Vitamins

By Daniel Miessler on November 2nd, 2009: Tagged as Health

I take vitamins. As with most things I believe in going with the minimum number of additions, each of maximum quality. As such, I’m currently taking just two supplements.

1. Irwin Naturals: Men’s Living Green Liquid-Gel Multi

irwinnaturals

As far as I can tell, both by research and by feel, this is the multi-vitamin. First, it’s plant-based, which sounds cool. Second–and more tangible–is the fact that it’s a soft-gel, meaning you get full absorption of the nutrients.

Then there’s just the sheer number of ingredients. From their literature:

Unlike any other multi, this breakthrough formula combines over 117 nutrients and 72 trace minerals that cover the following 12 categories:
  • Full-Spectrum Vitamins
  • Minerals
  • Crucial Oils
  • Antioxidant Blend
  • Fruits, Vegetables & Herb Blend
  • Immune Support Nutrients
  • Amino Acid Blend
  • Stress Support Blend
  • Green Super Foods
  • Energy Nutrients
  • Men’s Targeted Blend

2. GNC Triple Strength Fish Oil

gncfishoil

After doing a good amount of research on this I’ve come to the conclusion that fish oil is fish oil. Meaning that as long as your fish oil is devoid of impurities you’re going to get pretty much the same thing regardless of what kind you take.

The amount you take is key, however, and I’ve always found that you don’t get quite the benefit if you do just 300mg (which is what you get in an average capsule). This product is stellar in that respect, as it gives you your standard, purified oil that many top-end products give you–but it gives it to you in a 900mg capsule. So, one a day and you’re set.

I just started taking these a couple days ago and I feel quite certain that my mind was exceptionally sharp today. I know it could be illusory, but if it continues whenever I take the product I’ll gladly continue.

Anyway, those are my two supplements. For any health people out there, I have a question: If I were to add a third supplement, what should it be? Garlic? Ginko? Essence of Chupacabra? Thoughts welcome. ::

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  • DoctorJim
    I dont know if it is so good that supplement your talking about especially because it is a soft gel. I think the best vitamins or supplements are the one's that are 100% natural.Almost all the products sold in different markets or other stores you can't trust them to be 100% natural.


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  • I'm glad you're taking a whole food concentrate, as they're said to be much healthier than normal multivitamins.

    Fish oil is especially good for both the brain and the heart.

    (In most developed countries, fish oils are prescribed after heart attacks.)

    I'd say thats well enough for vitamins, but as far as general nutrition goes, see if you can find ways to add even more antioxidants to your diet.

    Coffee, I kid you not, is the largest source of antioxidants in the American diet. And I'm not trying to imply that coffee has a lot of them; The average American diet just has too few.

    The only other thing I'll say is this: A lot of people have snack cabinets full of crap, or snacks always out on the kitchen counter. At my house, we have assorted nuts and dried fruits out on the counter at all times, which we regularly snack on throughout the day. You can't go wrong with more of either, especially if they're a replacement for other snacks.
  • cooperati
    "At my house, we have assorted nuts and dried fruits out on the counter at all times, which we regularly snack on throughout the day."

    What, like deep fried and dipped in chocolate, right? Come one, man, where's the nutrition without the empty calories and indigestible cholesterol?

    -=T=-
  • PI
    I don't know if you're still doing jiu-jitsu, but if you are, you should probably be taking whey protein.
  • jasonpowell
    Krill Oil instead of fish oil. Same active ingredient, 48X better.

    http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/07/23...
  • cooperati
    Purified Guano Extract (P.G.E.).

    For the first supplement; it's interesting that it's a soft gel, and it's also good that you report on it positively. I don't necessarily think that it's good because it's plant based. Some plant based supplements actually compete with natural elements in your body, but, still, this would depend on a case by case item. I also don't think you are likely to get all the amino acids you would want, unless they are from a non-pant based source, or they hokey up some look-a-like molecule, which being from a plant based source, isn't subject to FDA scrutiny.

    Triple Strength fish oil? Why not? Sounds like it will cut down on how much you have to eat (just two less pills). Just eat them with crackers and you'll replace a sardine and kipper lunch. Does it have a fresh-from-the-sea, aftertaste?

    -=T=-
  • Actually, one of the advantages is that this brand lacks the
    aftertaste (and fish burps).
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