I added Blackcurrant cordial today - definite improvement. Just need to find a low sugar one. Flavour is strong enough to mask over the earthy back-beet.
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I added Blackcurrant cordial today - definite improvement. Just need to find a low sugar one. Flavour is strong enough to mask over the earthy back-beet.
I meant to say that I tried heavily diluted beetroot with water. Totally gross. neat is better for my tastebuds (though not great) and it’s over quicker.
I’m not too worried about the sugar content of the ginger cordial I add - it’s not much going in.
My other half has me on a healthy diet that I try to supplement with fat, salt and alcohol.
Update for those on the Beetroot train.
I've started adding a generic brand electrolyte tab to the bottle ( just because I think for me its a good idea ) - the sodium ( not necessarily a bad thing ) definitely has changed the flavour somewhat - removes the earthyness even more.
Maybe of use to some.
I've started adding a generic brand electrolyte tab to the bottle ( just because I think for me its a good idea ) - the sodium ( not necessarily a bad thing ) definitely has changed the flavour somewhat - removes the earthyness even more.
Maybe of use to some.
I , due to having some serious health issues ( at least to me.. ) succumbed and purchased a sunbed for a winter top up.
My supplements have changed over time, but right now I just take vitamin D and magnesium daily. I started taking vitamin D after feeling low on energy during winter, and magnesium helps me with muscle cramps. I used to take fish oil too, especially when my joints felt sore after running, but now I just try to eat more oily fish.
I tried a supplement quiz app recently, and it helped narrow things down based on my diet and routine. It made things way easier.
I tried a supplement quiz app recently, and it helped narrow things down based on my diet and routine. It made things way easier.
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Lemon juice, cider vinegar, Caragheen moss (seaweed) and zeolite powder for detox from heavy metals. Everyday without fail. Feel Fantastic for it x
I have beetroot with apple juice every day. The brand I use is Cawstons, available from tesco or morrisons, possibly elsewhere. Add ginger aswell and it's delicious, and you have the added benefit of the vit c etc from the apple, and other, especially digestive benefits from the ginger.
I didn't like beetroot juice at first, but I've finaly got a taste for it. It did take a while, but I love it now, and prefer it to orange juice, which is saying something for me, as I used to have to have my orange every morning without fail.
Ps I'm not keen on apple juice either, but mixed together in the Cawston brand, its fine.
I use magnesium gel instead of pills, much easier to rub a pea size drop of gel into your skin just before bed, as part of a bedtime routine, than swallow yet another pill. Magnesium helps with sleep too, and I definitely sleep better nowadays since I began using the gel.
I hike twice a week across Dartmoor, up to 12 miles, I work my dog in the winter 3 or 4 times a week averaging 8, not easy, miles. I am active, not particularly overweight, normal BP, recent routine bloods all good, cholesterol 3.4, rested heart rate 58bpm, and sleep 7 hrs on average. Loads of energy, like beer and wine, do drink a decent amount of water though, 4L a day on average. I am now retired, but I have had a very, very active life, work and play, and continue to have an active life. Gotta keep moving!
Never taken a supplement in my life, a good well balanced diet is all you need……..In my opinion of course.
Never taken a supplement in my life, a good well balanced diet is all you need……..In my opinion of course.
One thing I definitely do every morning, before food, tea, coffee, is drink a couple of decent sized glasses of water. Being electrical beings I see no harm in creating a healthy environment for current to flow. I like electrolytes too, but don’t supplement them unless I’m feeling I need to. Then it’s usually a Mg, Na, K drink, like those little cans in the Polish section.
Not to rain on the multi-vitamin parade, and something I recall reading about years ago, but taking supplements might be a very bad idea -
www.irishexaminer.com
Taking daily multivitamins may increase risk of early death, major study finds
Analysis of 400,000 healthy adults finds no health benefits from taking daily multivitamins
www.irishexaminer.com
Yes, if your diet is good no need for them at all, unless for medical reasons of course.Not to rain on the multi-vitamin parade, and something I recall reading about years ago, but taking supplements might be a very bad idea -
Taking daily multivitamins may increase risk of early death, major study finds
Analysis of 400,000 healthy adults finds no health benefits from taking daily multivitamins
I can see the point about taking vit D all the same.
The research perhaps indicates that taking supplements is a last chance saloon? Def agree on the diet, where variety is the spice of life, and the supplements are to cover a gap that people can’t be arsed to bridge as it means a change to eating habits. I’ll be in trouble if shellfish turns out to be the only source of some vitamins so I won’t discount their use entirely.
If you look and read the papers of the leading various scientists in the field of health longevity you will see they are definitely on the side of the fence where they use moderate supplementation even although they have high quality diet and nutritional intake.
They have reached this conclusion from years/decades of personal experimentation and being involved in the science based studies - if its good enough for them , its good enough for me.
If you feel your own decision and experience , knowledge and learning in the field is greater and diametrically opposed - well, I admire the extent of Hubris at least.
They have reached this conclusion from years/decades of personal experimentation and being involved in the science based studies - if its good enough for them , its good enough for me.
If you feel your own decision and experience , knowledge and learning in the field is greater and diametrically opposed - well, I admire the extent of Hubris at least.
It’s not my opinion, The point of linking to an article is show that that the multivitamin view isn’t necessarily correct, a view called into question based on longer term study. It’s fair to say that the reasons behind the lowering of longevity is not clear.
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