This is not a medical advice. This is not a doctors advice. This is not even an advice :D It is what I do and have been doing for almost 2 and a half decades. It works, always did and believe that always will, for me.
I sometimes get low. Sometimes feel very tired for no real reason. The effect of winter, the effect of too long VO2max or high intensity season. The effect of too much volume. What you and most people understand, that we all are extremely different. Our genetics are different. So a the unlimited quantity of combinations of factors, can actually deplete some micro or even macro nutrients in the human bodies. I give you just two examples. Winter time you spend time inside, your wifi is turned on, you do speed sessions and you got a new dog, while your workplace has a new interior paint job. Or that can be simply, summer time, due to more people you got increased traffic, more commute, lower air quality, your kids stay home more, you have degraded drinking water quality, you spend more time on your phone and you got higher power pull in your overhead electric line. These combinations are limitless. It can be 100% nutritional or stress related, emotional or hydration or sports related. It can be posture, breathing, place, moving home, anything.
If that combination matches your genetic weakness, you can trigger the depletion of something or on the contrary the over working of some organ. In some cases a 24hour fast will suffice, other cases that will make things worse. In some cases you might experience weight gain or weight loss, for absolute no reason.
Lifestyle advice
Before talking about supplements, first things first. A little calming breathing sessions twice a day is recommended. It can be box breathing, it can be wim hof, Bouteyko, whatever. You go over what ever you feel, double check. Organs, muscles, digestion, skin. I don't talk about transcendental meditation. Simply 5 minute self observation. Do I have itchy skin, do I have a dental issue, do I have slight sinus pressure, is my left or right nose often blocked, do I have a sudden dodgy knee or ankle, do I digest suddenly some foods badly, am I horny or dull, do I have good or bad thoughts, did I argue with kids and wife more often these days. You know these sort of self check.
Then you need to keep on doing mobility, because, when health goes down, injuries come. No matter what, mobility, flexibility is crucial daily. Activation too. In case of running, warming up of 20 to 30min and cooldown too ! Do it !
The basics of nutrition should be followed too. No snacking. 3 big meals. Meat, fish and eggs, fruits and veggies. Easy done.
Micros
Here you go micro I target. I am in France, I identified food supplement brands to are not so expensive and have quality ingredients without fillers. Do not get obsesses with ingredients. Avoid some bad ones for sure, but just because these is some microcrystaline cellulose or magnesium stearate in something, it is not bad right away. For sure, if other companies can do it without for that particular supplement, I would surely buy the no filler one. Also keep on double checking the improvements in the health business. We used to use Cyanocobalamin for B12 30 years ago. Then of course switched to Methylcobalamin, then to Hydroxocobalamin and again Methylcobalamin with Adenosylcobalamin. Same for all !
What I am looking for when down ? What do I feel, when do I feel it, how do I feel it ? Salon this, I chose.
- Probiotics + Digestive Enzymes
- Extra Protein in the form of whey iso (I take hemp and lin often)
- Creatine (form of mono, Creapure)
- Eaa => pure powder or caps, no fillers, for enhanced mitochondrial function and enzyme secretion
- Zinc
- Iron
- B12
- D + K2
- 2 to 3g of Vitamin C
- A quality multi
I don't take anything else really, these are things I target. You might need other stuff, like thyroid support with manganese, selenium, molybdenium and iodine. You might need silicium or other micro. You must understand and observe your body. Try and test and see how you feel.
People often tell me, no but you cannot do that, it won't work, ni ni ni, na na na. You are right, it is not an over night experiment. I have been doing it for over two decades. If you don't even know that you got iron in your body, than you won't search and understand Schussler Tissue Salts and bitter salt baths. There is a level to anything. Blood test are good. But the interpretation of blood tests is also on you. Doctor will tell you everything is fine. Except we are all individuals. Some levels might be too high for you and others on top of their range, but still low. You can see blood marker ranges of different countries all over the place. There is no standard !!!
Keep it up and observer yourself.
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