I have been reading this forum for about a year now and was going through ever increasing number of supplements so now I am in a reduction mode and would like to hear Longecity community's picks for proven individual supplements (vitamins and minerals typically included in multis excluded) which have passed the test of time (as of 2014) in terms of efficacy and cost and stood out as the the mainstays of a serious regimen for general well-being and healthy (anti-)aging.
From I have gathered so far, these seem to be clear winners (in no order of importance):
- Fish oil
- EGCG
- Vitamin D3 (usually not included in multis and since it is really a hormone, not a vitamin)
- Carnosine/Beta-Alanine
- Curcumin
- Milk Thistle
- Aspirin (small dose)
- Lithium (small dose)
- CoQ10
- Inositol / IP-6
- Niacin (instant release) (most multis have niacinamide instead)
- Garlic
- Grapeseed extract
- Pine bark extract
- Apple cider vinegar
- Taurine
- Probiotics (a bit of outlier based on the "individual" criterion because it is, by definition, a mix of several strains)
I am sure I am missing some. Any that do not belong in the top picks club?
Alternatively, feel free to post your (relatively) undisputed winners.
I left out the following due to some controversy/uncertainty:
- R-ALA
- ALCAR
- C60oo
- PQQ
- SAMe
- NAC
- Astragalus
- Resveratrol / Quercetin
Edited by aribadabar, 29 July 2014 - 03:02 AM.