Which supplements do you take/recommend?

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  • 916lude
    916lude Posts: 305
    I use optimum nutrition 100% whey gold standard Extreme milk chocolate for my protein.

    That's about it though
  • aamberrr
    aamberrr Posts: 115 Member
    Funny, I was actually going to post a question kind of related to this...

    I take:
    Daily multivitamin (women's one-a-day)
    Biotin supplement (hair, skin & nails vitamin)
    ^^Those are the 2 I was wondering about, they are pill form, and I've heard you actually pee most of that out... They are nasty smelling/tasting, and I literally have to gag them down... is it worth it?

    I also take:
    Fish oil
    Casein Protein (when I need a bit more protein to meet my macro goals)
    Whey Protein (after lifting)
    Glutamine (after lifting)
    Creatine (after lifting)
  • jniece55
    jniece55 Posts: 181 Member
    I drink Shakeology as a meal supplement or a snack depending on my current workout schedule. I have been using the product for about a year and a half. The ingredients are all natural and complete nutritionally so, no need to add to it. I also use Energy and Endurance prior to workouts and Results and Recovery post workouts. I know that I sound like a commercial but, I have lost 40 lbs. over the last year and a half and at 41 feel better than I have ever felt post High School athletics. There is my two cents and if you have any other questions, please don't hesitate to ask!

    How many calories does the Energy and Endurance and Results and Recovery have?
  • TheNewDodge
    TheNewDodge Posts: 607 Member
    I take a Daily Vitamin and a couple of aspirin every morning.
  • jamie78
    jamie78 Posts: 514 Member
    I love the Advocare products. My husband and I drink the SPARK drink everyday!

    Yep ME too :)
  • jaxxie
    jaxxie Posts: 576 Member
    Bump as I'm super interested in this!
  • antizoni1
    antizoni1 Posts: 334
    centrum multi-vitamin
    Nitric Oxide booster (pre-workout)
    Chocolate Whey Isolate
    Creatine
  • sal5223
    sal5223 Posts: 1
    OxyElite Pro
    GlycerGrow - vasodialator
    Now Sports Whey Protein Isolate
  • keenho
    keenho Posts: 72 Member
    Per Day

    1 FishOil Capsule
    1 Complete Multi-Vitamin (One-A-Day brand)

    When I remember... I have them here at work so I typically take them at lunch time. Which reminds me...
  • UrbanWild
    UrbanWild Posts: 48
    I take CoQ-10, PharmaFreak Vitamins(vitamins, minerals, micronutrients), extra calcium, fish oil, and Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard Whey Isolate for extra protein. I'm 62, so I need all the help I can get!
  • imawolfpackmom
    imawolfpackmom Posts: 2
    EmergenCe Multivitamin powder, that i add to a glass of water! You can find it in the grocery store in alot of different varieties like Vitamin C, etc. Love it and dont feel as good when i dont take it! Seem to take it more religiously than a pill!
  • jniece55
    jniece55 Posts: 181 Member
    I love the Advocare products. My husband and I drink the SPARK drink everyday!

    Yep ME too :)

    Me three love the stuff. It sometimes messes with my acid reflux though b/c it has a lot of acidity.
  • allisonmrn
    allisonmrn Posts: 721 Member
    Optimum Nutrition Natural Whey Protein
    MRM BCAAs with glutamine
    Calcium
    Mutli vitamin
    Krill oil
    and currently Yohimbine
  • WhoTheHellIsBen
    WhoTheHellIsBen Posts: 1,238 Member
    Well during the summer I derive my vitamins from Sam Summer, then come fall it tends to be from Sam's Octoberfest, Winter is Sam Light as I try to avoid the winter pounds, and fall is usually Sam's Red. Those all have vitamins right? They absolutley supplement much of my diet and beer muscles pack on the quickest! :-)
  • korygilliam
    korygilliam Posts: 594 Member
    oops, responded to wrong thread, lol
  • korygilliam
    korygilliam Posts: 594 Member
    It looks like almost everyone takes fish oil supplement, do you really feel a difference?
    Also, by tracking my food I have realized that I get very little potassium in every day. And I'm not fan of bananas. So I looked at potassium supplements and each pill is only 3% of daily recommended intake. Anyone know why it is so low? Is it because it is really dangerous if you get too much?

    YES! :frown: Taking too much potassium can cause a life threatening heart dysrhythmia, so do not take mega doses unless told to by your doctor (look up hyperkalemia if interested) :frown:

    To the fish oil question--there is a lot of research that says that the stuff that makes up fish oil is important for muscles (as well as whatever else it says on the label), I just started taking it, so no results to report.

    I did the colonix thing a couple of years ago and afterwards my husbands GI doc said not to do again as well as my family doc.


    I take:
    One-a-Day Womens multivitamin
    2 huge fish oil pills (don't know dose)
    Large dose of Vit D3 (under dr's orders-lab values were super low)
    Large dose of B12 (under dr's orders-lab values were super low)
    Phillips Probiotic
  • slkehl
    slkehl Posts: 3,801 Member
    I recommend eating a wide variety of healthy foods. Vitamins and minerals tend to do far more good within the original food than when isolated in supplement form. The reason is there's a lot of complex interactions going on within the food that go on inside the food that seem to "active" these components.
  • MrDude_1
    MrDude_1 Posts: 2,510 Member
    Ephedrine

    uhhhh you DO realize that this has been pulled from the market in the US due to it being dangerous...

    no.
    its still available... It just can not be sold in pure Ephedrine form. Its not banned because its dangerous.. Its banned because you can make Crystal Meth from it. If mixed with another active ingredient, its still legal, but is kept behind the counter.
    EC stack (what I posted) is Ephedrine and Caffeine. And I am in the USA.

    I take it in the form of Primatine tablets.. others use Bronk-aid....

    the only danger with it is the same as any other effective medication.. if you take retarded amounts of it, or take it when you shouldnt (high blood pressure for example) there are concquences. The largest problem with it as a diet aid is the physical effects felt by the user subside over time, and dumb people jack up the amount to get the same 'buzz' as they felt the first time they took it.

    also, its a much Much MUCH more effective Sudafed.... pesudo-ephedrine does not work nearly as well for colds.
  • MrDude_1
    MrDude_1 Posts: 2,510 Member
    It looks like almost everyone takes fish oil supplement, do you really feel a difference?
    Also, by tracking my food I have realized that I get very little potassium in every day. And I'm not fan of bananas. So I looked at potassium supplements and each pill is only 3% of daily recommended intake. Anyone know why it is so low? Is it because it is really dangerous if you get too much?

    YES! :frown: Taking too much potassium can cause a life threatening heart dysrhythmia, so do not take mega doses unless told to by your doctor (look up hyperkalemia if interested) :frown:

    To the fish oil question--there is a lot of research that says that the stuff that makes up fish oil is important for muscles (as well as whatever else it says on the label), I just started taking it, so no results to report.

    good answer! :)
  • Mceastes
    Mceastes Posts: 303 Member
    None.
  • sobriquet84
    sobriquet84 Posts: 607 Member
    Ephedrine

    uhhhh you DO realize that this has been pulled from the market in the US due to it being dangerous...

    no.
    its still available... It just can not be sold in pure Ephedrine form. Its not banned because its dangerous.. Its banned because you can make Crystal Meth from it. If mixed with another active ingredient, its still legal, but is kept behind the counter.
    EC stack (what I posted) is Ephedrine and Caffeine. And I am in the USA.

    I take it in the form of Primatine tablets.. others use Bronk-aid....

    the only danger with it is the same as any other effective medication.. if you take retarded amounts of it, or take it when you shouldnt (high blood pressure for example) there are concquences. The largest problem with it as a diet aid is the physical effects felt by the user subside over time, and dumb people jack up the amount to get the same 'buzz' as they felt the first time they took it.

    also, its a much Much MUCH more effective Sudafed.... pesudo-ephedrine does not work nearly as well for colds.

    interesting. it may be a state thing. i DO know for fact that though that if its not at least prohibited from being sold as an ingredient/additive, it is restricted.
  • Shock_Wave
    Shock_Wave Posts: 1,573 Member
    Ephedrine

    uhhhh you DO realize that this has been pulled from the market in the US due to it being dangerous...

    ^^This is completely not true and bad information there... The quantity of it you can buy at once has just been limited controlled behind the pharmacy counters because of the illegal drug methamphetamine. In fact you can get several brands over the counter at ANY pharmacy just got to show an id. Bronkaid is a version you can buy.

    Edit: post up top beat me to mine hahaha
  • RHHMom
    RHHMom Posts: 34 Member
    Ca/Mg/Zn (for patience, such a huge difference for me!)
    Folic Acid

    MFP tells me I need more iron ...any recommendations?
  • wazert
    wazert Posts: 37 Member
    Thanks! It makes sense now. I think I will get the supplement and just take a low dose.
  • mmeredith49
    mmeredith49 Posts: 3
    In my opinion, Shakeology is much better nutritionally than the product that you mentioned. I would however suggest that anyone that is serious about taking any product take a look at ingredients and compare. Shakeology does fill me up and will tide me over for two to three hours. There are three different options for flavors, Chocolate, Tropical Strawberry (my favorite) and Greenberry. I would be happy to send you a sample as I am a Beachbody Coach and offer this to anyone that is interested. Let me know!
  • AngInCanada
    AngInCanada Posts: 947 Member
    I don't take anything. I used to take quite a few supplements trying to combat anxiety and panic attacks but ended up on meds since supplements weren't working. I have also been diagnosed with a blood clotting disorder so fish oils are out since they are blood thinners. May start taking a multi, c, d, calcium and magnesium again though
  • sonjarogers72
    sonjarogers72 Posts: 110 Member
    I take the women's active vitapaks from GNC
  • Zomoniac
    Zomoniac Posts: 1,169 Member
    Ephedrine

    uhhhh you DO realize that this has been pulled from the market in the US due to it being dangerous...

    It's been pulled from the market in the US due to being commonly used as a precursor to recreational drugs. And I'm not in the US.

    Edit - Now I've caught up with the thread I see this has all been dealt with so disregard this post!
  • Zomoniac
    Zomoniac Posts: 1,169 Member
    Ephedrine

    uhhhh you DO realize that this has been pulled from the market in the US due to it being dangerous...

    no.
    its still available... It just can not be sold in pure Ephedrine form. Its not banned because its dangerous.. Its banned because you can make Crystal Meth from it. If mixed with another active ingredient, its still legal, but is kept behind the counter.
    EC stack (what I posted) is Ephedrine and Caffeine. And I am in the USA.

    I take it in the form of Primatine tablets.. others use Bronk-aid....

    the only danger with it is the same as any other effective medication.. if you take retarded amounts of it, or take it when you shouldnt (high blood pressure for example) there are concquences. The largest problem with it as a diet aid is the physical effects felt by the user subside over time, and dumb people jack up the amount to get the same 'buzz' as they felt the first time they took it.

    also, its a much Much MUCH more effective Sudafed.... pesudo-ephedrine does not work nearly as well for colds.

    Funny you say that, I actually HATED that buzz when I first started on the stack, being ridiculously hot all the time and breaking into sweats and feeling jittery. I was so glad when I adapted to it and it stopped. I certainly won't be upping any doses to get that back.
  • MrsLVF
    MrsLVF Posts: 787 Member
    Ephedrine

    uhhhh you DO realize that this has been pulled from the market in the US due to it being dangerous...


    If you read his profile he doesn't live in the US... I'm not sure what the rules are for it over here (UK) but they must be different to the US if he's taking it.

    I saw that. Which is why I included "in the US" rather than just saying its been pulled.
    FYI. It's still available in the US in some over the counter meds, like Bronkaid & Primatine

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