In the Interest of Being My Own Guinea Pig:
Gallowmere1984
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I have decided to go ahead and switch multivitamins to the highest rated on labdoor.com (GoL Vitamin Code). It's not cheap, but upon reading the label, I'm interested to see how it goes. Apparently, it's not just a multivitamin, but contains CoQ10, and a 500 million CFU probiotic blend as well.
Now granted, neither of these dosages are anywhere near as high as you would get from a standalone (the CoQ10 is only 425 mcg, and the 500 mil CFU is about a quarter of a standard probi dose), but given that I'm not having any issues that indicate a notable shortage of either, it's more of a small bonus than a major concern for me. I'll be continuing to supplement D3 and Magnesium alongside it, just because Vit. D 100% RDA is a total joke, and the magnesium content is pretty standard for a multi (almost non-existent).
One thing that it is completely lacking, is Iron. However, given that I am male, non-anemic, and eat a buttload of red meat, I'm not too concerned about that part. The women's version does contain 44% RDA for iron though, as well as double the Folic Acid as the men's. This indicates to me that the people designing this stuff are at least somewhat knowledgeable on how biology works in the two sexes, and that they're not just targeting women with a pretty pink box.
Now granted, neither of these dosages are anywhere near as high as you would get from a standalone (the CoQ10 is only 425 mcg, and the 500 mil CFU is about a quarter of a standard probi dose), but given that I'm not having any issues that indicate a notable shortage of either, it's more of a small bonus than a major concern for me. I'll be continuing to supplement D3 and Magnesium alongside it, just because Vit. D 100% RDA is a total joke, and the magnesium content is pretty standard for a multi (almost non-existent).
One thing that it is completely lacking, is Iron. However, given that I am male, non-anemic, and eat a buttload of red meat, I'm not too concerned about that part. The women's version does contain 44% RDA for iron though, as well as double the Folic Acid as the men's. This indicates to me that the people designing this stuff are at least somewhat knowledgeable on how biology works in the two sexes, and that they're not just targeting women with a pretty pink box.
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Happy to hear how your experiment goes! In October, I should have more bloodwork to show my own improvements going with individual supps over a formula ...
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Always interested to see how different people react to different things.
One definite advantage of using separate supplements, is the ability to better control timing. However, most people that I know don't bother with that, and just knock them back all at once. This kind of negates the point, imo.3 -
I like that brand, good luck. The most important aspect of any vitamin is absorb-ability, which I think that one does well. I use their *real* vitamin C, not the more common cheap ascorbic acid version which is not even close to being complete vitamin C. Marketing laws allows companies to say it is, but it isn't. GoL sells the real-deal, plant based. Thumbs up to that.2
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I want to know too....always interested in how good a vitamin works since I take so freaking many of em.
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Great tips. Thanks, @Gallowmere1984 & @KarlynKeto.
Speaking of guinea pigs... Any updates on the protein shake experiment?0 -
Great tips. Thanks, @Gallowmere1984 & @KarlynKeto.
Speaking of guinea pigs... Any updates on the protein shake experiment?
Not really. My biggest problem has been finding a way to keep the oils from solidifying into a mass, and then sticking to the inside of the container. The only way I found around this is to have the entire mixture be at room temperature, and room temperature almond milk is pretty foul.2 -
I've been looking for a good vitamin C that isn't an ester-C, which always seems to have calcium in the mix. The calcium makes it impossible for me to take it, simply because there is never an 8-hour period in the day in which I take no supplements.
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Gallowmere1984 wrote: »Great tips. Thanks, @Gallowmere1984 & @KarlynKeto.
Speaking of guinea pigs... Any updates on the protein shake experiment?
Not really. My biggest problem has been finding a way to keep the oils from solidifying into a mass, and then sticking to the inside of the container. The only way I found around this is to have the entire mixture be at room temperature, and room temperature almond milk is pretty foul.
Hmm. Mix crushed ice into the tepid foulness right before drinking?
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Gallowmere1984 wrote: »Great tips. Thanks, @Gallowmere1984 & @KarlynKeto.
Speaking of guinea pigs... Any updates on the protein shake experiment?
Not really. My biggest problem has been finding a way to keep the oils from solidifying into a mass, and then sticking to the inside of the container. The only way I found around this is to have the entire mixture be at room temperature, and room temperature almond milk is pretty foul.
@Gallowmere1984 - No battery operated frother to be had? It fully emulsifies all my oils, hot or cold...Gallowmere1984 wrote: »Always interested to see how different people react to different things.
One definite advantage of using separate supplements, is the ability to better control timing. However, most people that I know don't bother with that, and just knock them back all at once. This kind of negates the point, imo.
Also, curious to know your thoughts on something. One of the supplements I've added alongside the rest of the amino acids for craving, mood, and sleep support is l-glutamine, which in quantity is used for bulking up. It's really helping across the board, in combinations with the others I added. My waistline seems to be shrinking, slowly (pants are looser, haven't measured yet), while the scale is on kind of a slow crawl UP... Do you think this could be contributing to some mild muscle gains while I'm doing all the lifting/packing/moving stuffs? It's the only thing that kind of makes sense for the last 4-6 weeks. I know not everyone uses it, especially here, as it converts to glucose somewhat easily, but that's part of why it helps with cravings, so wondering if you've any experience with it.
P.S. If you didn't see my other lengthy post, I'm quite deliberate in my staging of supplements at this point, for maximum effect.
Good to know others see the value in this, too. It's why I stopped with multis in general. Too much competing interference, etc. 0 -
KnitOrMiss wrote: »Gallowmere1984 wrote: »Great tips. Thanks, @Gallowmere1984 & @KarlynKeto.
Speaking of guinea pigs... Any updates on the protein shake experiment?
Not really. My biggest problem has been finding a way to keep the oils from solidifying into a mass, and then sticking to the inside of the container. The only way I found around this is to have the entire mixture be at room temperature, and room temperature almond milk is pretty foul.
@Gallowmere1984 - No battery operated frother to be had? It fully emulsifies all my oils, hot or cold...Gallowmere1984 wrote: »Always interested to see how different people react to different things.
One definite advantage of using separate supplements, is the ability to better control timing. However, most people that I know don't bother with that, and just knock them back all at once. This kind of negates the point, imo.
Also, curious to know your thoughts on something. One of the supplements I've added alongside the rest of the amino acids for craving, mood, and sleep support is l-glutamine, which in quantity is used for bulking up. It's really helping across the board, in combinations with the others I added. My waistline seems to be shrinking, slowly (pants are looser, haven't measured yet), while the scale is on kind of a slow crawl UP... Do you think this could be contributing to some mild muscle gains while I'm doing all the lifting/packing/moving stuffs? It's the only thing that kind of makes sense for the last 4-6 weeks. I know not everyone uses it, especially here, as it converts to glucose somewhat easily, but that's part of why it helps with cravings, so wondering if you've any experience with it.
P.S. If you didn't see my other lengthy post, I'm quite deliberate in my staging of supplements at this point, for maximum effect. Good to know others see the value in this, too. It's why I stopped with multis in general. Too much competing interference, etc.
Nah, no frother yet. I've been procrastinating on buying a lot of stuff, as I'm moving to a new apartment this weekend.
As for glutamine: I personally can't justify supplementing it, given it's massive abundance in nearly everything that a person on a LCHF diet would consume. Even in a subject who suffers from catabolic wasting due to an illness (which could prevent the body from synthesizing it's own), I have trouble believing that anyone but the most staunch of Vegans would have any trouble with it. And really, even they shouldn't, given how many plants it's found in (though in far lesser quantities than meats).1
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