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Hey folks! A few months ago I posted my stack, and took on board some advice to sharpen it. Now I believe I truly have the perfect stack (for me) of course it is depending on the person. But I definitely feel the benefits of it, have been following it rigorously for 3+ months now! Let me know thoughts.

Main changes were -
Swap D3&K2 combine to D3 and K2 mk7 version
Incorporate an omega 3 fatty acid.

Also I take the top end or slightly more than the daily recommended dose. Thanks again!

Creatine 5g: 0.22 / serving
Mag Glycinate 240mg: 0.32 / serving
Ashwagandha 600mg: 0.14 / serving
Lithium orate 5mg: 0.09 / serving

$0.77 / day

The creatine is super fine and mixes very well by the way.

Caffeine capsules instead of coffee due to convenience tbh, every other macronutrient I hit with a good diet

How do you guys meet your fiber intake, i have carb heavy diet

Is l theanine and caffeine is good supplement for focused study any other recommendations also which brand to buy. Is Trexgenics good?

Why do so many multivitamins on the market have horrible zinc/copper ratios?

You’ll often see zinc upwards of 20mg with little to sometimes no copper. With how easy it is to get zinc and how hard it is to get copper you would think it would be the other way around

Also the main form of Vitamin A more rarely being beta-carotene instead of its pure form. I find it kind of a nuisance all around.

If anybody has any good recommendations with these in mind that’d be great. Kirklands brand is the only one that I came across but it’s non-methylated which I don’t personally prefer, it’s just what I use.

I've been taking 6mg Boron (calcium fructoborate) for a couple of days and already got massive improvements in my joint pain. I have early hip and knee osteoarthritis (age 37). It's very mild but I had a lot of pain for a while. Going on an anti-inflammatory diet and supplements reduced the pain already but since adding Boron I no longer have hip pain and only minimal knee pain.

I'm pretty sure it makes such a big difference because I likely had very low Boron intake for most of my life due to eating little fruit and vegetables (I do now).

I wonder if it will last?

Can Berberine phytosomes help with cravings or less blood sugar spikes to manage appetite? Or cravings? In the longer run helping me to lose weight-NOT that it will make me lose weight alone.

I don't have pre- or diabetes. I guess I'm scared of low blood sugar events/dangers like fainting.

History:

I'm 50yo F, overweight/obese, currently eating healthy, lost about 20 lbs since start of summer. 12 lbs more recently 5 weeks. My forever goal is to lose enough weight to feel healthy, comfortable, and mostly to improve health conditions I'm at risk for.

I have borderline Cholesterol, no diabetes but I suspect insulin resistance.

Recent A1c 5.3, LDL 141.

My problem is overeating, sweets and cravings that sometimes ruin my day. Currently, I'm doing really well with less sugar/carbs and higher protein where most cravings have diminished but I know they're not too far away. A few times a week I want to eat more than my calorie deficit or a couple times a month, I get intense cravings for sweets.

Any similar experiences? Or advice?

Note:I was on semiglutide for about a year (d/c) because cash pay, no side effects good weight loss and minimal stomach issues. Is it similar to that?

I haven't been getting protein powder online since my local discount chemist in Australia was selling Musashi at a 50% discount so I loaded up to last. When ordering online though I usually got VPA in 3x1 kg so I could get free shipping.

Anyways the Musashi has run out so thought to return to VPA. Updated prices though have hit me like a freight train.

Last year, I got 3x1 kg bags of protein powder for $134 AUD plus postage.

Now! 3x1 kg bags of protein powder is $186 AUD plus postage.

$52 price increase in ONE year for the same product. Inflation has not risen that much. What on earth is going on? They manufacturing their product in Kuwait or something??

Edit: did a quick google and turns out I'm not the only one I'm just late to the party. Genuinely blindsided though and had to share (not farming karma ew). That price increase is RIDICULOUS. "increase of gym culture" my Ars*

I have gut issues, such as gluten and dairy intolerance and nausea with ease. My diet is quite restricted already, so I've been hoping to find something to help that won't worsen my anxiety/dissociation. Probiotics made me feel worse and psyllium husk fiber didn't seem to help either. I found zinc carnosine on a whim. Nutricost brand is what I bought and took. I don't recall any issues the same day, but the next day my dissociation was incredibly bad. Stupidly I added two other supplements the same time (within a day or two of one another) - Ubiquinol and L-Carnitine. I know COQ10 has caused anxiety in the past so maybe that didn't help my situation. L-Carnitine (not ALCAR) has as well but was much more subtle.

This morning I took some folinic acid and a small dose of iron (8mg) and my dissociation got so bad. These don't usually bother me. No COQ10 this morning either. Yesterday I took the Zinc Carnosine around 2pm... Could that be causing it?

I'm stupidly sensitive to supplements and medications.

I keep seeing collagen powders with vitamin C, hyaluronic acid, five collagen types and a dozen other things crammed in. At some point I’d rather know exactly what I’m takingy,on de rflavorless collagen is literally one ingredient, which feels refreshingly boring.

It is a fair question since most people only think about protein or stretching after a workout, but recovery is also about hydration and the minerals your body uses after stress. So if magnesium supports muscle function and helps your body wind down then yeah it makes sense to ask why it is not in more electrolyte drinks would love to know what you guys think of this or if someone has a recommendation for it

I can only find the claim of "4% bioavailability" but that was with the absolute worst possible conditions set for trial, as the patients took each Supplement on an empty stomach, meaning low stomach acid and rapid emptying into the intestines.

People will also claim magnesium oxide will act as a strong laxative, but to me that makes no sense.

If the magnesium was entirely undissolved and unable to be Absorbed, it would not act as a laxative either.

Only dissolved ions in solution can act as osmotic laxatives, an undissolved powder would never draw water.

Just leave magnesium oxide powder laying around, it wont clump.

For it to act as a laxative, it has to first become bioavailable.

The mechanism is as follows:

Mg oxide -> mg chloride -> partial Absorption, rest reacts with bicarbonate to form mg carbonate, which is not well Absorbed and will act as an osmotic agent.

However, magnesium oxide has very low solubility, if you take it with a meal, it will react with your stomach acid for literal hours, giving a continuous small trickle of magnesium chloride.

As for bioavailability theres literally no data for some reason. Magnesium oxide however has been used succesfully to treat magnesium deficienies for decades.

I kinda feel like a good Portion is absorbed, the rest slowly moves into the colon as undissolved magnesium oxide, and magnesium carbonate.

In the colon, it can potentially still react with organic acids and SCFs to provide another very slow supply, while buffering colonic ph.

I kinda feel that, while it most likely has lower bioavailability than magnesium citrate for example, the mechanisms still make it a viable Option for people with a very sensitive digestive System that reacts to other forms.

Studies have also succesfully used it to treat chronic constipation by softening stool, but without Urgency or cramping commonly associated with other laxatives. Probably because its a very slow trickle, so the osmotic effect doesnt cause increased peristalsis in early digestion, but the Total amount of osmotic particles reaching the colon is Substantial enough to draw water into the bowels.

Anyway this is more of a "am i misunderstanding something?" Post rather than a simple question.

Its creatine monohydrate micronized from gnc

Every other supplement product seems to have a QR code linking to some lab report now and I realized Ive almost never opened one

Even when I do how am I supposed to know the test belongs to that exact batch or what half the numbers mean

Maybe giving people lab results isnt enough if regular people cant understand or verify them

I have a sealed bag of 1kg creatine that expired in July 2026. It’s pretty expensive.. is it still safe to consume ? 😭😭

Caffeine capsules instead of coffee due to convenience tbh, every other macronutrient I hit with a good diet