What supplements do you take?

After many years researching and optimising for my own physiology prompted by the need to improve my fertility, I landed on the following: - Vit D - K2mk7 - Magnesium - Omega 3 - Zinc Picolinate a few times a week, not daily - 2 Brazil Nuts

This is in addition to making sure i'm eating a decent variety of whole foods avoiding processed foods as much as possible.

- D3 + K MK-7

- Calcium citrate

- Magnesium glycinate

- Zinc picolinate

- Multivitamin (gender specific)

- B complex (B12, B9, B7, B6, B5, B3, B2, B1, C)

- Fiber

For men, it's further important to cut simple carbs (sugar and HFCS), fried food, high PUFA nuts (walnuts, almonds, sunflower seeds, pine nuts, flaxseed, chia seeds, sesame seeds/tahini, pecans), soy, mint, black licorice, high PUFA veg oils. Also eat a few pistachios, cashews, and sprouted roasted pumpkins seeds (pepitas) daily because only cashews have low PUFAs. Any metabolic, endocrine, weight disorders, and lack of physical conditioning need to be treated too.

I don't know anything about supplements, but why do people recommend specific things instead of a multivitamin that covers everything? (Eg all multivitamins have some vitamin d and magnesium as suggested elsewhere in this thread)

Is it just because the dosage is too low?

Hi HN,

I’ve spent the last three years experimenting with supplements, consulting both the Internet and trusted sites like Quora and Reddit. Here’s my current stack (not medical advice and do not treat as recommendation)

Magnesium

Magnesium and Vitamin D - as far as I can tell there is plenty of evidence about the need for supplementation and effectiveness of both.

Currently experimenting with L-theanine to see if it helps me work better.

Man we should have a thread for exercise routines or meal preferences, they go hand in hand.

Fiber. I already had difficulties with constipation and this pandemic made it only worse.

None.

I take vitamin d (I took 5k IU for a while, I'm taking 2k IU now), a probiotic pill, and most recently started magnesium (MagSRT).

I notice a very large difference in my mood and energy and feeling well-rested after taking MagSRT. I don't think it's a placebo, it really feels night and day and persists over weeks now.