What daily supplements do you take and why

[nothuman]

I have to kind of agree with this...you just cannot keep adding and not subtracting. I take alot of supplements but there is a purpose there...and it pertains to either my bloodwork, my genetic heritage or im adding or subtracting to try to figure out why my bloodwork got effected from 4 months ago.....but i absolutely limit myself now and MAKE myself subtract something if anything new is added....i dont understand at all why you would be on carditone and telmisartan at the same time. I am doing krill now and made myself drop fish oil. At the same time you have to make a threshold for yourself and stick to it...and whenever you add something new you really also should be thinking ok "what do I deem not worthy".



Excuse me for saying this....but it is very true. When someone goes thru something as traumatic and life threatening as what you have been thru...it creates a hypochondriac syndrome where the worry about health is 50x greater than the normal person...and i understand that. Every single guy in this forum who in one day was faced with "ummm theres a good chance you wont see tomorrow"...I guarentee it they would really start looking at things differently toward their health......but with that can become this obsession....which i understand. I saw my father whittle away from a 205lb powerhouse to a 115lb riddled with cancer skeleton to his death. It effected me so greatly it changed my thought process. Much of my supplement intake is tuned toward cancer prevention....but i have to draw a line somewhere and I do....and my line is drawn and i think you should also. I would look at your list and decide what is not worthy...and make yourself do away with those. And then i would get to the point that if you study something and feel its beyond worthy, you MUST subtract if you add it in.



Some things you might want to question on your list are

HMB

Pine Bark

Vitamin E

Selenium<---there is some good but alot of bad that comes from extra Selenium you might want to read about that

Arg+ Orth<---I dont understand why you are taking arginine when you are taking citrulline malate

Garlic<--yes great product but if i was you i would make a decision of whether this makes it onto your list over another product

L-lysine<--unless you have a certain venereal disease I would pass on this

fish oil<--i would make the decision between fish oil and krill oil

Vitamin C<--i was kind of shocked to see you using this to be honest...because I gave you some recommendations on that hematocrit thread but I had no idea that you were taking a hefty dose of vitamin C. If you want your hematocrit and hemoglobin lowered the last thing you want to be taking is supplemental vitamin C (and vitamin E). There have been numerous studies that show vitamin C and (to a lesser extent vitamin E) greatly raise hemoglobin and hematocrit)



My point is this...I everyone should draw a threshold for themselves and stick to it.....and over time it will result in taking the best supplements for oneself and not taking 15 placebo's

You are 100% correct health has become an obsession after what I went through. Thank you for understanding. I don't know why I kept carditone on that list as I haven't taken it in over a year. Sorry about that one.

I want to make it clear I am willing to drop whatever I need to if it means my hematocrit will stop increasing all the time.

I'll go down the list you mentioned and tell you why I've been taking each of the following:

Selenium: I take one 200mcg tab with uniquinol because they interact well

L-lysine: was taking with vitamin C to do the Linus Paulding thing

Vitamin C: never in a million years thought this could be harmful. Needless to say, the dose I took an hour ago will be my last one for the foreseeable future.

Pine bark aka pycnogenol (heart health) HMB (overall health and athletic performance and fat loss). Curious why there aren't good for me to use?

Arg + orn (only using this for the ornithine to help with restful sleep. Arginine happened to be in it as well)

Garlic and fish oil: I can stop these if they are overkill in your opinion.

If I have to drop all of them, I can if you think I should.

I just want to say I do appreciate the constructive criticism. Lay it on me if you have to. I'm the first to admit I don't have all the answers to everything.

 

[Swifto]

Krill oil- lipid health
vitamin k2- heart health
macuguard- eye health (I'm blind in one eye)
citrus bergamot- lipid health
cur cumin- anti-inflammatory, heart health
cq10- brain and heart health
broccomax- anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, longevity
vitamin d3- low sunlight exposure ( I always avoid the sun due to light skin/moles) + immune/bone health
5-LOX Inhibitor with ApresFlex- anti-inflammatory, joint health (bad shoulders) and anti-cancer
greens powder- overall health

 

[nothuman]

What's your monthly supplement bill roughly?

Don't know. Don't care.

 

[Stewie]

Vitamin E and K together can raise hematocrit or just clotting ability? I feel like these are two things commonly stacked around here. Should I simply drop E?

Elvia, I am not taking carditone. That was an accident.

My blood pressure is low on my home monitor (life source) but has ranged between 113/58 to 130/80 at most doctors offices, so it's very confusing to me as far as what to believe

Its can potentially affect your clotting cascade. I would suspect that you're getting plenty of Vitamin E from food sources. Maybe just lower the dose.

How long have you been taking 3grams of Vitamin C? I personally don't see it exacerbating erythropoietin stimuli to the point of supraphysiological. That's not to say it's not a factor, given several micronutrients are involved with erythropoietin synthesis.

 

[Lilleo187]

Supps:
BCAA (only when cutting)
Citrulline
Arginine
Caffeine
Fish Oil
Cranberry Pills
Magnesium
Whey Isolate

Vitamins:
A
D
E
B12(methyl)

 

[devenidas]

Krill oil- lipid health
vitamin k2- heart health
macuguard- eye health (I'm blind in one eye)
citrus bergamot- lipid health
cur cumin- anti-inflammatory, heart health
cq10- brain and heart health
broccomax- anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, longevity
vitamin d3- low sunlight exposure ( I always avoid the sun due to light skin/moles) + immune/bone health
5-LOX Inhibitor with ApresFlex- anti-inflammatory, joint health (bad shoulders) and anti-cancer
greens powder- overall health

Swifto as you are in Europe have u ever tried this supp for eye health i wonder ?.. I put my wife on it last month. she has vision issues too. especially on one side.

I came across this on amazon uk and it had like crazy good reviews, best seller etc so thought to buy it for Mrs.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/qid/Macu...UTF8&qid=1489933996&sr=8-2&keywords=MacuGuard

check this out please

She has not noticed any benefit yet at all. she been taking it for a month now. Does your LE product really makes a diff in your vision ? I will switch it up to LE to give it a go. thanks mate.

 

[ThinkTank]

My daily supplementation consists of:

Ubiquinol 100mg 3x daily (heart health)

Vascepa 4 grams daily (EPA only)*

I have slightly elevated BP and my Lipid Panel is no bueno. (Total Cholesterol 234, Triglycerides 161,LDL 162, LDL/HDL ratio 4.1)

*To me the most interesting supplement is the Vascepa. Recently stopped Krill oil in favor of Vascepa. It is only a couple days old, however my research on it is really exciting. It is far superior to Lavoza and all OTC Omega Oils (Krill) because it does not raise LDL. I'll follow up with blood work in a couple of months and that will tell the tale.

I suspect a lot of people on here are going to switch OTC Omega Oils or their prescription Lavoza for Vascepa.

I am also doing 30 day run of Microbiome Plus Gastrointestinal Probiotics.

 

[dros]

Multi
High dosed B-Complex
Astaxanthin
Probiotics
Amino Acids

 

[Swifto]

Swifto as you are in Europe have u ever tried this supp for eye health i wonder ?.. I put my wife on it last month. she has vision issues too. especially on one side.

I came across this on amazon uk and it had like crazy good reviews, best seller etc so thought to buy it for Mrs.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/qid/Macu...UTF8&qid=1489933996&sr=8-2&keywords=MacuGuard

check this out please

She has not noticed any benefit yet at all. she been taking it for a month now. Does your LE product really makes a diff in your vision ? I will switch it up to LE to give it a go. thanks mate.

Thats looks like a very good supplement.

Anything thats a Best Seller on Amazon and has that many good reviews must be good IMO. Its very hard to fake reviews and purchases on Amazon.co.uk.

At 90 soft gels its also well priced.

Let me know how your wife gets on.

 

[devenidas]

Thats looks like a very good supplement.

Anything thats a Best Seller on Amazon and has that many good reviews must be good IMO. Its very hard to fake reviews and purchases on Amazon.co.uk.

At 90 soft gels its also well priced.

Let me know how your wife gets on.

thats what i thought. i was like wow this got to be good and being the sucker I am i read like 10 pages of reviews randomly selected from start to finish.

another thing i check is are the reviews verified purchases ? and most of them were.

I am thinking to double the dose or go to 3 GEL CAPS a day. on the bottle it says take one cap a day and do not exceed the dosage. I can not see what harm it can do taking bit more . its only got astaxatin, leutin and one more thing in it. Do you ?

I will PM you mate if she reports good results in few months. cheers

 

[Elvia1023]

This is becoming one of the most repeated threads here but it's always helpful.

Copied and pasted from my phone

Powders:
Creatine
Leucine
Taurine
HMB
Citrulline Malate
D-Ribose
Beta Alanine
Acetyl-L-Carnitine
Pine Bark Extract
Ashwagandha
Prebiotic
Heart Greens
Super Beets

Pills:
Ubiquinol
Curcumin
Vitamin E
Vitamin K2
Vitamin D3
Vitamin C
L-Lysine
Krill oil
Fish oil
Omega-7
Citrus Bergamot
PQQ
Arjuna
Astaxanthin
NAC
Selenium
Pomegranate extract
Garlic
Sulforaphane
Probiotic
Magnesium Threonate
Carditone
L-Arginine + L-Ornithine
Melatonin

Liquid:
Apple Cider Vinegar

Prescription: (I don't actually have an RX for these)
Metformin
Telmisartan
Cialis

Just use this for entertainment purposes as you can do what you want. But if I were in your situation and thinking what to keep in or not I would go with the following (this just to start with). Obviously you could take away or even add stuff in the future depending upon your current blood work or goals etc.

Powders:
Creatine
Leucine
Taurine
HMB.... take away
Citrulline Malate
D-Ribose... maybe takeaway
Beta Alanine
Acetyl-L-Carnitine
Pine Bark Extract
Ashwagandha
Prebiotic
Heart Greens
Super Beets

None of the above powders are essential but I see little harm in using many of them around training. Things like CM, Taurine, ALC, BA, Beets, Creatine etc are all very useful and bring about numerous performance and health benefits. I cycle a lot of these myself especially around training.

Pills:
Ubiquinol
Curcumin
Vitamin E... not needed
Vitamin K2
Vitamin D3
Vitamin C... lower the dose or takeaway
L-Lysine... unless you get coldsores takeaway
Krill oil
Fish oïl... I don't see an issue with combining fish and krill oil 50/50
Omega-7
Citrus Bergamot
PQQ
Arjuna
Astaxanthin
NAC
Selenium... takeaway
Pomegranate extract
Garlic
Sulforaphane
Probiotic
Magnesium Threonate
Carditone... not using anyway and definitely takeaway if using Telmisartan
L-Arginine + L-Ornithine... good but not needed if using CM etc
Melatonin

The above list is where you could take a lot from if you wanted to downsize your supplements. They are all useful but the sheer volume is not needed. I can't really say take this 1 away because I think most in the bottom half of that list could go. But some do similar things so you would have to decide. I think you could easily take away the likes of nac, pomegranate, selenium, garlic, magnesium and arginine and ornithine.

Incidentally synthergine contains a lot of things you are taking so could be added in just to reduce the volume but still have a similar intake. It contains liver aids so you could also drop the nac too.

Liquid:
Apple Cider Vinegar

Prescription: (I don't actually have an RX for these)
Metformin
Telmisartan
Cialis... no need to take it just for special occasions

I think you could easily takeaway about 15 things without your health changing. Although some of those powders have nice performance boosting effects too.

 

[lestatgear]

Baby aspirin - heart health
Multi vitamin - just because
Curcumin - anti-inflammatory/heart heralth
Niacin - cholesterol
NAC - liver
Milk Thistle Complex - liver
Supplement called vessel care-homocysteine levels
K2-heart
Ginseng complex - believe in it for multiple reasons
Osteo Bi-flex-joints, not sure if it does anything but what the hell
Emergen-C Vit C

 

[nothuman]

Its can potentially affect your clotting cascade. I would suspect that you're getting plenty of Vitamin E from food sources. Maybe just lower the dose.



How long have you been taking 3grams of Vitamin C? I personally don't see it exacerbating erythropoietin stimuli to the point of supraphysiological. That's not to say it's not a factor, given several micronutrients are involved with erythropoietin synthesis.

2-3 years at 3g supplement vit C but I have extra from my diet in the form of a cup of frozen berries daily and a solid amount of spinach, with a couple of scoops of greens powder, so it's definitely more. I could see it adding up

 

[Swifto]

thats what i thought. i was like wow this got to be good and being the sucker I am i read like 10 pages of reviews randomly selected from start to finish.

another thing i check is are the reviews verified purchases ? and most of them were.

I am thinking to double the dose or go to 3 GEL CAPS a day. on the bottle it says take one cap a day and do not exceed the dosage. I can not see what harm it can do taking bit more . its only got astaxatin, leutin and one more thing in it. Do you ?

I will PM you mate if she reports good results in few months. cheers

More is not always better.

I'd have to have a look at the doses used in clinical trials and treatments first.

 

[xpac2]

So much expensive piss in this threas

 

[TheOtherOne55]

I try to keep it pretty basic. If I add one, I take another out.

Circumin
Ubiquinol
Krill Oil
Baby Aspirin
Prebiotics
Digestive Enzymes
R-ALA
Metformin
Telmisartan

 

[bigNsmall]

So much expensive piss in this threas

LOL!

Very good.

 

[MR. BMJ]

NAC (1800mg/d divided bid)
Alpha-lipoic acid (6-900mg/d)
Metformin-SR (500mg bid)
Baby Aspirin EOD to ED for heart and COLON health (at night).
Citrus bergamot - 1 cap at night (Jarrow)
Super-Bio Curcumin - 1 cap in the morning.
Vit C - 5-1500mg/d (500mg prior to w/o).
Costco Fish Oil or TN - (5 grams BID)
CoQ10 - 100mg in the morning.
Ubiquinol - Costco 200mg at night.
Nolvadex or Aromasin
Vit D3 - 5,000iu 1-2x/d.

L-lysine for cold sores when I get them. (Haven't taken in awhile, I usually use Valtrex) lol.
Creatine Mono - haven't used in awhile.

Caffeine 2-400mg/d
25mg Primatene in the am right now
Citrulline Malate - 10 grams prior to W/O (Still trying to decide if they cause cold sores?)
EAA/Karboload/Leuicine during W/O

1x TN "Sleep Aid" at night.

Getting blood work this week or the next.
BP and glucose values always good.

 

[ThinkTank]

Oh yeah.. I take a daily baby aspirin

 

[mister69]

How do you all split up the doses? 3x/day?


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