Do nutritional drinks and supplements actually work?

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I use cannabis as part of my mental health regimen. I've recently switched from "tinctures" of THC dissolved in oil to gelcaps full of baked/decarboxed herb. The best way to know that a supplement works is to freakin' make it yourself.
 
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The FDA doesn't review and approve them for sale like pharmaceuticals but you still have to comply with all of the other laws around product labeling and ingredients. Not really any different from selling food that contains the same nutrients.
 
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Crystal Coomer said:
The FDA doesn't test supplements so how do people know if they contain the nutrients they claim?
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You take sample and send to lab?
Some supplement stuff can be quite useful, like electrolyte drinks, proteins, vitamins etc.
I actually have put it to the test, and I think you can put it too if you're a runner and live in some heatwave blasted area.
Run in 30-35C temps for like 1-2 hrs daily for a week. Even with good food, it's quite likely you will lose a lot potassium and magnesium. You should be able to observe some muscular fasciculations as a result, even cramps, lower leg muscles especially.
Now continue training, but drink some electrolyte beverage. Fasciculations and cramps should go away in a few days.
This is just an example. Most modern diets are not well suited for health and fitness, gotta go supplement some
 
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There are a wide variety of nutritional supplements. Looks for studies on the ones you are looking at in particular. What you're taking will at least have what it says on the label in it. The question is does it actually do anything. Can protein powders help you gain muscle mass as part of a lifting regimen? Yes, they will help you get enough protein if aren't getting enough in your regular diet. Does everything do what they claim it does? No. The fitness industry if full of an insane amount of snake oil. Even if every supplement does actually work, you're probably not going to notice a difference unless you're trying to eek out the last few points of your potential.
 
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I bet there's like less than 10 supplements actually useful.


Whey, Creatine, magnesium, vitamin D, fish oil and that's pretty much it imo.

Whey and creatine and the bread and butter supplements and their usefulness has been proven by the most studies

Magnesium works if you're I nervous fatigue from lifting hard.

Vitamin D and fish oil are useful because we tend to lack their nutriments.

Maybe you can add more idk.
But if you take 10+ supplements, you're not a super athlete but a super retard.
 
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im sure the reputable brands contain the stuff they are suppose to. i wouldn't trust cheap no brand Chinese stuff.

as for does it work? depends on what you mean. there are tons of claims about these things. my attitude is that the vitamin and mineral supplements just make up for any you might be missing in your diet, but dont expect them to do much beyond what is medically documented from getting a sufficient supply of that vitamin/mineral. and getting extra of anything doesn't do anything. anything beyond what your body normally uses just gets passed through, so mega dosing is just a waste.

protein supplements do work when it is about building muscles or making up a deficient in your diet. cant say it would do much more than that.

anything else, such as herbal supplements, im certain are meaningless or near useless.
 
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AgendaPoster said:
You take sample and send to lab?
Some supplement stuff can be quite useful, like electrolyte drinks, proteins, vitamins etc.
I actually have put it to the test, and I think you can put it too if you're a runner and live in some heatwave blasted area.
Run in 30-35C temps for like 1-2 hrs daily for a week. Even with good food, it's quite likely you will lose a lot potassium and magnesium. You should be able to observe some muscular fasciculations as a result, even cramps, lower leg muscles especially.
Now continue training, but drink some electrolyte beverage. Fasciculations and cramps should go away in a few days.
This is just an example. Most modern diets are not well suited for health and fitness, gotta go supplement some
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I've had a very positive experience supplementing with magnesium citrate over the past several years. In high doses it's used as an effective laxative but in the 200-400mg/day range it's an extremely bioavailable source of magnesium.

Some others might be even more available like glycinate but you can't beat how cheap and available the citrate is.

I do a lot of gardening and landscaping around my home as a hobby so I know what you mean. Coconut water is usually my go-to for hydration during yard work because it's so balanced in terms of electrolytes, especially potassium. Sometimes I just mix some sugar, salt and potassium chloride in water and it has a similar effect.
 
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JamusActimus said:
I bet there's like less than 10 supplements actually useful.


Whey, Creatine, magnesium, vitamin D, fish oil and that's pretty much it imo.

Whey and creatine and the bread and butter supplements and their usefulness has been proven by the most studies

Magnesium works if you're I nervous fatigue from lifting hard.

Vitamin D and fish oil are useful because we tend to lack their nutriments.

Maybe you can add more idk.
But if you take 10+ supplements, you're not a super athlete but a super retard.
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Only one I'd add is glucosamine. It ain't going to get you fit or give you gains but it will keep your joints working how they're supposed to. That's pretty important long term.
 
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