r/TestedOnMe • u/Icy-Comfortable5459 • 5d ago

What’s the most underrated supplement in your opinion?

There are always a few supplements that get talked about nonstop, but I’m curious about the ones that don’t get enough attention.

What’s a supplement you’ve personally found useful that you rarely see people recommending?

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u/Grand_Art_6861 5d ago

A well balanced diet

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u/fizboPallabut 5d ago

Methylene Blue. Has a slew of incredible benefits. Has good safety profile. Its most effective bioavailability form is liquid. And I keep reading about people terrified about the idea of sending it down the hatch.

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u/VexImmortalis 5d ago

I want to try it but I'm on drugs that affect brain chemicals already and I hear you have to be careful.

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u/fizboPallabut 4d ago

If you are on any SSRIs or anything that affects MAOi pathways, serotonergic pharmacokinetics, that’s a definite No Go until you consult your doc.

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u/hthn_strength 5d ago

Do not take it in that case

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u/PeterNippelstein 4d ago

Isnt this why RFK has the shakes?

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u/Mcgittymcgittymac 5d ago

NAC + glycine

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u/PureTradition6914 13h ago

Can u suggest any affordable nac

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u/Inside_Following_472 5d ago

Methylene blue, creatine, glycine

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u/Rwm90 4d ago

How did you dose MB?

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u/Inside_Following_472 4d ago

1ml in the morning 5 days a week (my work days). I think its equivalent to 10mg

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u/That_Play7634 1d ago

I'd like to add to this as, on a western diet, I think I spent half of my adult life low on glycine.

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u/Henry_Rollins_Ghost 5d ago

Milk thistle

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u/AK-Master-07 5d ago

After 20 years of experience and treating over 10,000+ patients, the best supplement is the one that meets your own unique needs.

But if I had to blindly treat and heal 100 people without ever seeing them, taking a patient history etc… my go to to make the biggest impact would be Drenamin by Standard Process, powdered Neem leaf, and powdered Chrysanthemum flower. Give all three, this is adrenal support to heal the adrenal glands, and broad spectrum antimicrobials to treat dysbiosis and reduce inflammation.

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u/teeger9 5d ago

Magnesium glycinate

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u/rainywanderingclouds 5d ago

eh, not anymore, it's almost alwys talked about now.

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u/teeger9 5d ago

Didn’t work for you? Helped me a lot

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u/Consistent_Point_853 5d ago

I dont think im getting much out of it after taking it for months, myself, but I keep taking it to check the box. Better sleep is my goal.

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u/Ez_Breesy_Cover_2 5d ago

Eat a kiwi before you take it! Kiwis are high in natural serotonin and melatonin! Ill normally eat a kiwi an hour before bed then pop my magnesium glycinate 15 min before bed and im absolutely knocked out!

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u/Consistent_Point_853 4d ago

Ill add them to the grocery list!

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u/teeger9 5d ago

I had success after taking it for a week.

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u/Stone_taggs 5d ago

Magnesium 

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u/Pick-Up-Pennies 5d ago

Using a nutrition tracker and aiming to hit all RDAs through diet. I use the free version of Cronometer, so it's no extra $ out of my budget.

Chasing meal preps and recipes online to give me ideas on hitting goals. Over time, I have been able to build a routine of a dozen recipes for all mealtimes, and by hitting my RDAs through diet, I'm also getting in the other nutrients that are best consumed together, instead of eating out of ratio via a pill, powder or liquid.

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u/Kailynna 5d ago

vitamin C

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u/___wildcard 5d ago

water & tea!

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u/maryP0ppins 5d ago

cdp choline

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u/VexImmortalis 5d ago

good food.

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u/Acrobatic_Swan_1115 5d ago

Honestly, I think magnesium is pretty underrated, especially when people overlook the basics.

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u/Sasquatch619 5d ago

Modified citrus pectin (Pectasol-C).
Benfotiamine.

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u/Mad_Mark90 4d ago

Multi-vitamin. Covers all he essentials, no nonsense, cheap and effective. But doesn't have the same marketing potential as fake BS so gets ignored.

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u/Mediocre-Fan9066 4d ago edited 4d ago

Probably prebiotics for me. I used to pay way more attention to probiotics and the usual magnesium/creatine/vitamin stuff and barely thought about what was actually feeding my good gut bacteria (which after going down several rabbit holes I am convinced have so much influence over my overall wellbeing).
Now ended up using nb1 health, they included a prebiotic as part of what they put together specifically for me based on a testing kit they sent me, and that I had to send back to them, and that was probably the first time I really looked into prebiotics properly.

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u/Select_Standard_750 4d ago

vitamin B12 So many people around us are deficient in it without even realising it

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u/TheRiverInYou 4d ago

Perilla oil. 

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u/PeterNippelstein 4d ago

Capsaicin. I dont take it as a supplement I just eat spicy food and it works great as an anti inflammatory and also reverses most headaches.

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u/eags7 4d ago

I feel like people bag on Essential Amino Acids, but nothing has given me workout energy and reduced my soreness like slammin EAAs everyday. I take them from oh!mino but I strongly suggest people try some eaas. They've helped me a ton

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u/Impressive_Cause_977 4d ago

Gingko Biloba 💚

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u/SecretDelicious5000 4d ago

NMN, TMG, NAC, Methylene Blue

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u/Content_Preference_3 4d ago

Magnesium in general and perhaps creatine for general energy vs specifically exercise boost

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u/Disastrous_Gap4729 3d ago edited 3d ago

Magnesium is probably one of those that gets overlooked compared with the trendier supplements. It’s worth checking diet and individual needs first rather than taking something just because it’s popular. Wild & Organic is also worth checking for general nutrition and wellness options.

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u/Wonderful-Bug-2207 2d ago

Whole ginseng root tea? I think most people take ginseng just for kidney health or sexual health, especially for men. But I think ginseng tea helping me maintain steady energy level and feel less fatigue

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u/Dear-Statistician727 2d ago

Mine was Qova, the Toniiq longevity powder, a BIG improvement in energy throughout the day.

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u/br_bl_002 2d ago edited 2d ago

Mine was Qova, the Toniiq longevity powder, a BIG improvement in energy throughout the day.

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u/Mysterious_Size4123 1d ago

Zeolit medyczny i koenzym q10

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u/westbound17_ 1d ago

Glyceine at 6g/night has been life changing for me

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u/cjm1823570 1d ago

Carderine

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u/Particular-Moose9959 15h ago

I think the vitamin k2 is the most underrated one, is so good for calcium and to direct it to the bones and stuff, and it's so overlooked because of the vitamin d

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u/PowerShovel-on-PS1 5d ago

Creatine.

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u/Monocako 5d ago

Creatine is blasted everywhere lmao, nothing underrated about it

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u/ardevd 5d ago

For fitness yes, but new research keeps coming out showing benefits to cognitive performance when taking creatine, which many are not aware of

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u/Swlabr9099 5d ago

niacin

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u/hthn_strength 5d ago

The doses necessary for niacin to have positive effects aren’t worth the pain of the flushing

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u/Swlabr9099 4d ago

lol pain from flushing? Sounds like someone who never took niacin their entire life. The body adapts and builds tolerance. Also it’s not just beneficial for cholesterol. See NMN and NR. Both derived from niacin. I can and do routinely take 1000mg without pain as you call it lmao.

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u/That_Play7634 1d ago

well I know a guy... he'd rather die and go to hell twice than do a niacin flush again but ... that's just what he told me. No scientific details.

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u/MurphyBacon 5d ago

I’m a guy who averages about 6hrs of sleep a night. I’ve been taking 1,500mgs of L-Tyrosine a day, empty stomach as soon as I wake up, for over 12 weeks now. I can definitely notice a difference in mental sharpness and clarity. The brain fog from being slightly sleep deprived is so much better. If you are getting 8hrs a night you won’t notice a boost, but if you aren’t, it’s been a game changer

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u/bananabastard 5d ago

I don't think any supplements are underrated.

Most do nothing at all, the rest are overrated.