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Well yes, Vitamin D is pretty hard to come around in the northern hemisphere so no surprise there. Mind you, it's far not the only thing - magnesium, zinc, sele
by axegon_ 7y ago
Well yes, Vitamin D is pretty hard to come around in the northern hemisphere so no surprise there. Mind you, it's far not the only thing - magnesium, zinc, selenium are just a few which most people are missing. I mean unless your diet consists entirely of tuna and salmon probably. Over the last few years, I've stressed significantly on my physical health(after being very overweight for the most of my adult life and now happy to say this is not the case anymore at all). And while Vitamin D has been one of the things I've become very strict about, my supplements menu has significantly expanded. And there are plenty of products which come bundled with your daily intake of vitamins and minerals. And one in particular has become a part of my breakfast at this point. I haven't had as much as a sneeze in the last two years, haven't felt even mild fatigue or exhaustion, even after the toughest of days. But as you said, it's best to consult a doctor first, especially if you have bad medical history. If you are healthy and fit though then there are plenty of good options to go with.
- JackMorgan 7y agoWhat is the one in particular?
- axegon_ 7y agoSee my other reply.
- M5x7wI3CmbEem10 7y agowhat’s your stack look like? I’ve got D3, Zinc, and Magnesium. Occasionally a multivitamin, melatonin, or calcium (for arthritis)
- axegon_ 7y agoI go for a bundle of these[1] every 2 or 3 days, depending on how often I train and in the days between D-3 (1000 IU), vitamin C+zinc (1000mg for C), magnesium citrate 200mg. IMPORTANT NOTE: I do train a lot and I'm in the 6-8% body fat range so generally I have higher needs. The ones in the link are bundled up in small bags of 11 pills and the values are for 2 packs of 11 which is a complete overkill if you are not a top tier athlete. 1 pack of 11 every 2 or 3 days is sufficient for regular people. [1] https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0944/0726/files/Universal-Animal-Pak-Supplement-Facts_1024x1024.jpg https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0944/0726/files/Universal-...
- DantesKite 7y agoInterestingly enough, a few years ago some scientists hypothesized the lack of selenium in certain parts of China may have contributed to the spread of the SARS 2003 epidemic, since viruses that infect organisms deficient in selenium mutate at much faster rate (although some scientists dispute that). https://www.nature.com/articles/424121a https://www.nature.com/articles/424121a
- vlod 7y agoTIP: have ONE brazil nut per day is enough selenium to get your rda dose and generally more enjoyable than popping a pill.
- bjoli 7y agoOr move to a country with selenium-rich soil. Iirc Finland started mandating selenium to be added to fertiliser in the 80s and suddenly people started getting better selenium levels. I talked to a Finnish nutritionist a while ago and she said it was about as much a success for public health as when they started adding iodine to salt. We didn't talk about the situation today, so it might have changed. I just found it interesting.
- sershe 7y agoJust make sure you don't subtly poison yourself if you take magnesium and such: https://www.gwern.net/nootropics/Magnesium https://www.gwern.net/nootropics/Magnesium
- simonebrunozzi 7y agoOh my. As per usual Gwern, an amazingly detailed and long post about magnesium. I skimmed it in about a minute and just got a sense that I would need an entire afternoon just to properly read it. I don't know how he does it, frankly. But I'm thankful.
- simonebrunozzi 7y ago> And one in particular has become a part of my breakfast at this point. Do you mind sharing which one it is?
- axegon_ 7y agoSee here[1]. [1]https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23027976 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23027976