Supplements - what do you take/don't take?

I'm a vegetarian and i take the following supplements on and off:

Krill oil (this is the only "meat" product i use).
vitamin d
b complex
BCAAs (scivation xtend, or BSN Aminox)
Creatine
SOMETIMES: whey protein

besee_2000 wrote: »

I've been playing around with a few.
Fish Oil
Vit D
Maca Root
Gotu Kola
L-carinthe
BCAA
5-HTP
GABA
Alpha-lipoic acid
Caffeine
Magnesium
sometimes
Garlic Oil/Green Tea/ CLA

I find it a hobby and like to monitor how I feel throughout the week.

be careful with that one.

besee_2000 wrote: »

I've been playing around with a few.
Fish Oil
Vit D
Maca Root
Gotu Kola
L-carinthe
BCAA
5-HTP
GABA
Alpha-lipoic acid
Caffeine
Magnesium
sometimes
Garlic Oil/Green Tea/ CLA

You can cut out everything that is not bolded and be richer and just as healthy.

Multi vitamin
Fish Oil
Creatine
BCAA'S
Protein Powder - and yes IsaackGMOON I class it as a supplement because last time I looked there weren't any moo cows cranking out tubs of Birthday Cake flavored whey

I take Vits A - E - I was diagnosed earlier this year with a Vit D deficiency, I am really prone to mouth ulcers (including one I had in my throat recently - miserable) blood work is fine but evidence suggests could be a Vit B deficiency (I have them less now I have started taking a complex B vitamin). I also take A and E as they help with Vit D absorption and I take Vit C with Zinc as an immune system boost (although I am well aware that it's negligible that it helps) but it doesn't do me any harm. I generally alternate the Vit B and E to every other day as that's what works for me.

I'm vegetarian so haven't found a suitable fish oil alternative but used to take those.

Obviously, ideally I wouldn't take any and I would be able to get all of this from food and environment but in my experience it doesn't always work like that, sometimes your body just screws up.

Fish oil
Vit D
Cranberry (I use to get UTI's all the time and someone suggested I take cranberry right before bed and it would help, I started doing this a decade ago and I have yet to have one since)
Folic acid
Bioten
And melatonin to sleep

tayloralanj wrote: »

rainbowbow wrote: »

besee_2000 wrote: »

I've been playing around with a few.
Fish Oil
Vit D
Maca Root
Gotu Kola
L-carinthe
BCAA
5-HTP
GABA
Alpha-lipoic acid
Caffeine
Magnesium
sometimes
Garlic Oil/Green Tea/ CLA

I find it a hobby and like to monitor how I feel throughout the week.

be careful with that one.

Maca root, what gives?

This has turned into a great string, thanks everybody. I can see a wide range of uses/supps/outlooks, much appreciated.

besee_2000, how's all that working out for you?

I'm similar, I read stuff off the net/youtube,,,,so sources probably aren't objective,,,just trying to get an idea of what's out there and what works for what. I'm trying Omega 3 Fish Oil and CLA right now and sporadically use some protein powders, BCAAs, creatine and aminos here and there. I'm not sure anything really does anything for me. What has done wonders is not eating crap and training and drinking water. WTF!

Maca root is generally believed to enhance sexual desire and hormonal embalances. Some women take it to increase fertility as well.

It may act in a similar way to estrogen in the body and may cause issues with birth control and conception.

How's the CLA working for those who are taking it?

What I take depends a lot of what goes on sale at work and what customers return. I work at a health food store, and us employees get to have any and all returns for free once we get credit back from the companies whose items were returned. I got $60 worth of free protein powder this way last weekend.

That said, the supplements that I always take, and that I buy on my own when I run out are:
- a daily multivitamin
- A daily probiotic capsule
- Fish oil (I get to order three products of my choice from Nordic Naturals every quarter for free)
- Protein powder on the days that I work out
- digestive enzymes (usually only taken when I eat something that didn't agree with me)