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[Skyguy2005]

My biggest Fountain of Youth supplement is ginkgo biloba. Have been using it religiously daily for 18 years (I'm 40 now), and don't have one wrinkle or grey hair or anything. Most people think I'm in my mid to late 20's. I've always been a little obsessed with staying young and I figured ginkgo biloba, with its great safety profile, UNIQUE ginkgobilides, species longevity (oldest living species currently on the planet), and regeneration from Nagasaki/Hiroshima ground zero blasts... it's always been a no-brainer for me. It's not like I've lived like a saint either. I'm completely sold on it.

 

But I've always combined other anti-ox supplements in combination with ginkgo. Hours-long steeped green tea at night daily (nowadays yerbe mate or hawthorne berry tea) and others anti-ox compliments. Nowadays, my routine is consistent:

 

Morning

- Tumeric + olive oil + 2 big pinches of ground pepper: 2-4 teapsoons

- 1 capsule standardlized gotu kola (or before bed if I forget in the morning)

- 500mg niacin (NA)

 

Afternoon

- 15-20 drops ginkgo biloba tincture

- 500mg niacin (NA)

 

Night (around bedtime)

- Tumeric + olive oil + 2 big pinches of ground pepper: 2-4 teapsoons

- 500mg niacin

- possibly a second gotu kola or ginkgo tincture (15-20 drops)

- Hawthorne berry/yerbe mate/red clover tea

 

 

I used to take ginkgo 3 times daily but cut back since adding the tumeric (anticoagulant). The Niacin has been recent addition (about 2 1/2 months), and the motivation was to help depression symptoms. It has been my godsend in normalizing my overactive mind and making me feel truly 'normal'. The fact that it eliminated my headaches & allergies completely, AND is one of the few truly beneficial anti-aging supplements (complementing my regimen), I'll be taking it forever.

 

Same here: Ginkgo Biloba is the only herb I've never stopped taking (since 2013), partly motivated by the sheer beauty of the tree (now I'm 28). It's a great herb, the best herb IMO. 

 

 

 

If I ever feel uninspired I just look at these beautiful trees. 

[sativa]

Adaptogens like Rhodiola, jiaogulan, cistanches, the fungi (reishi, poria, lions mane, astragalus, cordyceps, shiitake, mitake, chaga etc), nettle, suma root, schisandra, gotu kola.

Also Cissus quadrangularis, milk thistle.

Less talked about supplements include indium and colloidal gold/silver.

[aconita]

Ginkgolic acid isn't water soluble.

 

http://www.abcam.com...d-ab142629.html

 

Just to reiterate what previously pointed.

 

Astragalus isn't a fungi.

[normalizing]

^ his mind is a fungi

[sativa]

Astragalus isn't a fungi.

Indeed, I always group it as one!! :/

[Mike C]

So very possibly this supplement was only beneficial because the likelihood is very high that many who received it were deficient in one or several important nutrients. Would it work on conscientious folks who eat excellent diets?
So very possibly this supplement was only beneficial because the likelihood is very high that many who received it were deficient in one or several important nutrients. Would it work on conscientious folks who eat excellent diets?