Here’s a list of all the supplements I currently take daily in the attempt to try to slow down aging. I know lifestyle, food and supplements can do little at best, but i’m optimistic and I think a little is still better than nothing. I’m male, soon to turn 29.
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Metformin 1500mg/day (3x500mg doses)*
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Life Extension’s Optimized NAD+ Cell Regenerator with resveratrol (1 capsule/day providing 250mg nicotinamide riboside, 150mg quercetin, 100mg resveratrol)
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Carnosine 1000mg/day (2x500mg doses)*
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Fish oil capsules 3000mg/day (providing 900mg EPA and 600mg DHA + 30mg d-alpha tocopherol)
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R-lipoic acid 100mg/day*
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Folate as 5-methyltetrahydrofolate calcium salt 800mcg/day**
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Methylcobalamin 600mcg/day**
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Armolipid Plus providing Berberine 500mg/day, Monacholin from red yeast rice 3mg, astaxanthin from microalgae 0,5mg, policosanol 10mg, folic acid 200mg, coenzyme Q10 2mg***
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Vitamin C complex sustained release tablets, one per day providing 1000mg of vitamin C as l-ascorbic acid+ calcium ascorbate+ ascorbyl 6-palmitate, citrus bioflavonoids 250mg, rutin 50mg, esperidin 10mg, quercetin 25mg
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Carotenoid complex 2 capsules/day, providing in total: beta-carotene 12mg, lutein 16mg, lycopene 6mg, zeaxanthin 2mg
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Life Extension’s Gamma E mixed tocopherols & tocotrienols, 1 capsule/day providing 360mg gamma-rich mixed tocopherols and 145mg mixed tocotrienols/tocopherol complex
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Collagen protein, about 40g per day, with meals to counteract methionine excess in my protein-rich diet. (Also take 5 grams of pure glycine before bed)
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Boswellia tablets (providing 1400mg of boswellic acids/day and 600mg soy lecithin)****
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BioAstin Hawaiian Astaxanthin 12mg on alternate days****
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Creatine monohydrate 4 grams/day
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Magnesium (200mg) and potassium (300mg), different salts and dosage (ie more when I work out)
*I tend to have elevated HbA1c (5,8%), went down to 5.4 after a couple of months on metformin. I am not diabetic, my fasting insulin level is normal and fasting glucose was in the high 90s. I’m a pharmacist.
**I have an MTHFR genetic variant associated with reduced levels of folate and B12 that could lead to elevated homocysteine
***i started this supplement to reduce my elevated total and LDL cholesterol
**** i suffer from joint pain
Just curious about your thoughts, any comment, suggestion and criticism is welcome
Edited by tini, 21 February 2019 - 03:23 PM.