I am not going to be discussing the specifics of my diet here, just my supplement regimen
When I first awaken, before eating anything, 250 mgs of high quality Resveratrol extract with 1 gram of fish oil.
Usually wait about 30 minutes before eating at this point to allow the supplements to absorb on an empty stomach. I take the fishoil to give the resveratrol that extra delivery mechanism.
So i'll eat, and then I will take half a dosage of Alive, low iron multi vitamin, along with some korean ginseng.
Depending on the food intake I will also take some bioperin. I find that I may not want to take Bioperin every day or it should be subject to the kind of foods I may be taking it with really. There are times when you want to absorb the nutrients more and times when you don't. My opinion.
A few minutes after this I take 2000IU's of Gummy D3. The brand I take is Vitafusion. I take this same dose 3 times daily, about once every 2 hours or so. This first dosage I have been taking with vitamin k2 at a dosage of 50 mcgs.
I am not sure why I am taking the D3 at 2 hour intervals during the first portion of my day, but I imagine that I am doing it because I hope to increase the longevity of the supplemental effects. Is it stupid?
Around the same time I take a zinc supplement containing picolinate and gluconate dihydrate around 30 mgs, sometimes 60 mgs.
A little while after this (No specific time interval) I take Full spectrum Rooibas extract at about 400 mgs, along with Astaxanthan at 2 mgs. Rooibos is something I usually take double or triple doses of many days and at various points through out the day, and some times I even take it with Rooibos tea, just to increase its effect. Why take it with Astaxanthan? Not sure, they seem to have a double BANG effect. Both are antioxidants too.
Shortly after this I take N-Acetyl-L-Tyrosine at 600 mgs. It seems to have a cognitive enhancement effect. This is why I take this particular supplement. I actually stopped taking ALCAR in favor of this one a little while back.
Next I will have my second vitamin D3 gummy at 2000IU's
Right before my next meal I take a coctail of Aloe Vera Juice, 5 grams of MSM powder and 10 drops of jarrosil and mix it well before drinking with 1 grams of vitamin C and skin eternals Hyaluranic acid supplement which contains 1 gram of biocell collagen and 100 mgs of Hyaluranic acid.
Another supplement I take sporadically (when I feel I need it, as opposed to every single day) is Papain (papaya enzyme). Not sure, just following my instincts with this one, not trying to overdo it. I'll usually take it with a nutrient rich meal on whatever days I feel like i'm in a fun mood and wanna take it.
Workout days I take 1-2 grams of Beta-alinine and 300 mgs of testofen (Fenugreek extract containing 50% standardized fenusides). With Testofen I sometimes take a break of a few days, then start it again. Not sure why, I guess giving my hormone receptors time to recalibrate and get ready for more. Testofen is one supplement I actually experience an overt sexual effect from. It definitely increases my hard-ons and helps with testosterone, if not biologically then definitely via placebo effect. But my instincts tell me there is something to this particular extract.
Shortly after this I'll grab for another dose of Rooibos extract. Either after the workout or shortly before.
Then it's 2 grams of SOD enteric encoated or a proprietary anti-oxidant blend containing a lesser dose, along with Catalase (fungal enzyme) at 125 mcgs, L-Glutathione, green tea extract and Grapeseed extract (all at about 100 mgs each). This supplement seems to have a decent energy boosting effect.
Shortly thereafter its another D3 gummy at 2000IU's bringing my total Vitamin D3 intake up to 6000IU's. Which, to me is a decent dose if you are taking the most absorbable kind. And this for me is honestly the gummy version. There is something about chewing the damn thing that increases sublingual absorption. The same concept as when you eat nutrient dense foods, chew chew chew! I have taken the liquid Gelcaps at various doses, I have taken the drops that dissolve slowly in your mouth, but for some reason the gummies seem more effective to me. And my instinct tells me that it being chewable is the primary reductant.
Which reminds me, I would like to try vitamin D3 skin lotion sometime as someone mentioned to me in the local health store that she takes it and has experienced the best effect yet from this. I guess the theory is vitamin D from the sun has its entry point right on your epidermis. So the skin lotion absorbs this way as well. Anyone here tried it?
Okay, before I digress more.
This leads me to two supplement I take on and off.
NAC and Andrographis.
The NAC I have taken for a few days at a time, but stop due to slight anxiety I feel it may create.
The Andrographis on the other hand does the opposite for me. It seems to not only increase lung output but in doing so, lessens anxiety. I take an extract containing 10% Andrographolides. And I only take it about 3 times a week. Sometimes I go an entire week without taking it because this is a supplement that is advised against taking constantly, even though tests verify its long term safety. I guess the reason one would not take it consistently is that it is such a powerful adaptogen that you don't need it on a constant basis.
I also take Astragalus root for weeks at a time, then stop taking it for a week or two to allow my body to re-adapt to it not being in the system. I usually take about a gram of this stuff.
Entering into the nighttime hours, I begin to wind down with dinner, and a cup of Tulsi tea (Holy basil extract containing 2 grams of three different varieties of Holy basil).
I list this as a supplement because It has an overt cognitive effect. I would definitely define this tea as good stuff. After slowly sipping it over the course of 10 minutes my body begins to feel light, and I enter a quasi meditative state. I am guessing this is due to the cortisol blocking effect Holy basil is said to have. It also seems to help with the following days work outs.
I alternate nights, some nights I do the Holy basil tea and some nights I do 50 mgs of L-theanine chewables. Either or seems to help for winding down the evening and preparing for bed time.
Melatonin is something I only do about once a week, as it adds an extra boost to my brains ability to produce the hormone. But I find that too much effects my sexual potency. The dose I take once a wee is less than 1 mg, probably around 500 to 700 Mcgs. I cannot tell because I just bite the tablet in half and let the half absorb in my mouth. You really don't need a lot of melatonin, last night for example I took half the tab and slept a whopping 13 hours. I overslept so I could not make Judo practice today. Instead I will just do a work out and likely attend Judo tomorrow.
Another supplement I take at night is Magnesium Citrate. Usually do about 200 mgs. Why? because my nutrient rich diet will take care of the rest. I eat a lot of greens and some mixed nuts through out the day. Plus a lot of foods contain lesser amounts.
Glucosamine Suflite I take about 3-4 times a week. I just don't seem to need it every day.
Ginseng I take sporadically too, to help with Tinnitus and as a temporary brain booster.
Tribulus is another one I take on and off to aid my libido. And this one does seem to help, at least with Libido. I cannot speak for its testosterone boosting ability.
I've been doing a whey protein that contains Creatine Monohydrate. Been doing it twice daily, usually after work outs too.
Hmm, I don't think I am leaving anything out.
So, whatcha think?
