What are your staple supplements?

[Wordz_Worf]

Supplements that you take indefinitely,or at least most of the time.

Mine are cissus, fish oil, a mineral supplement, vitamin D, citrulline and ginkgo biloba.

Everything else, including creatine, I stop taking for a bit.

The stuff I take I consider essential. Vitamin D especially as I always have low levels if I do not supplement. Cissus and fish oil because I feel they help my aches and pains, ginkgo for cognitive function and citrulline for pumps and overall better health.

I also take a mineral supplement with zinc, magnesium and calcium as sometimes I do not get enough of these things through my diet. Magnesium especially.

How about you folks?

 

[tyga tyga]

Nattokinase
L-theanine
Sensoril
Probiotic

 

[poison]

EGCG
Curcumin
fish oil
multi/ZMA/D
whey
Creatine (most of the time)

 

[DinnerTable]

Curcumin, Fish oil, Vitamin D3, Zinc.

 

[klbsa]

Multivitamin
Vit d
Phosphyditilserine
B-Complex
Lipidguard
Fish oil
20mg Cialis
Tumeric

 

[DaveMcNaul]

Creatine.
Krill Oil.
D3.
Ksm 66.
Quercetin.

 

[Screwtape]

Fish Oil
Magnesium
Zinc
Vitamin D3

You know, the boring stuff that keeps you healthy.

 

[slimsaw00]

Fish Oil
D3
Creatine
Magnesium
Probiotic

 

[LeanEngineer]

Multi
Fish Oil
ZMA
Vitamin D3
Greens Supplement
CoQ10

 

[ZLB70]

Multivitamin
Vit d
Phosphyditilserine
B-Complex
Lipidguard
Fish oil
20mg Cialis
Tumeric

Is that 20mg of Cialis daily?

 

[klbsa]

Is that 20mg of Cialis daily?

Yes…… 20mgs daily for BP and nitrogen retention.

 

[Young Gotti]

multi vitamin
vit d
zinc
protein powder
fish oil

i'd usually include creatine too but with prices the way they are right now, not sure i'll be super quick to buy more once i run out, also i've been taking tumeric for awhile but i don't view it the same way as i do the above mentioned

 

[ironkill]

Creatine
fish oil
magnesium
Vit d

 

[TheMrMuscle]

• Creatine
• Beta-Alanine
• L-Glutamine
• D3+K2
• Omega-3
• ZMA
• PES Select Protein
• Electrolytes

 

[rodefeeh]

Creatine
Fish Oil
Evomuse Gut Health
SNS Joint Support XT

 

[cruze1911r1]

Fish oil
D3+K2
Gingko
Multi
Creatine
Whey
Zinc
Magnesium
Arginine
Nascent iodine
Boron
Mtest
Just started inhibit-e and may run that pretty regularly to flush environmental estrogens

 

[Tunaking14]

Nattokinase
L-theanine
Sensoril
Probiotic

Do you take the Nattokinase for general heart health?

 

[ELROCK]

ND or CL Fish oils.
Swanson Multivitamin (only take 1 tablet even though suggested 2).
Probiotic (rotate between VS, NOW & Evomuse).
SNS Cissus XT.
Stress & Anxiety Support XT (only take 1 cap in the morning).
BLR Androgin (only 1 cap before bed for more restful sleep).
SNS Creatine HCL.
Agmatine (in morning preworkout and pre bed).
Hyaluronic Acid (skin & joint health).
Collagen Peptides (skin, hair & joint health).
Vitamin C.
SNS Immune Support XT (usually only take 1 cap per day).
Swanson Eye Health (Bilberry extract & Lutein).
ND Vitamin D/vitamin K.
Magnesium 400mg pre bed.

 

[Hyde]

Magnesium
Zinc
Selenium
Chromium
D3 + K2
Ubiquinol
Nattokinase
Pine Bark Extract
Grape Seed Extract
Astragalus
Curcumin
NAC
TUDCA
B Complex (low dose)
Collagen (UC II & powder)

 

[cruze1911r1]

Magnesium
Zinc
Selenium
Chromium
D3 + K2
Ubiquinol
Nattokinase
Pine Bark Extract
Grape Seed Extract
Astragalus
Curcumin
NAC
TUDCA
B Complex (low dose)
Collagen (UC II & powder)

What brands of tudca have worked well for you?

 

[Hyde]

What brands of tudca have worked well for you?

I have gone to CEL. SNS/CEL is manufacturing I know I can trust/depend on for quality, and it is affordable. Not the cheapest, but probably the best price for that level of reliability.

You also don’t need much TUDCA to get most of its myriad health benefits, liver protection aside. A single cap of 250mg is overkill when looking at longterm use.

 

[Wordz_Worf]

Ksm 66.

You dont cycle the Ash at all?

Swanson Eye Health (Bilberry extract & Lutein).

I have started using this stuff. Have you been taking it long? Noticed any improvement in eyesight?

 

[tyga tyga]

Do you take the Nattokinase for general heart health?

Arterial health, blood viscosity, circulation, bp.

Nattokinase is an effective way to manage the progression of atherosclerosis and may help reduce atherosclerosis. I take it because the western diet/food is horrible (I’m not perfect in “dieting”) and with that, the amount of sodium and saturated fat in our food now, is VERY high. Obviously, I ultimately dictate what I eat but it’s a tool I subscribe to.

 

[Hyde]

Arterial health, blood viscosity, circulation, bp.

Nattokinase is an effective way to manage the progression of atherosclerosis and may help reduce atherosclerosis. I take it because the western diet/food is horrible (I’m not perfect in “dieting”) and with that, the amount of sodium and saturated fat in our food now, is VERY high. Obviously, I ultimately dictate what I eat but it’s a tool I subscribe to.

It’s remarkably cheap too

 

[ELROCK]

You dont cycle the Ash at all?


I have started using this stuff. Have you been taking it long? Noticed any improvement in eyesight?

Yes, I have been using it for almost 5 years. It makes a noticeable difference for me. At the end of the work day my eyes use to dry out, turn red and feel very tired. This product helps relieve that for me. I also play competitive table tennis and notice I have an easier time tracking the pong ball when I take a second dose before I play. That may just be placebo, but I must say I think it helps.

 

[panico.pt]

Dextrose
Creatine
Citrulyn
Shoden
Melatonin
Apple Cider Vinegar
Tadalfil 15mg EOD
EAAS ou Peptopro

 

[P.brow17]

Orange triad + greens
Fish oil
Calcium
Vitamin D3
Evo GutHealth

Creatine
Sodium & potassium (lite salt on everything)
Magnesium

If I’m running EC, which I tend to run for months at a time, I always take it with Theanine

 

[TommyTuffGuy]

I take most of what a lot of you take but one thing I’ll add as a staple for about 16 years straight: olive leaf extract

 

[Screwtape]

protein powder

I didn't consider this one, as I tend to think of protein powder as food rather than a supplement.

 

[aaronuconn]

I take most of what a lot of you take but one thing I’ll add as a staple for about 16 years straight: olive leaf extract

I’ve been using it for about 5 years straight now. It’s my favorite standalone immune boosting ingredient. The data on oleuropein is promising for many things, such as it’s potental effects on anti-aging, anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, cardio and neuro protective, etc.

But also, there’s this recent article: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-90589-6

 

[Young Gotti]

I didn't consider this one, as I tend to think of protein powder as food rather than a supplement.

a lot of ppl think of it as food

i think of it as a supplement...i'm not buying protein powder at a grocery store, i know you can but lets be honest, chances are...most of us on this board aren't going to the local grocery store for our protein powder

 

[Hyde]

a lot of ppl think of it as food

i think of it as a supplement...i'm not buying protein powder at a grocery store, i know you can but lets be honest, chances are...most of us on this board aren't going to the local grocery store for our protein powder

That’s a bit of mental gymnastics, isn’t it?

I occasionally buy a pack of Reign energy drinks on Amazon because they’re cheaper than the local supermarket or supplement shop. Does that make them an energy supplement, or a grocery item? How about when I buy a variety case at Sam’s Club, where I am typically otherwise exclusively purchasing grocery items like meat, etc? How is me getting those different from buying a tub of Folgers coffee beans? Neither offer significant calories or nutrition, both sources of caffeine, etc.

Just some food for thought. Or maybe, supplements for thought

 

[Young Gotti]

That’s a bit of mental gymnastics, isn’t it?

I occasionally buy a pack of Reign energy drinks on Amazon because they’re cheaper than the local supermarket or supplement shop. Does that make them an energy supplement, or a grocery item? How about when I buy a variety case at Sam’s Club, where I am typically otherwise exclusively purchasing grocery items like meat, etc? How is me getting those different from buying a tub of Folgers coffee beans? Neither offer significant calories or nutrition, both sources of caffeine, etc.

Just some food for thought. Or maybe, supplements for thought

not at all....

do you go to the grocery store with getting energy drinks on your list? if it's part of your grocery list then it's a grocery item, but would you consider energy drinks as food? i hope not

 

[CTB4444]

Magnesium
Zinc
D3 + K2
B Complex
Nattokinase
Grape Seed + Hawthorn Extract
Creatine
Melatonin
Fish Oil
Pomegranate Extract

(+Tudca, Nac, Ubiquinol, Astragalus, Cholesterol Pro with Bergamonte when on cycle)

 

[Wordz_Worf]

I take most of what a lot of you take but one thing I’ll add as a staple for about 16 years straight: olive leaf extract

May I ask what brand you take? I currently am taking the swanson.com brand as I had COVID for the 3rd damn time . Thankfully, the 2nd and 3rd times were mild, still feel a bit run down but nothing like having it back in 2020.

 

[Wordz_Worf]

Pine Bark Extract
Grape Seed Extract

Would you say these 2 are basically interchangeable since the composition of them is so similar?

 

[aaronuconn]

That’s a bit of mental gymnastics, isn’t it?

I occasionally buy a pack of Reign energy drinks on Amazon because they’re cheaper than the local supermarket or supplement shop. Does that make them an energy supplement, or a grocery item? How about when I buy a variety case at Sam’s Club, where I am typically otherwise exclusively purchasing grocery items like meat, etc? How is me getting those different from buying a tub of Folgers coffee beans? Neither offer significant calories or nutrition, both sources of caffeine, etc.

Just some food for thought. Or maybe, supplements for thought

@poison oh no Hyde’s a Folgers guy

 

[Hyde]

not at all....

do you go to the grocery store with getting energy drinks on your list? if it's part of your grocery list then it's a grocery item, but would you consider energy drinks as food? i hope not

I consider coffee a food item, and soda pop as well, and I see energy drinks as a fusion of the two. So yes?

But I’m saying it doesn’t really matter. If I eat my protein powder in a bowl of oatmeal, is it food now? What if I don’t have oats and eat it as a cold sludge. Protein is a food item to me. Some days I consume it, others I don’t. It supplements my daily protein needs, same as chicken breast does.

I consume 5oz pomegranate juice daily. It is a food item. I do this strictly in lieu of pomegranate extract capsules, because all the studies I liked were with actual juice. But I see it as a cardiovascular health supplement too.

I also consume dates for the same reason daily. Still 140 calories of fructose.

Would you say these 2 are basically interchangeable since the composition of them is so similar?

No. But if you have to pick one, I would choose pine bark extract.

@poison oh no Hyde’s a Folgers guy

Bro I have been known to eat gas station sushi.

I can appreciate a dry-aged ribeye, and a perfectly temped pour-over coffee giving the gas time to release from the fresh grounds. But I am still going to enjoy a Big Mac and a hot cup of burnt gas station coffee on the highway quite a bit - I live by the 80/20 principle, generally.

 

[Young Gotti]

I consider coffee a food item, and soda pop as well, and I see energy drinks as a fusion of the two. So yes?

But I’m saying it doesn’t really matter. If I eat my protein powder in a bowl of oatmeal, is it food now? What if I don’t have oats and eat it as a cold sludge. Protein is a food item to me. Some days I consume it, others I don’t. It supplements my daily protein needs, same as chicken breast does.

I consume 5oz pomegranate juice daily. It is a food item. I do this strictly in lieu of pomegranate extract capsules, because all the studies I liked were with actual juice. But I see it as a cardiovascular health supplement too.

I also consume dates for the same reason daily. Still 140 calories of fructose.

and thats fine, and like i said, i don't consider protein powder a food...i add it to yogurt to supplement the protein in the yogurt

you can add spices to food but does that make them "food" all of a sudden, ehh, i don't think so....i also use cinnamon powder daily as a supplement, not a food

 

[TommyTuffGuy]

May I ask what brand you take? I currently am taking the swanson.com brand as I had COVID for the 3rd damn time . Thankfully, the 2nd and 3rd times were mild, still feel a bit run down but nothing like having it back in 2020.

Swason, actually. I never got COVID. I also supplement with P73 oreganol oil tho. Which has great data on opposition to mostly anything illness wise.

 

[kisaj]

Supplements that you take indefinitely,or at least most of the time.

Mine are cissus, fish oil, a mineral supplement, vitamin D, citrulline and ginkgo biloba.

Everything else, including creatine, I stop taking for a bit.

The stuff I take I consider essential. Vitamin D especially as I always have low levels if I do not supplement. Cissus and fish oil because I feel they help my aches and pains, ginkgo for cognitive function and citrulline for pumps and overall better health.

I also take a mineral supplement with zinc, magnesium and calcium as sometimes I do not get enough of these things through my diet. Magnesium especially.

How about you folks?

Nattokinase
Silymarin
Emoxypine
Red yeast rice
Hawthorne
Cissus
Hyaluronic acid
Colostrum

Recently been trying cordyceps and lions mane and will be adding in these to daily.

 

[poison]

@poison oh no Hyde’s a Folgers guy

Unforgivable.

Lol

 

[Smont]

VD3
B complex
ZCM zinc calcium magnesium
NAC (when it's available)
Vitamin c
Ubiquinol (whenever there's a bogo somewhere)
Fish oil or Omega type supplement

 

[Smont]

Oh, and vitamin T

 

[Wordz_Worf]

No. But if you have to pick one, I would choose pine bark extract

I have taken generic pine bark and also Pycnogenol, I swear, the Pycnogenol is just so much better. I dont know if it is a placebo or what. It definitely increases pumps and libido.

The generic stuff either does nothing, or in large amounts, makes me feel tired.

I sometimes take GSE powder in my shake, I cant tell if it does anything or not, but I like it better than the generic pine bark because it doesn;t have any bad effects, even when I accidently add too much to a shake.

Swason, actually. I never got COVID. I also supplement with P73 oreganol oil tho. Which has great data on opposition to mostly anything illness wise.

I know oreganol oil is great for SIBO and other gut issues where bad bacteria is a problem. Never tried it myself.

 

[kisaj]

Oh, and vitamin T

Oh, that too

 

[Hyde]

I have taken generic pine bark and also Pycnogenol, I swear, the Pycnogenol is just so much better. I dont know if it is a placebo or what. It definitely increases pumps and libido.

The generic stuff either does nothing, or in large amounts, makes me feel tired.

I sometimes take GSE powder in my shake, I cant tell if it does anything or not, but I like it better than the generic pine bark because it doesn;t have any bad effects, even when I accidently add too much to a shake.

I initially used Pycnogenol as well, but switched to generic after @Nac showed me some studies indicating there was no meaningful difference.

I think what is definitely relevant, is that when you don’t by brand name Pycnogenol you must exercise extra caution that you are still getting a quality extract. I have been pleased with both NOW Foods and, over the last year, currently using Horbach. But you have to watch some of the crap that’s out there on Amazon and such.

 

[xR1pp3Rx]

the only thing I use every day is Helios. I rarely run out and rarely forget to apply it.

 

[Wordz_Worf]

I initially used Pycnogenol as well, but switched to generic after @Nac showed me some studies indicating there was no meaningful difference.

I think what is definitely relevant, is that when you don’t by brand name Pycnogenol you must exercise extra caution that you are still getting a quality extract. I have been pleased with both NOW Foods and, over the last year, currently using Horbach. But you have to watch some of the crap that’s out there on Amazon and such.

That may be my issue. I got some from BulkSupplements.com years ago and there herbal **** is trash. I like Horbach, they are the same company as Piping Rock and Carlyle. I use their Zinc Carnosine as it is the best value for that particular type of zinc. Their CBD is also pretty good and cost-effective.

 

[Hyde]

That may be my issue. I got some from BulkSupplements.com years ago and there herbal **** is trash. I like Horbach, they are the same company as Piping Rock and Carlyle. I use their Zinc Carnosine as it is the best value for that particular type of zinc. Their CBD is also pretty good and cost-effective.

Yeah Carlyle I’ve had good quality from as well. My current D3, Vitamin C, and Glutamine (for acid reflux control on blast) all works nicely.