The most necessary supplements

[The Entity]

I'm always worried about vitamins and stuff I don't get but I don't want to be taking 80 pills a day. I also want to know what vitamins you can't readily get from a good diet (i.e., you can easily get 300% of vitamin A but not so much of zinc).

I'm reading that multi's aren't that effective and can be detrimental.

So far I'm on fish oil because I don't eat fish (sides tuna twice a week) and b-12 for energy I lack (and not really all that effective)

 

[Shuteye]

I'm reading that multi's aren't that effective and can be detrimental.

word?

 

[The Entity]

You absorb very little of a pill firm multi...say 5-20%...

Now the argument is made that even a low percentage is better than nothing because that would be 50%-200%, but that would include vitamins you already get a massive amount of anyways like vitamin A, C etc, which then would equal to an unhealthy amount at that point

The ideal multi would have uncommon vitamins like zinc or something

If you want to get a multi that you can really absorb, the liquid version has a 98% absorption rate..but then the argument for pills intensifies that much more

My view anyways

 

[upthere]

zinc (try not to take with calcium)
vit d
something with fiber





multis are a good base, but i've heard that sometimes the vitamins/minerals actually work against each other.
ex. zinc and calcium

 

[M617]

i have a whole bottle of 50mg zinc sitting in my room right now....i was gonna start taking them but im worried i already get too much and dont wanna screw myself. my multi already has zinc plus i eat a lot of meats

 

[LastKING_BLU]

meat, vegetables, and fruits

 

[DSGB]

Fish Oil

Eat colors (red, green, etc) in addition to lean meat.

Most supplements are overrated and don't work beyond the placebo effct. The ones that work (ephedra, steroids, etc) are illegal or prescription because dumb-assess abuse them and blame the drug.

 

[im12whatisthis]

Multis are good but shouldn't be your main source of vitamins (fruit & veggies), you have to make sure the multi has a good quality source of b vitamins. Some companies use cheap or low quality sources which is why they have even lower absorption rates.

Fish oil is a must

Protein but you can get a majority of that from food sources

Test E

 

[qwertmeister]

protein and a good multi are all that are really needed....anything else is just an unneeded luxury, i use creatine, CLA, and BCAA's but those arent necessary.

 

[Dirty_Jerz]

So far I'm on fish oil because I don't eat fish (sides tuna twice a week) and b-12 for energy I lack (and not really all that effective)

fish oil/gelatin orange juice it tastes 0% like fish

 

[YouMadd?]

Fish Oil, Flax Seed oil, Multis...


I also take Taurine with my Protein shakes...

B-12 (good for joints)

 

[NatiboyB]

Beta-Alanine
Creatine
Fish-Oil
Ephedrine
Caffeine

 

[MMS]

fish oil/gelatin orange juice it tastes 0% like fish

 

[Womb Raider]

Starter supplements and where to find them? Energy has been low and I need to figure out the problem.

 

[Son Goku]

Starter supplements and where to find them? Energy has been low and I need to figure out the problem.

Only supplements with mad research behind them are:
- Caffeine
- Creatine

Also, since it's just a macronutrient and doesn't need research:
- Protein


Anything else is not really starter status, not worth your time/money, or simply doesn't really work.