Best Supplements for Health | ft. Dr. Brad Stanfield
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- Supplements for optimal health. What supplements have enough evidence of benefit? Dr. Brad Stanfield and I covered the 6 main supplements for health span.
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0:00 Intro
1:13 Vitamin D
5:08 Zinc
7:01 Omega 3s (EPA/DHA)
13:12 Creatine
14:32 Collagen
15:43 Supplements I take
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Very excited for your channel to cross over the 100k subscriber mark. You offer so much value, thanks for what you do
Good job!! :)
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Great video. I take the Brad-stack. Actually, time to go pop some capsules.
You do a great job!
Yes!
Thank you for the video & for recommending such a great new channel with precious informations!
Thank you so much❤❤ Dr.Gil this is what i was waiting to hear !
You guys are awesome! I love your videos. I found that you both have a different take on the optimal amount of protein. Brad recommends more, Gil says "don't worry, you get enough". Would love to hear a discussion about this!
I'm so glad these guys hooked up. two best heath vloggers around.
I loved this video, very informative! Would love to see more like this 🤍
Another great supplement I highly recommend is this channel! Works great for your health.
Thank you for the fantastic conversation. Very thought provoking. Really enjoying your channel.
What is better than Dr. Gil and Dr. Brad? Both of them together!
Please make more of these videos!
I follow both of these doctors and had no clue they even knew each other! Worlds colliding🤯👌
Exactly my thoughs
2:05 “On that note, I want to tell the viewers to go to my online store and get my supplement.”
LMFAO.
Wow the collab we needed
Great episode. Thank you both.
I recently heard about the possible neurological benefits of creatine from Kevin Bass's youtube channel, but the collagen point was news to me.
It's cool when our intuitions about the world get turned upside down by insightful experiments.
I agree. Plus there's so much marketing that manipulates the public into thinking they need certain products. Also, society and culture often form our views, so when we embrace evidence-based science and realize some of the views passed down to us are flawed, it's very empowering to acknowledge the flaws and make changes accordingly.
Great that you covered supplements!
Thank you for taking the time to make these videos. I have gotten to a point in my life where I am making new choices about what I eat and how its related to my health. The one thing that always has bothered me is Vitamin supplements and I would really like to talk with a trustworthy person about this very subject. For example, I take vitamin supplements I feel sick, and far more often taking synthetic vs natural. In fact, when I last tried whole food-based supplements, I did not feel sick at all. There are studies that I have read on google scholar that even suggest that synthetic supplements can be causing some heath issues. When people read stuff like this it causes a stark divide between people who believe religiously in taking victims and people who do not. So I would like to frame this question:
1) Is there any medical science on the difference between taking a synthetic supplement vs a natural one?
2) is taking one over the other better?
3) Can you actually get all the necessary vitamins from natural whole-food based supplements?
4) Can synthetic vitamins be dangerous taken over time even in recommended dosage?
I am really curious to hear your opinion on this subject and if you have some sort of scientific research that you can point me to. Now it is my opinion that whole-food based vitamins are better than synthetic because they do not make me feel sick but that does not mean that I think synthetic is harmful. I also believe that, not all supplements we can get in a whole food supplement so we need to seek elsewhere possibly synthetic. What is your opinion? I reviewed your videos also Dr Brad Stanfield I just ran across his videos.
Your supplementation sounds spot on. There is so much (crap) promulgated on social media …it creates so much anxiety in the public. There are so so many people with no significant education hawking so much, excuse me, crap. It’s on many platforms. Even platforms like Etsy. All you can do is continue what you are doing. You are helping so many people.
Great video, great info ! Thanks ❤️👍👍
Suggestion; there's been a lot of research suggesting the enormous importance of good nutrition for pregnant women (before, during and immediately after pregnancy).
The importance seems especially large considering that this can roll over generations (e.g. tendency for obesity was mentioned in one study), so from mother to child to another child. Mostly regarding non-communicable diseases.
This might be worth making a special video about, but I was reminded of it when discussing EPA/DHA intake.
I'd be careful here with the roll-over generation effect. The way you phrased it sounds like it's something carried over without the child remaining in the same circumstances as the mother. Many of these studies do not really test well enough for confounding variables and/or are not done on a large enough scale. In many of these studies it is highly likely that the effect that is carried over is not that the mother's nutrition made the baby irreversibly prone to sickness. It's more likely the fact that the mother had poor nutrition and lack of certain elements due to poverty. And poverty is extremely likely to be carried over generations in some countries, including the US.
The correlation between poverty and obesity is also fairly strong. And from there on out with all kinds of adverse health outcomes.
Great video Gil!
Very Interesting. . Love Watching Your Topics. We all Need To Learn how to Keep us Healthy. 🙏😋🍀Ronnie From Toronto .
Just few notes regarding foods containing high levels of the nutrients mentioned in the video:
1 cup of oats pretty much has you covered in terms of your daily zinc requirements. If you additionally eat some form of whole grains every day, you are golden.
1 handful of mixed nuts per day pretty much covers your magnesium requirements. This plus whole grains of some kinds should be enough.
1 handful of mixed nuts or 1 tablespoon of ground flax seeds per day also covers your omega-3 requirements.
So: A breakfast made of "~200g oats + a handful of nuts + 1 tablespoon of ground flax seed + for example some fruits" should give you all you need in terms of those micronutrients.
That greatly depends on what kind of a converter you are for the ALA to EHA/DHA. I was eating very large quantities of flax seeds and chia seeds (2-3 spoonfuls 2x per day) and my omega 3 levels were still very low. So I now I supplement. I am not an extreme special case either. A large portion of the population are bad converters.
@@redragna3648 Sure, I totally agree. Everyone is different and has to adapt the food they consume to their individual needs.
However, for the major part of the western population the foods that I mentioned would be a great addition to their health, I think.
Indeed your recomendation is very good. We cannot ignore the antinutrient content on these foods that make us absorb less zinc that, for example, oats have. Anyway, it is better to include them than don't eat them.
The foods you recommend are great, and Ieat them regularly too. But 1 cup of oats is only 3.4mg of zinc, not 15.
That was a great video, thanks.
Interesting point regarding Copper intake. It seems in Australia at least, all you need to drink is 1 litre of tap water and you will have over the recommended intake of copper for the day.
"Public water suppliers must monitor copper levels in drinking water to determine whether the water they provide is corrosive. If more than 10 percent of the tap water samples exceed the EPA copper action level of 1.3 mg per liter, water systems must use treatment to reduce corrosion."
Why doesn't this guy have one million plus subscribers? I want to know what a healthy diet is based on science. I think a lot of people want to eat a certain way and want someone to make them feel good about how they eat.
I take zinc, omega-3 algae and B12 with an occasional D3. I'll look into collagen and creatin.
Thanks guys, I appreciate your work, you are making me personally healthier, my numbers show it.
Yes, I would be interested in more on the subject of supplements.
The discount code joke cracked me up because, if I remember correctly, Dr Stanfield sponsored some supplement in the recent past. Your selflessness is an unicum around here. Please do a collaboration with Stefano Vendrame of the TH-cam channel "domande al nutrizionista", he's an Italian nutrition researcher but I think he lives in the USA, he was formed at the Linus Pauling institute. He was into clinical trials on blueberries and other plants.
I like your supplement regimen, I take B12 and D the same way. I don't take the algae supplement yet. I started to years ago and just didn't follow through. I like the idea just not the price. And I am going to test myself to see if my diet is working and then if not ill incorporate seaweeds and chlorella and test again. If that doesn't suffice then I'll supplement... I'll probably end up supplementing though because I have a feeling I won't be able to get to a favorable index without it, because I just won't want to eat that much seaweed and algae lol
I’m happy to take supplements but my preference is to modify my diet to achieve the optimal outcome. I respect the evidence based analysis in the video.
I really appreciate the combination of your rigorous, evidence-based scholarship and sensible, common-sense attitude toward nutrition. Sad to say, it's pretty rare esp. on social media. I wonder if you could explore some of the research about the potential benefits of fasting beyond weight-loss? I know you've touched on this in other videos but I don't think (?) that you've done a whole video on it - if I missed it, I apologize. Specifically, I was thinking about its use to potentially reduce the risk of cancer. I know there has been some research that it helped breast cancer patients tolerate chemo better and that it may actually reduce the risk of the cancer itself. Kristi Funk, the well known breast cancer surgeon, said in an interview that she fasts for 14 hours a day, citing this research. Not that I'm asking you to comment on Dr. Funk specifically, just the possibility itself. Thank you.
I remember a few years ago when I first started delving into the topic of time restricted eating and fasting. Dr Rhonda Patrick indicated based on her assessment of the evidence, to aim for at least 12 hours, but better still a 14 or 15 hour daily time restriction when you can. Which seems to correspond with what you're saying.
@@HidingFromFate Yes, there are some anecdotal accounts here on YT where people claim that fasting helped cure their cancer (all different types) but the breast cancer study is real study with verifiable results. I don't know if those results have been repeated in other studies.
@@suzy1750 Interesting. Yes, seems like there is still quite a ways to go in establishing concrete benefits of fasting, aka, time restricted eating. So far from my very cursory readings, it seems like the more significant benefits may come with occasional prolonged fasting of 24 hours or longer. Even better, 48 to 120 hours. At least in terms of a general "resetting" of the immune system. But I'm not even sure how well that's been established yet. But certainly intriguing.
Seeing you guys talked a bit about the brain health effects of supplements this might interest you:
Stephen Schoenthaler, (USA) Adrian Raine (UK) and Ap Zaalberg (NL) have done studies in three countries on supplementation and aggression. Subjects (prisoners) were given multivitamins and essential fatty acids for several months and the amount of violent interactions decreased.
Other studies that have looked at delinquent behaviour and nutrition have not been as successful as the studies, but these tested only a few nutrients at a time and most were not done on prisoners which is a very "volatile" population with, it turned out, a suboptimal diet.
Yep I take D and B 12 and an algae oil, that's it. As far as creatine, I'm just afraid that an external source will make my body less effiicient at synthetizing it.
Very interesting; especially since I use all of these supplements.
Thanks for this. Regarding Vit. D supplementation, I’d be grateful to hear more substantial individualized/current information re: deficiencies. Self as example, raised in MidWest US, female,now age 66,hysterectomy/ bi lateral oophorectomy at age 25, due to endometriosis, hormones taken orally, then transdermal patches used, was told synthetic hormone need was to help circumvent surgical menopause symptoms,& protect from osteoporosis. The hormones used in US at that time (early 1980’s forward), continued to change in type and dosage. Dietary help I proceeded with to best of my ability. Reaching 2004 having found an excellent endocrinologist, at age 49 I was told I have osteoporosis and a serious Vitamin D deficiency. Since that time and by taking prescription vitamin D, the levels rose and remain stable. Fortunately my endocrinologist’s background in science, regarding among other things, the importance of being tested for vitamin D levels due to what she was seeing across the globe, a prevalence of deficiencies growing in part because of lack of sunlight, as well as hormonal issues that although are very individualized,similar to my situation, and quite common spanning age, & gender. If possible, I would like to know the current thinking on individual testing for Vit.D levels. I am a bit uncomfortable hearing to take a certain dose with the level test not recommended because of the expense. The price I and many patients with Vitamin D deficiencies paid differ in severity. My endocrinologist just recently passed away, finding the caliber of her expertise has proven difficult. Any input regarding prevailing thought on testing our Vitiman D levels would be greatly appreciated. I realize some data may be different/exaggerated due to the connection that has developed regarding covid and Vitiman D supplementation. I am unfamiliar with that. I thank you for such important work! All the best in the New Year!
Thank you for your videos.
I’d be really interested in a video on probiotics. Are there benefits, short term ( while staking them) / long term beyond taking them?
Second idea for a video is “leaky gut”. I appreciate this is a very broad topic but I’d be really interested in if it’s a scientifically proven phenomenon and if so, is there a “cure” with supplements and /or diet?
Thanks again!
Ja aprendi muito com este sr. Obrigado Dr. Gil. Saudações de Pt.
Dr. F. Perry Wilson, of the Yale School of Medicine, just released a TH-cam video titled, “It’s Official: Vitamin Supplements Don’t Work.” The study referenced is from the U.S Preventative Services Task Force. Not even widely studied Vitamin D supplements do anything. There is very small evidence that multivitamins might help-but which one? Overall, the main link to vitamins possibly being helpful is, ta-da…Healthy User Effect. As Dr. Wilson says, “vitamin levels are a marker of overall health, not a driver of overall health.”
Appreciate the subtitling. R's added to so many words, change the meaning.e.g. Mayor Clinic, Lowr dose.
I was hoping to hear something on Vitamin K2. Lots and lots of conflicting information on this one.
Great video on this awesome channel. I really appreciate the scientific humility about what is known and not known regarding diet and supplementations.
I've been athletic and fit all of my life, so take modest amounts of whey protein and creatine only on days that I exercise. (I'm not overdoing it to become a bodybuilder)
QUESTION? do collagen supplements overlap with other protein supplements? Should I for example NOT take collagen supplements on a day that I do protein. I want protein from many different sources but don't want to overdo it.
Just some further background as FYI. I'm moving my diet to a more whole food plant-based diet and consuming more salmon and less red meat and eggs than in decades past since the evidence seems to suggest that. I don't see myself ever being completely vegan but I do listen to the reasonable vegan channels since I think the ones that talk about supplements needed for vegans (B12) bring up good things that need to be monitored with more plant-based diets.
Dr. Gil, can you do a video on Creatine? I'd love your perspective.
Can you do a segment on whether taking vitamins help? Looks like lots of studies show it doesnt help.
Could you make a video about the benefits of magnesium supplementation? I really want to hear your take on this. Lots of people are deficient in it.
A diet of whole plant foods will ensure optimal dietary intake. Brown rice, almonds, oatmeal - all easy, cheap sources.
Came in to mention magnesium. So important and a lot of soil is depleted.
@@arambarsamian6312 its easier to supplement than to eat a bunch of almonds every day
@@JA-gz6cj is it though
I have been taking a magnesia supplement. My calves no longer cramp up when sleeping.
So many supplement possibilities. Key is what is essential ( not created by body), also for what potential ailments? If CVD, what about Niacin ( vit 3) and K2?
Can you do a video on what supplements to avoid that are either potentially dangerous or just a waste of money?
that's a good idea
At my job, they brought in doctors and nurses to do a general health check of the employees. One of the doctors told me that she believed that the supplements that I was taking were dangerous. So she asked me to send her the ingredients of all of the supplements I was taking and she would have her staff analyze them in 3 days. 3 days later she told me that the supplements I was taking did exactly what the advert claims said. She said that the stimulant I was taking called (Jet Fuel) did what it claimed but was potentially dangerous because the energy boost etc. could inhibit rest and in turn weaken my immune system. Information on supplements is very interesting. I was taking supplements for intense weight training. Not regular daily health stuff. But the nurse took my vitals, leaned back and told me, ¨You´re going to live forever.¨ 😂
@@jasonito23Jet Fuel contains 200mg caffeine per serving. All "fat burners" are basically just caffeine. The FDA recommended limit on caffeine is 400mg/day. So if you have jet fuel and two cups of coffee, you're easily overdosing caffeine. Not to mention soda, or more Jet Fuel... People need to PLEASE read the labels on this stuff.
To OP: The answer is everything else. People have been claiming lots of things about everything under the sun for thousands of years. We have this thing called science now. So like for athletes. Honestly the biggest supplements are caffeine and creatine. Then if you have some very specific deficiency, you take that. Like Harvard recommends most people take a multivitamin just to be safe. Like all the people who claim Vitamin C is a magic pill? Your multi has Vitamin C. Stop overdosing on Vit C and just take a good multi.
@@KevinJDildonik The days I took Jet Fuel, I didn't drink coffee. I don't like coffee that much but I drink it for the caffeine.
I've been worried about iodine, as I hardly add salt to my food (doctors orders) and for a long time I didn't eat bread (low carb diet). As I do eat fish occasionally I probably don't have to worry, but I have heard that iodine deficiency is not uncommon, but supplementing it without a good cause could be unsafe. I would love to have some more information on that.
Like the bossa nova signature at the end of the video.
I've seen some studies where EPA/DHA supplementing can improve dry eye because of the oil glands in the eye lids, I'm taking one everyday before I go to sleep now and haven't had anymore dry eye days, maybe this is just because I'm on a lucky streak or maybe the data is correct and is helping me
A video about "does vitamin d lowers chronic inflammation" would be great
Please do a definitive video on TMAO. Does it cause damage if you have healthy kidneys to eliminate it from the body?
Wondering if there is enough interest in D3/K2 together for you to do a video on that... Also maybe about calcium benefits/dangers of calcium supplementation? And if you have enough of a vegan following - best supplements for vegans... (Sorry for being so greedy doc! appreciate your channel. Thanks)
Dr. Gil I take the same supplements as you but since I’m older I take 6000 iu of D3 and my levels are in the ideal range. I understand as you get older the dose may need to be higher. I enjoy your videos!
I live in Florida and take 5000 IU a day and my D3 blood values are only in the 40s ng/ml. It's important enough to get right that I paid out of pocket for test.
Mine are low as well even though I take D3. Have tried different types and get sun in the summer.
I've been told by several DRs that most people have low Vit D levels.
Something about the test must be screwy or it's not just about D3.
two superstars finally meet🤩
Dr Brad is great! On Creatine Monohydrate - at age 52 my muscle soreness is bad after weight lifting. I didn’t feel any relief using Creatine for a few months. Actually my PCP warned me that she’s since permanent kidney damage in many instances. So… who to believe?
I'm 62 and 5 months using creatine HCL. I got really sick a couple of years ago, a combination of poor diet, stress and obesity. At my worst I was sleeping 4 hours a night with bladder spasms and frequent renal calculi. Having ditched all processed food, 20kg of weight and at the gym every day I now have no symptoms and have made good gains with mass and strength on Creatine HCL. I chose HCL because there's not a water loading issue. I still avoid oxalate rich foods but don't have any issues with creatine daily.
If you're metabolically unhealthy perhaps creatine might be another imposition but I've a history of kidney issues and it works for me.
@@SewerPossum I know their are other versions of Creatine out there. Curious what the Doc says!
It's completely safe, 5g creatine is all you need, creatine monohydrate is the best form well studied for decades.
Unless you have kidney problems or dysfunction and don't overdose there's no issue. Again no benefit taking more than 5g.
Excellent
Looks like the video and audio arent lined up correctly
Only for Brad, that’s because Gil recorded this from his side. I think Brad could send his version and you would need extensive editing to fix it. Not worth it I think.
one guy in New York, other guy in New Zealand.
i've made some calculations and it turns out that omega 3 from herring, mackarel or sardine (all three being small fish and free from the heavy metals issue as far as i understand) costs almost the same as the cheapest supplement. but you also get protein and the "whole" package deal. and with supplements you can never now if it was stored properly at every step or if raw materials are indeed of a good quality (especially when looking for a bargain).
I've been eating sardines every day for years. Like you said, you get the omega 3s, protein, and even calcium.
Most of the salmon in my store is farm raised with omega3 added by corporations, as well as orange food coloring. I stick to wild caught sardines and fish oil supplements.
Thank you for the video. Could you please comment on l-citruline malate supplementation?
Love your channel. TYTY
Good stuff, but sun exposures is important for lots of reasons. And sun lotions, at least some have been shown to be toxic. Something about putting chemicals on the skin between you and the sun just doesn't sit right with me. So much more happens with sun exposure like coq10 being synthesized from the sun interacting with chlorophyll in the blood, infrared stimulating intracellular production of melatonin, etc. Just getting 10 to 15 minutes of UVB on as much skin as possible for me (I'm not fair skinned though) barely keeps me tan much less cancerous. I eat a lot of blueberries walnuts, etc perhaps a dermatologist and oncologist would be better to talk with regarding all this...just my lay 2 cent
What is your view on Creatine? Could you please do a video on it? It seems to be messing up females hormones if they already have unbalanced hormones, but gives great results for workouts.
Creatine has nothing to do with hormones. It's literally in red meat. It's not a chemical. It's just hard to get enough unless you eat a ton of red meat. Mainly if you're exercising.
As an Aussie who often wondered whether I was getting enough Vitamin D from the sun I will continue taking Vitamin D supplements. Also on B12 supplementation I only recently found out that I have pernicious anaemia ( low B12 ) . So I cannot absorb B12 from a B12 pill or foods so for a about a year I've been taking liquid sublingual B12 ( I was also given injections of B12.) My levels are now in the normal range & will continue with the Sublingual B12.
Thank you for this conversation!
Question: are there vegan hydrolyzed collagen supplements? I use a plant-based collagen face cream, so I know plant-based collagen exists.
Also, is there a benefit to dietary ALA, even if it does not convert to EPA and then to DHA?
And finally, I concur that supplementing with vegan D3 works very well - and that when I do not supplement my numbers dip to just below the desirable range (to around 27-28, while desirable is above 30).
Supplementing with B12 works wonderfully too. I add the tablets my recipes. My level is in the upper 800s.
Pretty sure there aren't any Vegan hydrolyzed collagen. I've looked for them before and couldn't find anything.
Do you believe what he said about collagen, Gil? I have heard both it's great and that it cant be absorbed...
I do vitamin d and cod liver oil which is also vitamin D plus epa/dha and vitamin A . Magnesium glycinate. I sometimes do the Bs and collagen peptides
What about iodine?
And how much magnesium per day?
And the importance or lack of importance of K2 with D3?
My stack turmeric, black garlic, vitamin c , zinc , multivitamin, omega 3 fish oil , hyaluronic acid , collegen , vitamin d , super greens .
What is the best algae oil to take? Does flax seed help or does the plant version of omega 3s not have the same theraputic benefit as the animal derived version?
Flax has only ALA. You need EPA and DHA
Woh I’ve periodically seen both your channels and just realized you are two different people
Very interesting. What information is there about K2?
As a nanny, I’m outside almost every day with my kiddo, so I usually only take vitamin D in the winter, but lately I’ve been getting frequent colds that turn into bronchitis and it’s been very frustrating to have a persistent cough for weeks on end. I wonder if I should supplement year-round to see if it helps with my colds.
Probably just supplement 1000 in the summer when you're outside. And 2000 in the winter.
@@lachlanB323 Thanks for the tip! I'll try that and see if it works. :)
Considering vitamin D isn't expensive, it wouldn't hurt to supplement year-round. I was living in sunny Southern California, out jogging and biking constantly, and throughout my 20s my labs would ALWAYS show low vitamin D. I never supplemented though since I didn't think it was important. Now living in Washington where there's less sun so now taking vitamin D is part of the daily routine. Also, I went vegan almost 10 years ago and it's been awesome! So vitamin D, B12, and omegas are always something to consider if you are also eating plant-based. :)
Don't forget to take vitamin k if you take vitamin d..
What algae oil do you use?
5000 IU D3 and 200 mcg K2 every morning for me. Of course B12 is necessary for all vegans. I replaced my statin with 2 teaspons of amla powder (Inidan gooseberries) and I do take plant based Omega-3. Life is good!
I’ve heard amla powder is an excellent source of antioxidants, but also that it doesn’t taste the most pleasant.
Do you like the flavor of it, or do you typically mask it with something?
Vegans are usually found zinc deficient w/o supplement - because of the phytate blockage. How do you get iodine? And w/o selenium, hope you are from one of the few selenoferous countries.
@@standingaloof I add it to my morning oatmeal. I actually make a porriage with all the added fruit, flax seed powder, and walnuts. The bananas and fuji apple in my oatmeal pretty much sweetens the amla powder.
@@xcast1I always add a pinch of Dulse flakes in soups, lentils, smoothies, etc., which takes care of iodine.
@@Cedrus1952 Thanks for the tip! Might buy some now. ^_^
would love to hear your thoughts about testing both forms of vitamin D, the inactive and the active form. It's my understanding from Recent research that only the inactive form is tested and is always low but the active level can be quite different. I know, because I have a thyroid condition, that inactive hormone versus action hormone is a very different picture. I'm surprised this gentleman from New Zealand says the Vit D test is so expensive. that is not the case in the United States if you have any decent insurance.
It’s my understanding that poor health is rarely the result of Vitamin D deficiency. In fact it’s the other way around. Poor health induces Vitamin D deficiency. Apparently there is a Vitamin D deficiency conspiracy scaring people into thinking they need to shovel in vast amounts of Vitamin D.
VitD test pure price in Ukraine was about 13 bucks. That's without insurances. You come to private sampling office they get your blood, you pay for analysis you desire and next day you get results.
I like your outstanding channel! But my stomach is too small to take all the supplements Brad Stanfield is recommending. I'm 66 and do 30 minutes cardio almost every day. Should I take creatine?
Supplements are super expensive and taking pills is such a chore. 😔 We the poor people cannot afford supplements. We can barely afford basic food like canned beans etc. I love your approach Dr Gil, you said you take vitamins once a week etc.
In Germany you can get vitamin d to cover about 28,000 IU a week for about two years for 9.15 euros. Not much different in the rest of Europe
When folks say creatine is safe, what long term trials have been done? My sense is not many. It’s also my experience that many physicians don’t understand that creatine supplements can artificially raise creatinine levels.
Great discussion between 2 great Doctors. I'm surprised that ALA and things like flaxseeds and walnuts were not raised when discussing omega 3s. I assume that's because this was more about supplements rather than food but I've gotten the impression from this channel that if I eat flaxseeds and even walnuts each day (which I do) then my body should convert the ALA into EPA/DHA although I believe the research on this isn't set in stone and there is individual variation? I was surprised to hear you supplement with algae Gil. Good to hear what you supplement with though. Thanks for the video
Yeah apparently the conversion from ALA to EPA/DHA is pretty low in most people and might be worth supplementing.
@@Lieutenant-Dan Yes, I can't remember the numbers but I've seen someone do the math and ALA is so high in foods like flax and walnuts you could possibly hit the right numbers even if the conversion rate is low. Problem is no one actually knows what the optimal levels are and peoples conversion rates differ greatly. One theory is people who come from places that didn't have as much access to fish are better converters cos they had to be and those who ate a lot of fish are worse converters cos they didn't need to convert
@@Lieutenant-Dan conversion is low, but eating a variety of whole plant foods may be sufficient. Fresh ground flax alone may (one to two tablespoons) or walnuts. The RDA is 1.6 grams of ALA and a tablespoon of flax is like 2 grams. Plus all the other whole plant foods may help offset low conversion. Some people may have a harder time with it, like a rare percent
@@VeganLinked good luck in older people. Also omega 6s compete with those precursors for conversion to active form.
@@Scottlp2 6 competing for 3 isn't likely at all a problem when people eat whole plant foods exclusively and a proper variety. 6 would probably be more of a problem for people eating a lot of processed foods, oil, restaurants... So, that's irrelevant.
Are you still preparing a video discussing the side effects of statins, the differences in efficacy between brands, and cholesterol lowering nutritional supplements and alternatives?
100%
Niaspan (Extended Release Niacin)? as an alternative to statins. Raises HDL by up to 35% after 2 yrs, etc. without the calcification and other side effects of statins.
@@jm08050 How much do you take?
@@jm08050 FWIW in some patients Niacin-ER is known to cause reversible thrombocytopenia, and can be accompanied by reversible anemia - the symptoms are reversed by stop taking the Niacin-ER
Greetings Dr.Eric
Can we take d3 without k2?
Does d3 a alone cause calcium in arteries?
PS. How about d3,k2, magnesium, + calcium from food in the same time,
Example: Take those supplements with tahini?
Any recommendations for arthritis in knees and hips?
Question: with multiple supplements one can have a hard time doing them every day, especially in pill form.
What happens if you take it every 2 days, eg, for vitamin D? Should you take a 1.5 dose then? Or would some of it be wasted?
My doc had me taking 10,000IU once a week one time. Vitamin D is fat soluble and should be able to be stored by the body over time. Other water soluble vitamins, like Vitamin C, have to be taken every day.
I'm pretty sure getting Omega-3 from fish is better than from supplements. As for Vitamin D, I also feel getting it from the sun by exposing arms and face for about 10-15 minutes twice a week (without sunblock average caucasian syhthesizes 10000 iu) won't really age the skin.
Surprised there was no mention of iodine. Its the one nutrient that low across all diet groups.
Would be good to see you collaborate with Prof. Luigi Fontana
Collagen? Which kind? Bovine? Grassfed? Plant-based? Marine collagen? Which is the one we need to take?
I get anxiety which causes rapid heart beat and my cardiologist suggested magnesium. It helps some.
What type? How much?
@@niellalien magnesium glycinate. Usually 200 mg or 350 mg if I’m having rapid heart beats that day.
how do we have daily requirements that are unobtainable with our "natral " diet ?
Aren't we eating more than we ever have in the past ? How has evolution set us impossible goals ?
Would taking creatine together with or shortly before or after consuming tea which has some caffeine be a problem?
If you supplement with creatine on a regular basis does that force the body to produce less or no creatine at all to the point where you now have to take the supplement?
Vit D tests may be expensive but are they more expensive than testing blood lipids or HbA1c? In Aus and NZ you get told by doctors “just get out in the sun more” instead of Vit D testing. But doctors don’t tell people they aren’t going to test blood lipids because “you should just follow the food guidelines”.
I see GP’s that will test vit D and if I take the dose Dr Brad recommends everyday I would go too high, but drop low if I don’t take at all. Brad says his recommendation of 2000-4000 IU daily isn’t a mega dose but for some people I think it is.
On the “get out in the sun more”, for most people working indoors at desk jobs it is hard to get out in the sun enough, exposing 40% of your skin. So I think test your levels and only take what you need to be in the normal range.
Is there a difference for you both my the supplements are bio identicals?
Are generics okay?
Is it true that the nore expensive “ organic” supplements are better?
I find it remarkable that so many are D deficient. I've read about it more than 20 years ago and had to request a vid D on my standard blood work. I blame GPs/MDs for this, as they never automatically add it when ordering blood work. I'm pretty sure most insurances pay for the test. But the good doc never said what 'optimal' levels should be.
"Vitamin D levels are generally considered sufficient when above 20 ng/ml (50 nmol/l). However, some experts claim that blood levels above 30 ng/ml (75 nmol/l) are optimal."
I have what I consider good medical insurance with Blue Cross Blue Shield, however I do have to pay extra if I want my vitamin D levels checked. It's not covered in the usual blood work done for my annual physical. Want to say it was like 25 to 30 bucks. I'm in the US. Just one data point so for whatever little my example may be worth.
@@HidingFromFate Interesting, I never did and I'm self insured. Still, for the money it's well worth it once a year.
German here. Supplementing D3 2.000IU since 5 years because of a nutritionscientist that showed me the Data and some dermatologists that recommended to rather Supplement instead of going into the sun 😁
Do you have a number for magnesium and potassium supplementation? You mention that mega dosing zinc is bad for copper absorption, what about magnesium and potassium?
good video
I am 63 and do a lot of gardening so thought my Vit amin D level was fine, but I had a vitamin D test 3 years ago and it was incredibly low and below the normal range. I have been taking 4,000 for 3 years and vit D inr range and fairly high. Should I cut it down to 2000 per day as a maintenance dose now or keep with 4000?
Assuming Gil doesn't chime in here with a response, my laymen's understanding is that it can take quite a bit of vitamin D to "move the needle" so-to-speak, with respect to your measured level. My impression is that around 4K daily IU's is about the general upper limit to be safe. Though I've also encountered some who take much higher on a daily basis, i.e., 8-10K IU's, though I can't speak to their level of advisory competence for doing that.
So I suspect you're probably good staying at 4K daily. Or maybe start alternating every other or third day with a lower dose of 2K. Better yet, hopefully you can get another level check soon and let that result be your guide going forward. If your new result shows that you fall within the recommended range, stick to 4K IU's daily. If your new results show that you are on the high side, drop down to 2K IU's then. But that's just my non-expert's take so feel free to disregard what I say entirely. 😉
I do mountain lake fish. Less polluted!
can you possibly make a video about lead possibly being in supplements I’m kinda scared of taking supplements now lol
I've listened to half of this. Sounds like a lot of supplements. I think I'll stick with food as a source of nutrition - it's more than just a specific mineral or vitamin in a nice tasty package.
What are your thoughts on fulvic minerals?