to experiment to see which works best for you. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 18, 1999 Report Share Posted March 18, 1999 Shirley, I asked the same thing a little while ago... he told me that the chrominum piccolinate works the best. So, I got the Chrominum piccolinate and its good. I take about 400 mcg. It may take me a while to see the effect. Hope this helps for ya. Kozy ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 2001 Report Share Posted November 23, 2001 On what? My ND recommended that I supplement with chromium for a few months (due to diabetes running my family) but we ended our session before getting into how much I should take daily. wrote: > It all depends wrote: >> Anyone know how much chromium we should have in our diets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 2001 Report Share Posted November 23, 2001 It all depends chromium Anyone know how much chromium we should have in our diets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 2001 Report Share Posted November 23, 2001 Well, if you have a tendency to eat avoids like wheat/corn then your need goes up. If you have a history of diabetes in your family, which you have. It is really hard to tell - Best bet is to call your ND, since the recommendation is included in the fee you had to pay, but have a feeling that even he doesn't know the correct dosage. Hard to tell. I'd say 1 with each meal and see if you feel any difference. Fish oil is beneficial too. hope this helps. RE: chromium On what? My ND recommended that I supplement with chromium for a few months (due to diabetes running my family) but we ended our session before getting into how much I should take daily. wrote: > It all depends wrote: >> Anyone know how much chromium we should have in our diets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 2001 Report Share Posted November 23, 2001 make sure the chromium says TRIVALENT RE: chromium On what? My ND recommended that I supplement with chromium for a few months (due to diabetes running my family) but we ended our session before getting into how much I should take daily. wrote: > It all depends wrote: >> Anyone know how much chromium we should have in our diets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 2001 Report Share Posted November 23, 2001 wrote: > Well, if you have a tendency to eat avoids like wheat/corn > then your need goes up. If you have a history of diabetes > in your family, which you have. It is really hard to tell > - Best bet is to call your ND, since the recommendation is > included in the fee you had to pay, but have a feeling > that even he doesn't know the correct dosage. Hard to tell. > I'd say 1 with each meal and see if you feel any difference. > Fish oil is beneficial too. hope this helps. I'm not eating much in the way eating avoids now, but have in the past, which I suspect is the reason for the recommendation. That and the diabetes. He said that I would need to supplement for a few months, to build up my reserves; not long-term supplementation, though. I have another appointment in a couple of weeks, but I didn't really want to wait. Additionally, I'm of the persuasion that I prefer to be informed about the whats, wherefores & whys of what I'm taking - instead of blindly following. Also, my " one a day " vitamins include 120 mcg of chromium. I don't want to add a separate supplement if it's not necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 2001 Report Share Posted November 23, 2001 As I understand it, your body's chromium needs are partly determined by 1) how deficient you are and 2) how many carbs your body is metabolizing for energy. Also, I think another factor you must consider is whether or not you admire Snufflelufagus. Think about it. chromium > > Anyone know how much chromium we should have in our diets? > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 24, 2001 Report Share Posted November 24, 2001 Hi Axel, More carbs = more chromium needed? I don't get the snuffleufagus connection.... Ann Re: chromium As I understand it, your body's chromium needs are partly determined by 1) how deficient you are and 2) how many carbs your body is metabolizing for energy. Also, I think another factor you must consider is whether or not you admire Snufflelufagus. Think about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 27, 2001 Report Share Posted November 27, 2001 Axel, What on earth has Snufflelufagus got to do with it????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Smiles @ u -----Original Message----- As I understand it, your body's chromium needs are partly determined by 1) how deficient you are and 2) how many carbs your body is metabolizing for energy. Also, I think another factor you must consider is whether or not you admire Snufflelufagus. Think about it. chromium > > Anyone know how much chromium we should have in our diets? > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2002 Report Share Posted August 27, 2002 Yes. I'd read about the DNA damaging effects of picolinate, yet I still see it being sold in HFSs everywhere. If it is published enough for most of us to have heard that, why do they continue to sell this form of chromium in " Health Food " stores? I did the picolinate form for about two years, as a mostly ignorant weight trainer pre-BTD. 20-21 I think. Gave it up. I went into the chromiacin brand, bound to naicin. That stuff rocked, cost more than other forms. I have settled into another niacin-bound form of chromium, generic brand called " GTF Chromium " (simple enough). It works well for me. There is a patent on a form of niacin-bound chromium, but there is more than one niacin-bound chromium. Seems to be pretty reliable that vitamin/minerals extracted from whole food sources are better than isolates or synthetics. Hey , why the glycinate form of magnesium? Chromium Glucose Tolerance Factor (GTF) Chromium helps increase insulin sensitivity (a good thing). The key is to get the GTF variety, rather that the picolinate or polynicotinate varieties. The yeast-derived supplements are the best. Chromium picolinate has actually shown some carcinogenicity in recent studies involving high doses, as used in diabetics, and should therefore be avoided. The dose is 200-1000mcg per day, depending on your level of insulin resistance. The 200 is a maintenance dosage, and the 1000 is a treatment dosage; so, you can work within that knowledge. Perhaps you could talk to about getting the New Chapter product-a superior choice. Cheers, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2002 Report Share Posted August 27, 2002 Just wondering if anyone has done a de-tox before starting the ER4YT lifestyle change eating? It helped me out... with going cold turkey with foods. MG247 Axel Hultman wrote:Yes. I'd read about the DNA damaging effects of picolinate, yet I still see it being sold in HFSs everywhere. If it is published enough for most of us to have heard that, why do they continue to sell this form of chromium in " Health Food " stores? I did the picolinate form for about two years, as a mostly ignorant weight trainer pre-BTD. 20-21 I think. Gave it up. I went into the chromiacin brand, bound to naicin. That stuff rocked, cost more than other forms. I have settled into another niacin-bound form of chromium, generic brand called " GTF Chromium " (simple enough). It works well for me. There is a patent on a form of niacin-bound chromium, but there is more than one niacin-bound chromium. Seems to be pretty reliable that vitamin/minerals extracted from whole food sources are better than isolates or synthetics. Hey , why the glycinate form of magnesium? Chromium Glucose Tolerance Factor (GTF) Chromium helps increase insulin sensitivity (a good thing). The key is to get the GTF variety, rather that the picolinate or polynicotinate varieties. The yeast-derived supplements are the best. Chromium picolinate has actually shown some carcinogenicity in recent studies involving high doses, as used in diabetics, and should therefore be avoided. The dose is 200-1000mcg per day, depending on your level of insulin resistance. The 200 is a maintenance dosage, and the 1000 is a treatment dosage; so, you can work within that knowledge. Perhaps you could talk to about getting the New Chapter product-a superior choice. Cheers, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 Every nutrient is essential for balance and long term health. Most supplements are difficult to digest and absorb due to their inorganic structure. ladyburna <ladyburna@...> wrote: Is taking a chromium supplement as essential as selenium? Randy G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 All essential minerals are called essential for a reason, yes, but most people do not have to supplement chromium although they do selenium. Duncan > > Is taking a chromium supplement as essential as selenium? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2009 Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 Is chromium picolate what you give your child if they need chromium???? or are these two different things? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2009 Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 Chromium piclinate is the supplement you would use. > > Is chromium picolate what you give your child if they need > chromium???? or are these two different things? Thanks > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 13, 2009 Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 I have read chromium picolinate is one of most easily absorbed forms of chromium. Yes, you would give chromium picolinate. Madhuri > > Is chromium picolate what you give your child if they need > chromium???? or are these two different things? Thanks > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 Dr Peatfield recommends 120 in his book, so that's what I am on. > > Please does anyone know what the ideal level for chromium supplementation is? > > Dr Myhill has an article about Chromium, but I can't find any recommendations, except for her mineral mix which I can't tolerate. > > http://www.drmyhill.co.uk/wiki/Chromium > > My multivitamin/mineral contains 100 mcg (BioCare). > > Miriam > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/chromium.asp Please does anyone know what the ideal level for chromium supplementation is? Dr Myhill has an article about Chromium, but I can't find any recommendations, except for her mineral mix which I can't tolerate. http://www.drmyhill.co.uk/wiki/Chromium My multivitamin/mineral contains 100 mcg (BioCare). Miriam No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.445 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3137 - Release Date: 09/15/10 18:34:00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 Thanks, Sheila. Miriam > http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/chromium.asp > Please does anyone know what the ideal level for chromium supplementation is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 Thanks. I should be getting pretty much enough in my multivitamin/mineral then. Miriam > > > > Please does anyone know what the ideal level for chromium supplementation is? > > > > Dr Myhill has an article about Chromium, but I can't find any recommendations, except for her mineral mix which I can't tolerate. > > > > http://www.drmyhill.co.uk/wiki/Chromium > > > > My multivitamin/mineral contains 100 mcg (BioCare). > > > > Miriam > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 Dr Peatfield also recommends 30/60mgs CoEnzyme Q10 - which is the maintenance dose. I disagree with this small amount for people with metabolic problems, they need HIGH doses of CoQ10. My husband takes 300mgs daily without any problem in order to keep his cholesterol down - which it does, and he uses this along with vitamin B3 (Niacin) at 350mgs daily. Luv - Sheila Thanks. I should be getting pretty much enough in my multivitamin/mineral then. Miriam > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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