What supplements do you take?

[flyingjase]

I'm just wondering what supplements everyone takes?

After a very hedonestic 15+ years, I now find myself with kids and wanting to 'repair' the damage. Some might say these are placebos, but they work for me!

So I'm taking:-

Milk Thistle (clean the liver)
Acai Berries (Good antixoident for immune system, also good for metabolism)
Udo's Choice Ultimate Oil (Heart)
Udo's Choice Beyond Greens (just started this one, but good for making up the 5 a day)
Occasional Berroca to perk up on tired days

Over to you.........

[Hoofy]

Cod liver oil.

I get the rest from my food. I would drop the cod liver oil except that means I'd have to eat fish everyday and that would get tedious.

[flyingjase]

Paddy_N_Murphy said:

Every day.....

They're so yesterday, this is what you really want:-



PS Apparently you shouldn't take them everyday (so they say)

[BettySwollocks2]

Myprotein Total Protein strawberry cream morning and post workout
Myprotein Thermopure 3 capsules per day

[GranderTransit]

I take Magnesium, Vit D and Calcium and a multi Vit.

Also take a protein powder post workout and a creatine supplement morning and night.

Need to spend sometime reading up on which fish oil product I would like to add to the list to improve Omega 3:6 ratio.

[gmh23]

Multivit in the morning, 3 protein shakes a day, BCAA's before and after the gym, and a couple of ZMA's before bed

[LordGrover]

Hoofy said:

Cod liver oil.

I get the rest from my food. I would drop the cod liver oil except that means I'd have to eat fish everyday and that would get tedious.

Surely oily fish (salmon, mackerel, sardines, etc) a couple or three times a week and a few nuts and seeds do the job?

[anonymous-user]

Creatine/Protein soon to be swapping my creatine to creapump.

[N88]

Whey
Oats
Creatine
Omega 3
Multi vits
Caffeine pre gym

[Mobile Chicane]

1. 500mg vitamin C (religiously). It's one of the most important vitamins since your body can't store it and most people don't get nearly enough - the 'official' RDA of 60mg was intended to prevent scurvy.

2. A 3-6-9 omega oil supplement. A balanced supplement is important since an excess in one will lead to a deficiency in the others. (Says my mate who's a post-doctoral researcher on it.)

Apart from that I eat a healthy diet with lots of fresh fruit and vegetables, plus nuts and seeds for their natural vitamin E content.

[Easty-5]

Multivits
Flaxseed
Fish oils
XcelR8+ (pre workout)
BCAA (intra-workout)
PhD 2:1 Recovery (Post Workout)
Whey Protein (Mornings & with some meals)
Casein Protein (Before bed)
Magnesium (Before bed)
Creatine

[The Stiglet]

LordGrover said:

Hoofy said:

Cod liver oil.

I get the rest from my food. I would drop the cod liver oil except that means I'd have to eat fish everyday and that would get tedious.

Surely oily fish (salmon, mackerel, sardines, etc) a couple or three times a week and a few nuts and seeds do the job?

What are you, a bird?

I hit the cod liver oil too, the extra strong stuff.
Vitamin C, 500 mg.

Then the rest is diet.

[Ordinary_Chap]

Myprotein 'Total protein'
Sometimes BCAA's drunk during training and/or creatine

Good diet!

[Hoofy]

LordGrover said:

Surely oily fish (salmon, mackerel, sardines, etc) a couple or three times a week and a few nuts and seeds do the job?

Dunno. Doesn't sound like it's enough.

[crocodile tears]

but if my diet was decent and I wanted to supplement it I'd go for:

- whey postworkout with a decent carb source
- multi vit even though uptake levels are usually pretty low
- omegas if I didn't eat things like wild salmon and have decent oils every day

[LordGrover]

Hoofy said:

LordGrover said:

Surely oily fish (salmon, mackerel, sardines, etc) a couple or three times a week and a few nuts and seeds do the job?

Dunno. Doesn't sound like it's enough.

What do you think our ancestors did, popped down Boots to pop a few pills? The typical modern-day Western diet has an excess of omega 6 oils/fats and a deficiency of omega 3.
I've learnt this through various t'interweb 'experts' so it must be true. Unles you believe the other half of the t'interweb 'experts' who say the opposite. Flip a coin dude.

[The Stiglet]

LordGrover said:

What do you think our ancestors did, popped down Boots to pop a few pills? The typical modern-day Western diet has an excess of omega 6 oils/fats and a deficiency of omega 3.
I've learnt this through various t'interweb 'experts' so it must be true. Unles you believe the other half of the t'interweb 'experts' who say the opposite. Flip a coin dude.

I take Omega 3, what's 6 all about?

[LordGrover]

6 is also an EFA but is found in many oils and fats widely used and especially processed foods. It's often seen that the ratio should be between 1:1 and 3:1 but is more commonly 20:1. That is why many supplement with Omega 3 when they may do better to cut back on 6. Probably.
Not the most respected source, but in a nutshell:

mirkin said:

Eating too much omega-6 and too little omega-3 causes clots and constricts arteries to increase risk for heart attacks, increases swelling to worsen arthritis, and aggravates a skin disease called psoriasis. It may block a person's ability to respond to insulin, causing high insulin and blood sugar levels and obesity. It increases hormone levels of insulin like growth factor-1 that causes certain cancers.

Taken from here: click. You'll also find plenty who disagree with this. :shrug:

[hollydog]

The missus takes a good dose of zinc on a sat night. Funny that co insides the time when i lose a dose of zinc.

Any way back to the question just have one one thoughs vit c orange drinks a couple of times a week. started that a few years ago. I was getting colds a lot, That seemed to sort that out .

[Bolognese]

Whey, instant oats, creatine and BCAA's as a morning concoction
Protein bar midday snack
Caffeine(sometimes) and BCAA's before training
Whey and BCAA's after training
Cassien before bed
Normally have a vit c drink every day too

I get Omega 3 from Salmon I generally have every day

I get all my st from myprotein