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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Jul 26, 2016 - 06:43am PT
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My wife currently holds the title "Best Lifter Masters Class" for California in the US Power Lifting Association. That's everyone (female) over 40 regardless of age or weight class. She's 57. Is it okay with y'all if she takes a bunch of (legal) supplements?
FWIW my strategy is that I can still outrun her :-)
In my case supplementing Vit. D w/k is based on science. A blood test shows that I'm deficient. Science also links D deficiency with depression (see link I posted above). So there are all sorts of reasons to supplement.
But I'll agree with a lot of you too, a lot of supplements do nothing, and the healthier you are the less you need anything. And finding one's that actually contain what they claim too is hard.
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Mark Force
Trad climber
Ashland, Oregon
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Jul 26, 2016 - 06:51am PT
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eKat, thanks!
Ksolem, thanks for your reasonable perspective.
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skcreidc
Social climber
SD, CA
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Jul 26, 2016 - 07:57am PT
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Honestly, the whole idea of peoples posts/opinions on this thread dictating to someone whether or not they will take supplements or not does not even make any sense to me. Really, they should be treated more like directions of research for someone. This is of course if you are taking the subject, and your specific needs, seriously. Personally, I question everything (important to me) and research it myself. My sanity checks include a couple of Doctors I know personally as well as information posted by Dr. McDougall and Dr. Greger. Another source are Mark Force's posts on threads like these and I very much appreciate the references thrown out by him. Not that Mark's posts are always opposing my other sources but opposing professional viewpoints are important to get I think.
In my case supplementing Vit. D w/k is based on science. A blood test shows that I'm deficient. Science also links D deficiency with depression (see link I posted above). So there are all sorts of reasons to supplement.
Patty has the same issue (and we are both aware of these links) and supplements her Vit. D via 20 min of sunlight a day. This has brought her D up to acceptable levels. I get mine from my cardio/hill work. We both also take Vit.B12 supplements as we are both on whole food plant based diets. This keeps our B12 from dropping to low. But things like Vit. C we get through our food and we eat quite a variety.
I'm glad there are threads like this popping up regularly on this site. They are usually another chance to learn and re-assess what I think I know about the topic.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Jul 26, 2016 - 10:24am PT
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you both present your ideas and knowledge with grace and wisdom
True for Mark, but obviously you don't know me well enough...
:-)
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GuapoVino
climber
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Jul 26, 2016 - 01:02pm PT
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I try to eat pretty healthy but still take some supplements. Three of them were recommended by my doctor based on bloodwork and taking them seemed to bring them to levels where they should be. The others, like for joints and inflammation, seem to work. Could be a placebo effect but I don't think so.
Omega 3
B12
CoQ10
D3
Turmeric and Bromelain
Clucosamine and Chondrotin
1 aspirin a day
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