What supplements do you take?

[Anonymous]

COQ10
Magnesium
B2
Vit D + Calcium
Plant Sterol
Niacin once a week.

As you can tell, I have highish cholesterol that I'm trying to manage with supplements (and diet and exercise).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You guys know supplements don't do anything, right?

so when someones doctor tells them their vitamin D is low and take some and their levels go up that's doing nothing? Same with Iron, Vitamin B, that's NOTHING.

Stop being stupid PP.

A doctor recommending something is different from people diagnosing themselves with needing something and then wasting thousands of dollars on snake oil.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I feel like my Instagram feed is suddenly full of millions of different supplements - vitamins, herbs, probiotics, etc.

I don’t really take anything but am wondering if maybe I should. I have been interested in starting a probiotic to help boost my immune system since my kids were sick non-stop this winter.

Curious what supplements others take regularly.

Take a prebiotic too - look at the ingredients of the InnerFuel supplement from Bulletproof and find cheaper products that contain them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You guys know supplements don't do anything, right?

so when someones doctor tells them their vitamin D is low and take some and their levels go up that's doing nothing? Same with Iron, Vitamin B, that's NOTHING.

Stop being stupid PP.

A doctor recommending something is different from people diagnosing themselves with needing something and then wasting thousands of dollars on snake oil.

You moved the goal post idiot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You guys know supplements don't do anything, right?

so when someones doctor tells them their vitamin D is low and take some and their levels go up that's doing nothing? Same with Iron, Vitamin B, that's NOTHING.

Stop being stupid PP.

A doctor recommending something is different from people diagnosing themselves with needing something and then wasting thousands of dollars on snake oil.

YOU literally said, "You guys know supplements don't do anything, right?"

NOTHING about snake oil or taking things not recommended by a doctor!

NOT THE SAME THING!

[Anonymous]

Has anyone taking a vitamin D supplement becuase their doc told them they tested low for vit D ever actual tested no longer deficient?

Given that supplements have no regulation, I often wonder at doctors recommending them. Sure, it might make sense if the supplement actually contains what it claims to contain, but a doctor wouldn't know. It just seems like bad practice on the part of doctors.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Has anyone taking a vitamin D supplement becuase their doc told them they tested low for vit D ever actual tested no longer deficient?

Given that supplements have no regulation, I often wonder at doctors recommending them. Sure, it might make sense if the supplement actually contains what it claims to contain, but a doctor wouldn't know. It just seems like bad practice on the part of doctors.

The issue you identify is not with a doctor's medical advice, but with lack of regulation of a product.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Has anyone taking a vitamin D supplement becuase their doc told them they tested low for vit D ever actual tested no longer deficient?

Given that supplements have no regulation, I often wonder at doctors recommending them. Sure, it might make sense if the supplement actually contains what it claims to contain, but a doctor wouldn't know. It just seems like bad practice on the part of doctors.

The issue you identify is not with a doctor's medical advice, but with lack of regulation of a product.

But a doctor recommending an unregulated product with potentially no chance of efficacy is also an issue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Has anyone taking a vitamin D supplement becuase their doc told them they tested low for vit D ever actual tested no longer deficient?

Given that supplements have no regulation, I often wonder at doctors recommending them. Sure, it might make sense if the supplement actually contains what it claims to contain, but a doctor wouldn't know. It just seems like bad practice on the part of doctors.

The issue you identify is not with a doctor's medical advice, but with lack of regulation of a product.

But a doctor recommending an unregulated product with potentially no chance of efficacy is also an issue.

If a doctor recommends a supplement with studies backing up the efficacy of that supplement, particularly with no known major side effects, there is nothing wrong with encouraging a person to take that thing. The doctor is not responsible for ensuring that the patient actually obtains and ingests that supplement.

A doctor can tell you to increase your fiver intake without knowing for sure you will actually ingest more fiber.
A doctor can tell you to walk more without knowing for sure if you will do that or if you will do so in a safe environment.

Similarly a doctor can tell you to ingest more magnesium and that supplements are a good way to do that without knowing for sure that you will actually take a quality supplement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Vitamin D (per my GP)
Vitamin C (per my gastroenterologist)
coQ10 (since I take a statin)

I remember to take them probably 3 times a week.

"Vitamin C (per my gastroenterologist)"
Very interesting. What do they think the C helps with?

I'm the PP. Gastro said it would help heal my stomach. I had some sort of dysplasia (pre-cancerous), evidence of prior H pylori, and gastritis. My last endoscopy in the fall (after 3 years taking vitamin C as he recommended) showed complete healing. He said I am not the only one it has helped, and there are a couple of small studies which caused him to start recommending it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Vitamin D (per my GP)
Vitamin C (per my gastroenterologist)
coQ10 (since I take a statin)

I remember to take them probably 3 times a week.

Why are you supposed to take coQ10 with a statin?

I'm PP. My cardiologist said it can help with muscle aches that can be a side effect of the statin.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Has anyone taking a vitamin D supplement becuase their doc told them they tested low for vit D ever actual tested no longer deficient?

Given that supplements have no regulation, I often wonder at doctors recommending them. Sure, it might make sense if the supplement actually contains what it claims to contain, but a doctor wouldn't know. It just seems like bad practice on the part of doctors.

The issue you identify is not with a doctor's medical advice, but with lack of regulation of a product.

But a doctor recommending an unregulated product with potentially no chance of efficacy is also an issue.

If a doctor recommends a supplement with studies backing up the efficacy of that supplement, particularly with no known major side effects, there is nothing wrong with encouraging a person to take that thing. The doctor is not responsible for ensuring that the patient actually obtains and ingests that supplement.

A doctor can tell you to increase your fiver intake without knowing for sure you will actually ingest more fiber.
A doctor can tell you to walk more without knowing for sure if you will do that or if you will do so in a safe environment.

Similarly a doctor can tell you to ingest more magnesium and that supplements are a good way to do that without knowing for sure that you will actually take a quality supplement.

you are missing that the doctor doesn't know if ANY supplement actually contains the ingredient. It's akin to recomending snake-oil.

It would be different if the doctor recommended a product that they KNOW has the relevant ingredient, but I don't know if a doctor could know that about any product.

[Anonymous]

A doctor saying "you need more Vitamin D" is different from "you need to take a Vitamin D supplement".

[Anonymous]

I've spent a lot of time fiddling with supplements. I take them for various objectives (sleep, mood, focus, bone health, endothilial health) I track the impact on sleep, HRV, and biomarkers (via blood work and wearables), so I generally drop any supplement that I can't support with my own data.

The current rundown:

Ashwaganda
Berberine
CocoaVia
Krill Oil
Omega 3
L-Arginine
Lithium Orotate
Magnesium Glycinate
Melatonin
Probiotic
Athletic Greens (this is effectively a powdered multi)
Vitamin D patch
Biofrequency patch

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've spent a lot of time fiddling with supplements. I take them for various objectives (sleep, mood, focus, bone health, endothilial health) I track the impact on sleep, HRV, and biomarkers (via blood work and wearables), so I generally drop any supplement that I can't support with my own data.

The current rundown:

Ashwaganda
Berberine
CocoaVia
Krill Oil
Omega 3
L-Arginine
Lithium Orotate
Magnesium Glycinate
Melatonin
Probiotic
Athletic Greens (this is effectively a powdered multi)
Vitamin D patch
Biofrequency patch

I'm always worried about taking powdered greens and cocoa due to heavy metals