Just wondering what everyone’s doing and how it’s going.
Mine are:
Magnesium threonate and
L-theanine - These two are for sleep and work well - I’ve made behavioral changes over the years as well, but I definitely like these. Could be placebo, of course.
Collagen - Nice in my coffee, and my fingernails have doubled the speed with which they need to be trimmed. I assume it’s working as well for skin and hair, but don’t notice the same way I do “Yikes, I need to clip my nails again.”
Fish oil - About half the time or so. Can’t tell what, if anything, it does. I eat a lot of fish, though, so may not have been needing it.
Vitamin D3 - Just started, can’t tell a difference.
pea protein powder- good for mixing into snack or dessert
multivitamin- insurance
Ashwaghanda- relaxing
Psyllium husk powder- helps with IBS
Magnesium citrate - helps with sleep
Will be doing fish oil again. It’s cheaper than eating fish regularly and eye doctor said that it’ll help with dry eyes.
I sometimes try single servings of nootropic and adaptogen supplements when they’re on sale at Whole Foods. Tried moringa and it was fine, it gave me nice energy and tasted like matcha without caffeine as advertised. Also tried some royal Jelly ginko bibloba “nootropic” drink. Couldn’t tell any difference. Tried some “mushroom hot chocolate” products. Tasted good, but also couldn’t tell any difference
Used to take D3 but don’t need it anymore since I get more than enough sunlight now. Also used to take cordyceps bc parents thought they’d help with kidneys (?). It’s supposed to help with endurance and energy, but couldn’t tell difference- not even placebo
5,000 IU D3
1 scoop of creatine daily when I take it, which I’m not for no particular reason right now
I don’t really take much of anything these days except caffeine. I’ve thought about seeing what steroids can do for me in my 40’s, but it sounds like even more work than remembering to take creatine daily.
I noticed a difference in general feelings of wellbeing and stronger urges to use my special purpose when I first began taking D3, but that was over 15 years ago towards the end of winter after barely getting any sun on my skin for months.
Creatine, 3 g x 1 daily
Beta-Alanine, 5 g x 1 daily
Collagen, 10 g x1 daily
Multivitamine x 1 (irregular schedule, 2-5 times/week)
Multimineral x 1 (irregular schedule, 2-5 days/week)
High concentrated Omega 3 × 2 daily 5 days/week
Vitargo performance bar as needed (daily)
Proteinshake with Vitargo (daily)
Periworkout drink with Peptopro, Cyclic dextrin or Karbolyn and a PWO with glycerol, citrullin, arginine and betaine.
Experimenting with cycles of Ashwaganda, Ecdysterone, Tongkat ali and Fadogia agrestis. Most recently stopped a 2 month cycle with Tongkat (due to joint pain, longer recovery and tiredness - well known side effects, probably because of too low estrogen).
-Optimum Nutrition Whey Protein or Orgain (plant-based) Protein (alternate for variety)
-Vital Proteins or Orgain Collagen (alternate for variety)
-Multivitamin - just to cover all the bases
-Vitamin D3 (in the winter months)
-Magnesium Glycinate (sleep)
-Regular Girl Prebiotic Fiber and Probiotic Blend (to keep everything “moving”)
As will I at some point in the future. I will go ahead and plug our site host’s Metabolic Drive as the only brand I’ll bother to buy at this point. It is quite good.
It’s real. I can’t say I’ve been tempted to test it out myself, but I’ve been told theres a significant difference in palatability. It was a convincing argument.
Theres also other supplements for other purposes, like volume and consistency.
Which reminds me, i take 30mg(unit?) Zinc daily for “consistency”. It works.
I’m not making videos (for now) so i havent tried any of the volume increasing supps.
This is interesting to me. I was dealing with dry eyes a couple of years ago (?? or at some point, lol) and a couple of times woke up with one eyelid stuck to my eyeball, which was extremely distressing and also painful. Started using rewetting drops as needed in the night and mornings, but haven’t needed to use them…I’m not even sure in how long. Months, maybe a year…or two? (?? lol)
I’ve been on the magnesium and l-theanine for the longest, wonder if they impact it? Hmm, a google search tells me maybe:
Magnesium is present in high concentration within many parts of the eyes including the cornea, lens, retina and anterior chamber. Magnesium within the cornea prevents dry eye disease and infection. Because magnesium is vital in cellular metabolism and the regulation of intracellular anionic balance, this means it is also important for the maintenance of the ocular structure, the structure of the eye. This was shown in a study that compared the magnesium level in healthy patients to the magnesium level of patients with Primary Open Angle Glaucoma (POAG). The magnesium level of the healthy patients was estimated at 6.7mg/L compared to 3mg/L of the patients with POAG. This shows the importance of magnesium levels for normal ocular tissue function.
Also interesting to me personally, as I’m similarly northern and really sunny days are pretty rare. Only partly cloudy is a “nice day today, eh?” kind of thing. I started my D3 this summer, so I’ll be curious to see what winter brings, when we only have weak sun from 7a-4p.
Oooh. How much do you take?
This is really interesting. I’ve been reading posts and running over to google and amazon to delve further. So far I’ve got B6 in my cart and am switching brands of collagen, because I trust @QuadQueen more than I trust the friend who recommended Zhou brand (though to be fair, it’s been great, product of Brazil). How much do you take? Because a serving of the Zhou gives 11g of collagen and the Vital serving is 20g, with twice the calories.
I take several multivitamins and whatnot which I suspect make a positive contribution, but the ones that make a definite, noticeable improvement for me are:
Ashwaganda
Creatine
St John’s Wort
