Hello ImmInst community,
I am a 26 year old, active male. I eat a variety of foods and try to limit my intake of simple sugars. I drink a glass of iced white tea everyday and love to snack on a variety of nuts. I drink lots of H2O and now maintain a healthy 165 lb weight. Over the last 2 years I have lost 45 lbs (college weight) I think because I have drastically decreased my alcohol consumption (almost completely) and completely cut out those late night burritos I never remembered eating. =) I have also been taking the following supplement regimen for the last 2 years (prior to this I only took a daily Centrum since I was 19):
Nature Made Men's 50+ (1x in the moring with food)
Nature Made Fish Oil 1200mg (1x in the morning with food and 1-2x/week in the evening with food)
Nature Made Flaxseed Oil 1000mg (1x in the morning with food)
Kirkland Signature (Costco) Extra Strength Glucosamine/Chondroitin (1x in the evening before bed)
Nature Made Calcium (I take this with the Gluco/Chond when my knees are sore)
Kirkland Signature (Costco) Calcium Citrate with Vit D, K, Magnesium, Zinc (taken periodically when I feel like I need an oomph or change in the routine)
My supply is coming to an end, and I decided to reevaluate and investigate before purchasing more. I came across this insightful forum and have been researching for many days now. I began taking this regimen for 2 reasons (which now I realize the products I chose are not anything to rave about). First, the multi to cover any nutrition I don't receive from my diet or have a lack of because of exercise and activities. I take the fish and flaxseed oil for the Omega's (preventative heart health) and the Calcium to hopefully help out my bones and nerves/muscle functions.
Many of the forums and websites I have found are really geared toward the 30 and up crowd, usually though, much older. I have found little for those my age as to what is advisable for health and longevity and what is over doing it and a waste of money. I sometimes worry that supplementing might help initially but hurt in the long run as my body may get lax on it's own production as it gets used to the supplements. I think Flaxseed Oil should be cutout (read a bunch of horror stories about it) and possibly the Glucosamine/Chondroitin/MSM since it may not be affecting me at such a "young" age.
With my research and checking products at ConsumerLab, I developed the following regimen for my current health and longevity. Please review it and make any recommendations you may have. I don't want to be popping too many pills. Say no more than 5-10 capsules per day, again I'm flexible on this. Also, if you have any sources where your suggestion or my regimen could be purchased reliably and at a low cost, I would appreciate it.
Multi: Either Nature's Way Alive! or NOW Foods Adam (I think I am leaning towards Nature's Way because I read at my age to avoid Saw Palmetto) (daily recommended dosage)
Fish Oil: Either Carlson's Super Omega-3 Fish Oil or Natural Factors RxOmega-3 Factors (Leaning towards Carlson's as information on it is more readily available) (1 per day if with cod or krill, otherwise, 1 morning and 1 at night)
Cod Oil: Carlson Cod Liver Oil (Lemon flavored Liquid, to be taken during the Fall=>Spring months for Omegas and Vit D and supplement the capsules) (2 tsps per day)
Krill Oil: Dr. Mercola raves about this, seems like a lot of hype. Haven't found a popular, cheap product. Probably skip it (taken during the Spring=>Fall months)
Garlic: Kyolic Aged Garlic (My wife hates garlic, I love it but eat it rarely. AGE seams to be the best type of garlic) (600mg per day)
Resveratrol: Coutry Life Resveratrol Plus (100mg per day, I figure start off light and build up)
CoQ10: Not sure of the brand or form yet (30-60mg per day, again start low and build up as I age/is needed)
Again, I'm open to all suggestions (with actual suggested product and dosage, rather than just "up your Vitamin C").
Thanks so much.
Looking forward to your thoughts.
~cwikone
