Dietary supplements
Your experiences? Your thoughts?
I've only just recently began gathering info here, so these are novice observations. Hopefully an expert will chime in here.
I figured all vitamins were the same, but there seems to be a difference in liquid/natural vs solid (i.e. most multivitamins). Once I started taking vitamin Bs in liquid (from an energy drink called Socko) form I noticed a big jump in energy. I drink the sugarless/no caffeine ones so its not from what you might be thinking. Although, I suppose the herbs could be helping too. Anywho, I've read too though that liquid vitamins are much more readily absorbed.
I forget which two it is, vitamin D and E maybe, but overdosing on them is actually really bad. And most multis have like 250% of daily value in them.
GABA I've heard is really good for a ton of stuff, including sleep, and muscle growth. Just started trying it, we'll see how it goes.
Vitamin C in short periods of high dosage seems to help stave off colds...but its hard to say really as I don't catch them much in the first place. Anyone have any serious evidence one way or the other?
Soy lecithin is good, or maybe not. Recently read some stuff saying it can be quite bad for you.
Ecanasia is good in short periods only, if you take it constantly it will actually weaken your immune system.
Also, a lot of supplements do have side effects. So introduce them one at a time, to see how they make you feel. And be sure to give them sufficient time, at least 2 weeks.
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