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Ask HN: What supplements do you take?
- chaganated 6y agoturmeric & megadose vitamin C
- donaldo 6y agoHi HN, I’ve spent the last three years experimenting with supplements, consulting both the Internet and trusted sites like Quora and Reddit. Here’s my current stack (not medical advice and do not treat as recommendation) Magnesium
- superbcarrot 6y agoMagnesium and Vitamin D - as far as I can tell there is plenty of evidence about the need for supplementation and effectiveness of both. Currently experimenting with L-theanine to see if it helps me work better.
- dawidw 6y agoIf you take vitamin D, you should also take vitamin K2MK7. Do also blood test every 6 weeks of 25ohd to detect if your dose is sufficient. And don't forget to take 10 minutes of Sun while it's in its Zenith to get vitamin D dissolved in water.
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- donaldo 6y agoTry iron too. 183k deaths each year due to iron deficiency!
- airhead969 6y ago"Try X!" Not if you're young, old, or male and eat a Western diet. smh. Look at the DALY of iron-deficient anemia, which I had growing-up; it's very low compared to many other conditions, it's noticeable, and easily treatable. Iron overload, OTOH, is a much bigger problem because there is no direct, excretory pathway for iron to take. You're suggesting a much more harmful panacea to prevent a hypothetical risk. That's the definition of insanity, ignorance, or both.
- uyt 6y agoI don't know anything about supplements, but why do people recommend specific things instead of a multivitamin that covers everything? (Eg all multivitamins have some vitamin d and magnesium as suggested elsewhere in this thread) Is it just because the dosage is too low?
- Jtsummers 6y ago> Is it just because the dosage is too low? Or too high. If you get enough of some vitamins in your diet, you don't want or need a supplement for them. And some deficiencies are sufficiently bad that you need a much higher dosage. I don't know if it's been undiagnosed for a while or if it's a combination of COVID isolation + winter, but my vitamin D is very low (found out last week) so I'm on a very high dose vitamin D supplement for the rest of this month before another test to see if it's improved.
- throwaway111190 6y agoI take vitamin d (I took 5k IU for a while, I'm taking 2k IU now), a probiotic pill, and most recently started magnesium (MagSRT). I notice a very large difference in my mood and energy and feeling well-rested after taking MagSRT. I don't think it's a placebo, it really feels night and day and persists over weeks now.
- cutthegrass2 6y agoAfter many years researching and optimising for my own physiology prompted by the need to improve my fertility, I landed on the following: - Vit D - K2mk7 - Magnesium - Omega 3 - Zinc Picolinate a few times a week, not daily - 2 Brazil Nuts This is in addition to making sure i'm eating a decent variety of whole foods avoiding processed foods as much as possible.
- 0xbkt 6y agoFiber. I already had difficulties with constipation and this pandemic made it only worse.
- yesenadam 6y agoNone.
- airhead969 6y ago- D3 + K MK-7 - Calcium citrate - Magnesium glycinate - Zinc picolinate - Multivitamin (gender specific) - B complex (B12, B9, B7, B6, B5, B3, B2, B1, C) - Fiber For men, it's further important to cut simple carbs (sugar and HFCS), fried food, high PUFA nuts (walnuts, almonds, sunflower seeds, pine nuts, flaxseed, chia seeds, sesame seeds/tahini, pecans), soy, mint, black licorice, high PUFA veg oils. Also eat a few pistachios, cashews, and sprouted roasted pumpkins seeds (pepitas) daily because only cashews have low PUFAs. Any metabolic, endocrine, weight disorders, and lack of physical conditioning need to be treated too.
- redredhathat 6y agoWhat is the issue with males and PUFA (Polyunsaturated Fat I'm assuming)? I recently bought some organic walnuts assuming that they would be beneficial for my health (Omega-3s, mediterranean diet's love for nuts, etc.), and now I'm questioning my decision.
- airhead969 6y agoWalnuts inactivate free T by upping SHBG. Better look at what lowers/raises T.
- joshxyz 6y agoMan we should have a thread for exercise routines or meal preferences, they go hand in hand.