Sure I take supplements. The sad fact is that modern farming produces a very inferior product. The soil is depleted and modern produce is way down on nutrients compared to the same stuff 50-100 years ago.

In order to lift heavy hunks of metals, bodybuilders need to push their bodies to that limit. As we know, weightlifting can be hard on the body. So, Good bodybuilding supplements can help to support your body’s health while optimizing workout results.

Some popular benefits of Supplements mention below:

* Increased energy

* Reduced muscle soreness

* Improved muscle pump

* More muscle growth

* Improved muscle pump

* Improved joint health

* Increased protein synthesis

* Better endurance

* Reduced recovery time

* Improved athletic performance

* Reduced muscle soreness

* Improved bone health

* Reduced risk of injury

IMO supplements are an unnecessary waste of money.

And of course one never knows what they contain

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/07/14/herbal-food-supplement-labels-study_n_7790886.html

I get sufficient vitamins and minerals and my gut health is very good thanks to my diet which includes plenty of homemade organic kefir and yoghurt, fermented foods and a wide variety of free range and organic products. I would be astounded if I was low on magnesium and/or zinc as my diet regularly includes many of the foods cited as good sources of both.
I also have sufficient levels of D3 as I ensure I spend plenty of time out in the fresh air.

Hi:

The practice of supplementation is really fascinating. The fact that so many people spend tens of millions of dollars each year doing it leads one to suspect there may be something to it.

I am always interested when someone says they get all of the vitamins and minerals they need from their food. That comment contains two very basic assumptions.

One, is that they know exactly which vitamins and minerals they need for optimal health, and in what amounts. Two is that they know that their diet provides all of the vitamins and minerals on ‘the list’ in the correct amounts.

Using the governments’ lists of daily requirements is questionable, because there is no evidence they are accurate and, as discussed in some other posts in other threads, the contents and amounts in the lists are often determined not by any science but by politics. Nevertheless, research shows that the diets of up to 50% of ‘normal’ people (those not eating healthy diets, whatever they are) are often materially deficient in many of those listed vitamins and minerals.

What to do?

I think that Dr. Longo’s take on supplementation is the best I’ve heard so far both for those that think they get all of the nutrition they need from their diets and those that suspect they may not be getting as much as they should be getting.

Admittedly putting words in his mouth, Dr. Longo feels that today’s knowledge of exactly which nutrients the body needs, and in what amounts, is inexact and will constantly change as new knowledge about nutrition is acquired. He suggests that in the future, beliefs that some nutrients we currently think we need more of will instead turn out to be wrong, and less will be indicated, while we will find some we don’t think we need much of today will be changed to needing more of tomorrow.

His position is that he feels that even when following his Longevity Diet, which is probably one of the most ‘healthy’ on the planet, a person should take a high-quality multivitamin supplement once every three days. That way, if you are (unknowingly) getting too little of something from your diet, you will get more of it, while at the same time protecting against unknowingly taking overdoses of nutrients that might some day be determined to be less healthy than we currently think.

For his exact words, see ‘The Longevity Diet’ by Valter Longo. A read for anybody looking for ‘the other health benefits’ of fasting.

simco,

My comment is based on the fact that I believe a healthy and varied diet gives me all the nutrients I need. That doesn’t necessarily mean I consume the amounts that have been designated as necessary for optimum health because as you have said, the amounts of nutrients needed by the body is not an exact science and daily requirements figures are recommendations and not determined by science.

Those who don’t eat a healthy diet or exclude food groups would almost certainly benefit from taking supplements but I don’t think anyone should be taking them without medical advice.

Not been on for a while – there did use to be search capability with forums,didn’t there?
I did post August 2018 on a similar topic that I take timed release multivitamins, probiotics before bedtime (sleep has improved). I now use two different brands of timed release multivits – the ingredients are different on both, I alternate daily which one I use.
I now take nootropic supplements for me brain and I have noticed that clinical problem ending ideas crash unbidden in to my consciousness at frequent intervals and concentration is much better, so they seem to work for me – although sometimes the timing of the unbidden ideas are not always convenient.
I really cannot see how it is possible to get full nutrition if calories are reduced – unless there are foods that can give RDA of everything in 800 calories?

I do take 400 mg of magnesium about every other day. When I do a lot of excercise or feel that my muscles feel cramped or overworked, I up that to every day for a while.

Apart from that, I just try to get enough fresh veggies and fish during the week. My body is pretty good at telling me what it needs. When I feel a craving for a specific food (I am not talking chocolate or potatoe crisps here 😉 ), I normally eat it.

Yes, of course, my family and I take vitamins in the spring and fall. We lead an active life, play sports, eat healthy. And in order to keep our health in shape, we periodically take vitamins. We always order from a certified Canadian Pharmacy . Here are low prices and fast delivery.

The Cancer Code by Dr Fung has a section on supplements & cancer. Short version – taking supplements has been scientifically proven to increase the rate of cancerous tumour growth. He mainly discusses vitamins & minerals in that section/chapter.
Book is likely available at your local library, although it was published fairly recently.
I’ve seen too many studies discounting the benefits of supplements to bother & as per above they are not all benign

I used to take various various vitamin and mineral supplements but was influenced by Pfr Ian Frazer (developer of the Human Papilloma Virus vaccine that is now radically reducing cervical cancer around the world) when he lamented people spending their money on vitamins with no proven benefit and possible harm, when that money could be so much better spent. Basically, the whole vitamin industry is primarily an exercise in fleecing people who are concerned about their health for vast profits, with no benefit whatsoever for those people – it is primarily a multibillion dollar rort (a scam).
I don’t extend this view to people who may have a condition diagnosed by a doctor where a supplement has been proven to be of benefit – but this is rare.
I also acknowledge that some mineral supplements may be of benefit, such as taking magnesium when you are losing a lot through sweat during exercise in summer.
So my message is: Don’t buy vitamins – spend the money on fresh fruit and veg and generally improving your diet. I take the occasional magnesium tablet and nothing else – and I’m healthier than ever. I’m very rarely sick and if I do ever catch anything I bounce back within days.
I have been on the 5&2 for 7.5 years and eat a vegetable rich, low meat diet.