Supplementing

Whassup!!!

Here is a survey of all the different supplements I use, their purposes and how I use them.

I endorse the products and companies I list here but I am not collecting any income by doing so.

Strategy

The best way to get nourishment is to eat a healthy diet. And I do but I need supplements to make up the nutritional deficiencies in the Safe Space Diet due to its restricted intake of foods with biogenic amines and oxalate.

Even in a healthy life, eating a varied healthy diet can result in nutritional deficiencies. The best way to figure out your particular nutritional needs is by using an app like Cronometer. Then you can make more accurate decisions on how to supplement for nutrition.

I find that day to day I am usually deficient in certain vitamins and minerals so I regularly supplement them regardless of what I eat. But the body needs many more different nutrients to function correctly than just vitamins and minerals. Fortunately modern health science has produced a wide array of supplements to fill many needs.

Digestion

A substance produced by a living organism which acts as a catalyst to bring about a specific biochemical reaction.

Enzymes can be used a couple ways For health. Taken with food, usually at the start of a meal, they aid digestion. Taken on an empty stomach they have a systemic effect on our health. Either way they help break down chemicals so we can better assimilate them or eliminate them.

Our gut and microbiome produce enzymes that aid digestion. But their ability to produce enzymes can degrade due to several factors.

I started taking digestive enzymes to improve digestive efficiency, not for digestive upset.

Country Life Maxi-Zyme - a good all purpose digestive enzyme. Betaine HCl - an acid that helps breakdown protein and minerals. There are many brands available.

Sources

I get supplements from different sources based primarily on availability and prices:

• Amazon, www.amazon.com

Amazon usually has what I need at a reasonable price.

• Swanson, www.swansonvitamins.com

Swanson has an amazing array of products, their own and other manufacturers, and excellent prices.

Seeking Health and Life Extension products are available from Amazon and Swanson or direct from their own websites.

• Seeking Health, www.seekinghealth.com

• Life Extension, www.lifeextension.com