Whats your supplements?

LninYoDA1htownG
LninYoDA1htownG Posts: 75 Member
in Food and Nutrition
What's up mfp. Anything to get better just seeing what people take on the daily to improve their well being. I kno w multi creatine whey that's life. Just throw my a few suggestions and y. Much love
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  • thiosulfate
    thiosulfate Posts: 262 Member
    Birth control is the only thing I take to help improve my well being
  • LninYoDA1htownG
    LninYoDA1htownG Posts: 75 Member
    Well maybe I should try them for my well being lol
  • CooCooPuff
    CooCooPuff Posts: 4,374 Member
    I take birth control to help regulate my menstrual cycle, which I lost for a while as a consequence of an unregulated VLCD. My gyno also recommended I take a prenatal vitamin.

    I use whey if I need protein or want a protein mug cake for breakfast.
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    I take a Flinstones vitamin and a mood supplement when my depression acts up beyond what talking therapy helps with. The mood supplement probably isn't necessary for everyone.
  • LninYoDA1htownG
    LninYoDA1htownG Posts: 75 Member
    Naw spill it what's your mood supplement if its weed I can't do it cuz my munchies take over my self control don't believe me smoke and eat a apple then smoke and eat a snickers and tell me the diffrence
  • bawrlin
    bawrlin Posts: 1 Member
    Fish oil. 4g per day.
    Melatonin 3mg most nights to sleep.
    Allergy pill when necessary.

    Thankfully so far weed has not made me go off my plan too badly. The munchies have been controllable, and usually defeated with baby carrots.
  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
    Multi vitamin, vitamin d, whey, BCAAs, and creatine for me.
  • LninYoDA1htownG
    LninYoDA1htownG Posts: 75 Member
    Yea I take the allergy pills for sleep and after cardio too but how do the bcaas work I hear about them all the time
  • Talan79
    Talan79 Posts: 782 Member
    BCCA's when working out fasted to prevent muscle breakdown. L-glutamine, L-carnatine, ZMA, Fish Oils, CLA.
  • shadowfax_c11
    shadowfax_c11 Posts: 1,942 Member
    MSM/Glucosamine/Chondroitin triple strength-For knee issues
    Source Micro Max-For general health/micronutrients. It reduces my seasonal allergies to near zero.
    Women's daily multivitamin-for general health
    Vitamin I (Ibuprofen) as needed-for knee pain and TOM.
  • TheBeachgod
    TheBeachgod Posts: 825 Member
    Protein powder and only if I'm going to be short on my protein macro that particular day.

    I've tried just about every supplement and vitamin under the sun and firmly believe 99.9% of them are money-wasting garbage. I also feel better now that I don't swallow a ton of pills or powders.
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    Whey if I'm short on protein...other than that...nada.
  • MsLindaC2015
    MsLindaC2015 Posts: 51 Member
    Calcium, vitamin d, vitamin c when I start feeling sick,
  • finneyjason218
    finneyjason218 Posts: 166 Member
    What are your goals? If you just want to be generally healthy what you are taking is probably enough. Might recommend a vitamin D3 supplement, as 90% of us Americans are deficient there. But you live in Houston, so even that might not be necessary.
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    I just eat food. I'm so boring.
  • finneyjason218
    finneyjason218 Posts: 166 Member
    BCAA's are Branch Chain Amino Acids - Leucine, Isoleucine, and Valine. These are the most important aminos for building muscle. A lot of people take them during their workout to 'refuel' for the next set, however I have yet to see a single well preformed study that shows this practice does anything at all. Purely speculative - most things take a few hours to break down in your stomach, so maybe take them during lunch in preparation for an afternoon lift?
    Speculation aside, if you are looking to build muscle, you need these in your diet, but buying a BCAA supplement is probably not necessary (unless you are a vegetarian) - just eat more meat, or find a protein powder that is rich in BCAAs. Quality protein powders will list out their amino profile on the side of the container.
  • LninYoDA1htownG
    LninYoDA1htownG Posts: 75 Member
    Not to sunny out here I've heard about vitamin d but I'm definitely going to get bcaas any in particular that you recommend
  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
    By the way, I take BCAAs as stated above and i AM a vegetarian. :) Most protein powders and protein sources contain these amino acids so it may not be necessary for you. I of course enjoy taking them.

    My recommendation will be to get watermelon flavor no matter what brand you try. :smile:
  • finneyjason218
    finneyjason218 Posts: 166 Member
    I would not recommend any supplements beyond fish oil, and whatever micro nutrients may be lacking in your diet. If you find it is difficult to get enough protein (0.6 to 0.8 x your lean body mass in kg = bulking, 0.8 to 1.0 x your lean body mass in kg = cutting. Yes this seems low, and more will certainly not hurt you, but it's not going to help you either) then protein powders are good. I drink Carnivor beef protein. It has all the BCAA's and creatine you need already in there. BUT I only drink it because I am on a serious cut, were I bulking or maintaining I would take it out and just eat enough steak and chicken plus maybe creatine alone.

    Important point here is that if you want to look like you belong on the cover of a fitness magazine, there is no over the counter supplement in the world that will get you there. Those guys have either great genetics, are on very high doses of steroids, or (most likely) both. But if you just want to work out and feel great, then just do that. Work out and you will feel great. No one needs overpriced snake oil powders to do that. The whole fitness industry is built on the lie that some mystery powder at GNC is going to give you steroid-like results. People see the guy on the bottle who is enhanced, and mistakenly assume that this $40 powder, which costs $3.50 to produce, is how he got there.

  • LninYoDA1htownG
    LninYoDA1htownG Posts: 75 Member
    Yea I don't buy into the miricale pill hype if that was the case america wouldn't be so obese i take a superfood pill called moringa. Any one ever heard of that? I take probiotic, another herb called tongkat ali that naturally boost test these herbs out of other country's are useful
  • jessef593
    jessef593 Posts: 2,272 Member
    Whey protein isolate(beyond yourself)
    Fish oil EPA/DHA(progressive)
    Creatine MH(all max)
    Arginine HCL(all max)
    Taurine(all max)
    Beta alanine(all max)
    Betaine(SD pharmaceuticals)
    Men's multivitamin(Kirkland)
    ZMA(Precision)
    Whey protein concentrate(Protein world)
    Casein(Optinum Nutrition)
    BCAA(any brand that has good ratios)

    These are all supplements that I have tried and enjoyed. The main thing to remember is their name, "supplements" they are meant to supplement your diet consisting of nutritionally dense whole foods. Whey protein, fish oil, and multis will always be part of my diet, purely because of their benefits.
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    i take women multivitamin and then a supplement for hair/skin/nails (which for me does actually work lol). My doc advised me to take a calcium supplement as well but i keep forgetting to grab one.
  • kk_inprogress
    kk_inprogress Posts: 3,077 Member
    Food, and vitamin D in the winter because we don't get enough sun here. That's it.
  • abatonfan
    abatonfan Posts: 1,120 Member
    Vitamin D only. My endocrinologist has been involved in finding connections between vitamin D and diabetes (current research suggests vitamin D deficiency being positively correlated with type 1 diabetes and other autoimmune diseases), and she had my levels tested a few months after my type 1 diabetes diagnosis. As suspected, I was severely deficient, and I'm now taking the supplement to maintain my current vitamin D levels.
  • angmilla1977
    angmilla1977 Posts: 16 Member
    :D:D
    thiosulfate wrote: »
    Birth control is the only thing I take to help improve my well being

  • space_case
    space_case Posts: 89 Member
    a women's multi and fish oil. I sometimes make oatmeal or muffins with whey but not daily.
  • Mr_Bad_Example
    Mr_Bad_Example Posts: 2,403 Member
    My preferred supplement is ice cream. Typically vanilla.
  • williams969
    williams969 Posts: 2,528 Member
    Fish oil (I eat exactly zero fish, lol), 2,000iu vit D in the winter (I get exactly zero sun exposure in winter, even in sunny Las Vegas), iron, and calcium. Not all at the same time, and not even all every day. And the minerals only when my intake from food is low for the day. Oh, and all doctor ordered/recommended.
  • mjwarbeck
    mjwarbeck Posts: 699 Member
    None...eat a very balanced diet. My issue had always been too much of a good thing and the occasional bag of chips :-)

    Now that being said, I have added a Cliffs Builder Bar after the gym...just to get some calories and a little additional protein.
  • Vsandoval2404
    Vsandoval2404 Posts: 12 Member
    Right now im looking to find a supplement.. I'm on a low carb low sugar but high fat and medium protein diet.. but I'm losing alot of electrolytes... so I'm feel jittery and heart racing at times.. like dehydration. I'm drinking water but I think o need more potassium idk.. but on a good note I lost 3 lbs this week..

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