Hi there,
Am trying to quit smoking and couldn't think of a better way to spend the new savings than on supplements for my health. So have been browsing around and trying to find a mix of supplements and this is the list i have come up with
Just a bit of info about me first
Am 23 and am on my feet all day preparing food been feeling a bit ill lately, could be the weather and have been losing a bit of my hair.
So am taking propecia as a prescription medication to fight this would love to drop this but scared of the effects of doing so.
Well heres the list of supplements i have purchased.. i've worked out the monthly prices of each supplement that i bought if anybody was interested.. and that the grand total worked out to $188 per month which is more or less the same as my smoking costs.
I also take 2g piracetim a day and am planning on buying aniracetim (or something else any suggestions?)
Mind Sharp Formula
Cat's Claw 350 mg
GP Horse Chestnut Extract (Aesculus hippocastanum) 140 mg
Ginkgo Biloba Extract (standardized to 24% ginkgo flavoglycosides and 6% terpene lactones)(leaf) 60mg
Dopa Bean Extract (Macuna pruriens) (standardized to 20% catecholamines, 4mg, and 10% L-dopa, 2 mg)(bean) 20 mg
SerinAid® (standardized to 50% phosphatidylserine) 10 mg
Vinpocetine 3 mg
Huperzine A (from Chinese Moss)(Huperzia serrata) 10 mcg *
$4.695 per month
Choline and inositol
Choline (as choline bitartrate) 250 mg *
Inositol 250 mg
$1.737 per month
Omega 3 EPA & DHA fish oil
Purified Fish Oil (molecularly distilled)Omega-3 Fatty Acids 2126 mg *
EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) 800 mg *
DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) 400 mg
$5.795 per month
Natural GH Formula
Contains
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) 50 mg Niacin (as inositol hexanicotinate) 25 mg Vitamin B6 (as pyridoxine HCl) 25 mg
L-Arginine 750 mg *
L-Glutamine 250 mg *
L-Glycine 250 mg *
L-Ornithine (HCl) 250 mg *
L-Lysine (HCl) 125 mg *
OKG (L-ornithine alpha ketoglutarate) 125 mg *
$6.745 per month
Sam-E (enteric coated)
S-Adenosyl Methionine (from 800 mg of SAM-e tosylate disulfate)400 mg*
$15.99 per month
Multi Vit
Vitamin A (100% as natural beta-carotene) Betatene®5000 IU100%
Vitamin C (as calcium ascorbate complex) Advan-C®100 mg167%
Vitamin D3 (as cholecalciferol)2000 IU500%
Vitamin E (d-alpha tocopheryl succinate)30 IU100%
Vitamin K1 (as phytonadione)300 mcg375%
Thiamin (B1 as thiamine HCl)10 mg667%
Riboflavin (B2)10 mg588%
Niacin (B3 as niacinamide)20 mg100%
Vitamin B6 (as pyridoxine HCl)10 mg500%
Folic Acid (as folacin)800 mcg200%
Vitamin B12 (as methylcobalamin)100 mcg1,667%
Biotin500 mcg167%
Pantothenic Acid (B5 as calcium pantothenate)10 mg100%
Calcium (as calcium ascorbate complex) Advan-C®10 mg1%
Iodine (as potassium iodide)150 mcg100%
Zinc (as l-methionine) L-OptiZinc®15 mg100%
Selenium (as l-selenomethionine) Selenium SeLECT®200 mcg286%
Copper (as copper glycinate chelate)500 mcg25%
Manganese (as manganese glycinate chelate)2 mg100%
Chromium (as chromium poicolinate) ChromeMate®200 mcg167%
Molybdenum (as amino acid chelate)75 mcg100%
Alpha-Lipoic Acid100 mg*
Coenzyme Q10 (ubiquinone) naturally fermented100 mg*
Green Tea Extract (standardized to 98% polyphenols, 80% catechins,50% EGCG) (leaves)100 mg*
Quercetin (bioflavonoid)50 mg*
Grape Seed Extract (standardized to > 85% proanthocyanidins)(seed) ActiVin®25 mg*
Red Wine Extract (standardized to 30% polyphenols)25 mg*
Resveratrol (from 20 mg polygonum cuspidatum extract standardized to 50% resveratrol)(rhizome) ResveraPure®10 mg*
Lutein (Tagetes erecta)(from Lutemax® lutein extract)(marigold flower)6 mg*
Black Pepper Extract (Piper nigrum)(fruit) Bioperine®5 mg*
Zeaxanthin (Tagetes erecta) (from lutein extract)(marigold flower) Lutemax®300 mcg*
Natural Mixed Carotenoids (alpha-carotene, cryptoxanthin, zeaxanthin, lutein) Betatene®175 mcg*
$10 per month
Resveratol
Japanese Knotweed Extract(Polygonum cuspidatum)(root)(standardized to 50% trans-resveratrol, 37.5 mg) ResveraPure® 75 mg *
Grape Seed Extract (standardized to >85% polyphenolics) ActiVin® 50 mg *
Red Wine Extract (standardized to 30% polyphenols)(skin and seed) 25 mg
$2.92 per month
BioCell Collagen II 500 mg *
Hydrolyzed Collagen Type II 300 mg *
Chondroitin Sulfate 100 mg *
Hyaluronic Acid (HA) 50 mg
$8.75 per month
Acetyl L-Carnitine (HCl)500 mg*
3$ per month
Turmeric Extract (Curcuma longa) (standardized to 95% curcuminoids)(rhizome) Curcumin C3 Complex® 1160 mg*
Curcuminoids 1100 mg
Black Pepper Extract (piper nigrum) (standardized to 95% peperine)(fruit) Bioperine® 5 mg*
$13.35 per month
Fo-Ti (Polygonum multiflorum) (root) 1220 mg*
$2.574 per month
Natural Vitamin E (as d-alpha tocopheryl acetate) 400IU 1,333%
$1.4988 per month
Gotu Kola (Centella asiatica)(leaves) 950 mg*
$1.78 per month
calcium magnesium
Calcium (as calcium hydroxyapatite, citrate, aspartate, alpha-ketoglutarate, lysinate) 1100 mg 110%
Phosphorus (as calcium hydroxyapatite) 500 mg 50%
Magnesium (as magnesium oxide, citrate, taurinate, alpha-ketoglutarate, aspartate) 500 mg 125%
hair skin and nails
Vitamin B6 (as pyridoxine HCl) 3 mg 150%
MSM (methylsulfonylmethane) 700 mg *
Silica (from bamboo extract) (Bambusa vulgaris)(stems) 20 mg *
L-Cysteine (as l-cysteine HCl) 100 mg *
L-Cystine (as l-cystine base) 100 mg *
Choline (as choline bitartrate) 50 mg *
Inositol 25 mg *
PABA (para-aminobenzoic acid) 25 mg *
$1.87 per month
Livlong formula
Telomerase Booster
85$
Lion's mane
Lion's Mane Fruit Body (Hericium erinaceus) 520 mg *
Maitake Mushroom Standardized Extract TD-fraction (10% active proteoglucan) 100 mg *
Reishi Fruit Body (Ganoderma lucidum) 80 mg *
Vitamin C 80 mg 133%
Bioperine® (from Piper nigrum) 5 mg *
17$ per month
Bacopa
Calcium 119 mg 10%
Bacopa Whole Plant Extract (20% bacosides A+B) 450 mg *
$3.955 per month
I dont expect any of you to go through this horde list but i've included what im paying monthly for each of these and expect to receive them within the week so will update how a smoker with no supplementation and the difference in quality of life over the next few months.
Any insight into my regimen is highly desired (especially regarding doses) and would love to hear some of your own feedbacks from some of the ingredients i've listed.
Am i missing something i should obviously be taking but am not aware of?
Well anyways wish me luck on my experimentation on supplementation, figured i'd go all out if i wanted to give it a shot.
Edited by gregcc, 19 January 2012 - 05:14 AM.