First Stack

Preface

I know I have so much to learn the more and more I browse these parts of the web. Nonetheless, I hope to get some feedback on my current regimen before I start refining it in the coming months. 

My goals are quite simple and likely to be similar to that of many others: Longevity, health, anti-ageing. I'm a big fan of the approach taken by the writer of LiveLog where he attempts to address all seven areas of ageing as well as cycle telomerase. I also find his mention of "highly powerful" combintations interesting. I'll be taking a closer look at all of that relatively shortly.

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Current Regimen

AOR Ortho Core:

Taken six times/daily. Two per meal.

Vitamin D3:

4,000IU

I take ann additional 4,000IU Vitamin D3 as I get no sunlight. I also read doses of about 5,000 IU were sufficient to bring most adults into clinically adequate levels. I need to get a blood test to confirm what I’m at now and adjust accordingly. I’ve just been a bit slack.

Fish Oil/Omega-3:

1.8 grams of EPA and DHA at a ratio of 528mg EPA to 372mg DHA. 

—>Vitamin E:

    1 gram

    At same time as I take the fish oil I take an additional 1 gram of vitamin E to prevent oxidation of the omega-3 fatty acids. (based on ratio of 0.6mg vitamin e for every gram of omega-3). I’m unsure if it’s necessary to make sure the vitamin e source contains alpha to delta tocopherols or if it’s fine to just be alpha tocopheral-based. Study: http://www.ncbi.nlm....pubmed/10804454

MitoQ: 

10mg/daily (two pills)

C60oo:

1.5-2mg/daily 

Thyro-HPA Forte:

- Tyosine 500mg

- Iodine (as potassium iodine) 149mcg

- Selenium (as selenomethionine) 75mcg

- Cholecalciferol (as vit D3 200 IU) 5mcg

- d-alpha Tocopheryl acid succinate (vit E 50IU) 42mcg

- Zinc (as amino acid chelate) 5mg

- Ascorbic Acid (vit C) 100mg

- Withania somnifera root 1.5g

- Rhodiola rosea root 200mg

Taken twice/daily, morning and night. Seems decent for its apargates, and it does seem to have lowered TSH. Concern however that I’m exceeding 150mg Selenium/daily from supplements.Total daily selenium intake from supplements is about 180mcg.

AOR Acta-Resveratrol: 

I believe I should be taking a higher dose in the range of 250mg/daily. Ideally a supplement that is just resveratrol unless the other vitamins and herbs in this formula contribute to bio-availability and absorption. I'll look for one soon.

Curcumin-95:

400mg/daily

AOR Ortho Sleep: (this is a product I’m yet to try. I’ve taken melatonin pills before for sleep and find them quite ok. I’m interested to see the effects - if any - of using this product. I've read good things about melatonin)

Magnesium (citrate):

150mg 

I seldom take this. I’m unaware of proper dosing for magnesium and instead use it as an aid for muscle soreness when I get DOMs from the gym. Have read here and there of forum members recommending high doses.

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