As a person who’s believes in and has been taking different supplements for over 30 years, that is one I’ve not heard of. I can tell you though, I’ve found when taking any supplement, the difference it makes is subtle and it’s usually not until I STOP taking one, that I realize what it was actually helping me with. Found that out with Ginger and how it was helping with my Sinus pain.
I agree with you on this, the shift is usually subtle. The only supplement that made a dramatic change in my life is the trace mineral Lithium Orotate. It did more for my mood than any antidepressant and completely negated ANY desire to drink alcohol or use cannabis.Within 3 days I became a new person!
I take Horbaach brand. 5mg per day does it for me, however one can take up to 20 mg. It was life changing for me, I'll never stop taking it, in fact I'm slowly weaning myself off my psych meds!
Look into L-Theanine as well. I just use it as a sleep aid but some have found it to be able to replace their ADHD medicine and help with other mental issues as the root cause was a deficiency in L-Theanine.
Also you'll see it included in energy drinks and pre-workouts as when combined with caffeine the L-Theanine cancels out the "jitters" while not reducing the energy boost from the caffeine. It's why cup of espresso makes me take off like a dragster while a can of Reign gives me calm energy for hours despite having the same amounts of caffeine.
I've also taken supplements for over thirty years, and the only one that made an almost immediate difference was B1 (Thiamin). I had extreme pain from the Sciatic nerve. I couldn't walk for more than five minutes without having to stop until it subsided. I tried Chiropractic, and though it didn't help with pain, it make me more limber and just generally made me feel better. B1 though worked in about three days. I'd had the pain for five years and it was amazing to have it gone. I take 100 mg daily and I'm still pain free.
Yeah many of them are subtle and also slow, like Berberine will lower blood sugar but it takes a couple weeks of daily use to even start working as it needs time to turn on the dormant genes in your body that then cause the desired effect.
Collagen takes at least 8 weeks before you can notice changes due to the slow turnover rate in the body which is why people try it for a couple weeks, bitch that their hair/skin/joints didn't get any better and quit. However after 12 weeks of consistent use my tendonitis had recovered faster in a month than it had in the entire previous year.
One of the fastest and least subtle was garlic for blood pressure. Within a week my BP was consistently down 8-10 points and stayed that way as long as I kept taking 4g a day. This one is backed by studies as well that compared it to a prescription medication and found the garlic was just as effective. The ancient Greeks reputedly used garlic as a sort of pre-workout and so did some of the bronze and silver era bodybuilders.
Creatine also as obvious effects if taken daily. Endurance during lifting sessions nearly doubled and over the first month all muscles swelled up as the extra creatine allows them to store more water and glucose which is why they can go for longer and regenerate ATP faster. Without the glycogen stored locally in the muscle it'd have to be constantly waiting on the liver to supply more. This is also why people on keto and carnivore are so scrawny, while they are getting extra creatine from food (though not as much as a supplement can give) the lack of carbs still keeps their muscles small. Additionally creatine is being found to have neuroprotective effects and clear brain fog so elderly people benefit from it even if they're not weight lifting (which they should be doing as well.)
Ha, yeah I've only been on this supplement journey for the past 5 years or so and have tried a vast variety of them. Mostly looking for a desired outcome and typically no difference found. Although in my search for a specific outcome I may have overlooked other differences or been dismissive.
Funny you mention until you stop, that is something I look at now where previously I didn't really pay attention. Although very few I took more than a month so perhaps I didn't give some enough time.
I just came across colloidals fairly recently, and tried silver very recently. Very curious to try this indium, while they're pills available I think I'll give the colloidal a try at some point with a little more searching/researching.
There are some I discontinued because I didn't think they were doing anything but then I noticed shortly after my blood pressure was quickly creeping back up and nothing else had changed in my diet or lifestyle.
This has been my experience as well. I feel normal while taking my fistful of supplements every day, which I admittedly hate doing. I can barely get through the day when I don't take them, though, so all it takes is to miss one day to start up again.
As a person who’s believes in and has been taking different supplements for over 30 years, that is one I’ve not heard of. I can tell you though, I’ve found when taking any supplement, the difference it makes is subtle and it’s usually not until I STOP taking one, that I realize what it was actually helping me with. Found that out with Ginger and how it was helping with my Sinus pain.
I agree with you on this, the shift is usually subtle. The only supplement that made a dramatic change in my life is the trace mineral Lithium Orotate. It did more for my mood than any antidepressant and completely negated ANY desire to drink alcohol or use cannabis.Within 3 days I became a new person!
What dossage did you use......any particular brand?
I take Horbaach brand. 5mg per day does it for me, however one can take up to 20 mg. It was life changing for me, I'll never stop taking it, in fact I'm slowly weaning myself off my psych meds!
Look into L-Theanine as well. I just use it as a sleep aid but some have found it to be able to replace their ADHD medicine and help with other mental issues as the root cause was a deficiency in L-Theanine.
Also you'll see it included in energy drinks and pre-workouts as when combined with caffeine the L-Theanine cancels out the "jitters" while not reducing the energy boost from the caffeine. It's why cup of espresso makes me take off like a dragster while a can of Reign gives me calm energy for hours despite having the same amounts of caffeine.
I've also taken supplements for over thirty years, and the only one that made an almost immediate difference was B1 (Thiamin). I had extreme pain from the Sciatic nerve. I couldn't walk for more than five minutes without having to stop until it subsided. I tried Chiropractic, and though it didn't help with pain, it make me more limber and just generally made me feel better. B1 though worked in about three days. I'd had the pain for five years and it was amazing to have it gone. I take 100 mg daily and I'm still pain free.
Yeah many of them are subtle and also slow, like Berberine will lower blood sugar but it takes a couple weeks of daily use to even start working as it needs time to turn on the dormant genes in your body that then cause the desired effect.
Collagen takes at least 8 weeks before you can notice changes due to the slow turnover rate in the body which is why people try it for a couple weeks, bitch that their hair/skin/joints didn't get any better and quit. However after 12 weeks of consistent use my tendonitis had recovered faster in a month than it had in the entire previous year.
One of the fastest and least subtle was garlic for blood pressure. Within a week my BP was consistently down 8-10 points and stayed that way as long as I kept taking 4g a day. This one is backed by studies as well that compared it to a prescription medication and found the garlic was just as effective. The ancient Greeks reputedly used garlic as a sort of pre-workout and so did some of the bronze and silver era bodybuilders.
Creatine also as obvious effects if taken daily. Endurance during lifting sessions nearly doubled and over the first month all muscles swelled up as the extra creatine allows them to store more water and glucose which is why they can go for longer and regenerate ATP faster. Without the glycogen stored locally in the muscle it'd have to be constantly waiting on the liver to supply more. This is also why people on keto and carnivore are so scrawny, while they are getting extra creatine from food (though not as much as a supplement can give) the lack of carbs still keeps their muscles small. Additionally creatine is being found to have neuroprotective effects and clear brain fog so elderly people benefit from it even if they're not weight lifting (which they should be doing as well.)
Ha, yeah I've only been on this supplement journey for the past 5 years or so and have tried a vast variety of them. Mostly looking for a desired outcome and typically no difference found. Although in my search for a specific outcome I may have overlooked other differences or been dismissive.
Funny you mention until you stop, that is something I look at now where previously I didn't really pay attention. Although very few I took more than a month so perhaps I didn't give some enough time.
I just came across colloidals fairly recently, and tried silver very recently. Very curious to try this indium, while they're pills available I think I'll give the colloidal a try at some point with a little more searching/researching.
There are some I discontinued because I didn't think they were doing anything but then I noticed shortly after my blood pressure was quickly creeping back up and nothing else had changed in my diet or lifestyle.
This has been my experience as well. I feel normal while taking my fistful of supplements every day, which I admittedly hate doing. I can barely get through the day when I don't take them, though, so all it takes is to miss one day to start up again.