/ck/ - Food & Cooking

[Anonymous No.15354541]

I dont know if this is more /ck/ or /fit/, but do you guys take any food additives? I've recently started taking fish oil and vitamin D daily and was wondering what else would be good for general health. I've heard that zinc and magnesium are pretty important too, have few friend that swear by it

[Anonymous No.15354545]

>zinc
If you're a coomer
>magnesium
Once every day to max power

[Anonymous No.15354553]

>>15354545
>zinc
>If you're a coomer
huh
>Once every day to max power
Yeah, ive heard it gives you some energy

[Anonymous No.15354568]

>>15354553
A main component of semen is zinc. It will increase your cum output

[Anonymous No.15354576]

Since this is a food board I can just suggest that you learn to cook a variety of foods that cover your nutritional needs.
The /fit/ in me will tell you that general pharmacy supps are shit quality and the only ones worth taking are the mixes pro athletes take, but those would cost you a good 100-150$ a month

[Anonymous No.15354577]

>>15354545
Based

[Anonymous No.15354582]

>>15354541
Cheese is basically ZMA in food form. Eat cheese.

[Anonymous No.15354586]

>>15354541
>ZMA(zinc, mag, b vitamin)
>vitamin d
>sometimes a multi vitamin

[Anonymous No.15354628]

>>15354541

Vitamin D3 pretty much got rid of my lifetime long winter depression

[Anonymous No.15354632]

multivitmain once a day
vitamin d 3000 iu a day

[Anonymous No.15354638]

>>15354541
I take zinc, magnesium and calcium with vitamin d. Sometimes b12 if I was drinking. And also those super low strength aspirin. I get my omega 3 from deenz, about 4 tins a week.

[Anonymous No.15354647]

>>15354638
4 tins a day???

[Anonymous No.15354648]

>>15354632
>3000 iu a day
Why? Isn't that way over the recommended daily intake?
>>15354628
Based and same. I take vitamin d supplements daily and my depression is basically gone since I started doing so regularly.

[Anonymous No.15354657]

>>15354647
When did week turn into days? I get a tin most days for work lunch and the other I'll get deli chicken or some ham. I'm actually on vacation this week so haven't had any deenz, may pick some up tomorrow.
T Kroger dairy fag

[Anonymous No.15354664]

>>15354545
>>15354568
>>15354577

Sunflower lecithin also increases coom volume. Feels good, man.

[Anonymous No.15354677]

>>15354664

Is lecithin good for anything else?

[Anonymous No.15354717]

>>15354638
>also those super low strength aspirin
Whats the benefit?

[Anonymous No.15354730]

>>15354541
multivitamin with turmeric
calcium with d3
zinc 2mg with selenium 100ug
zinc citrate 100mg
vit d 6000 iu
sunflower lecithin 1200mg
L-Arginine 1000mg

big cums. used to take fish oil as well but got tired of the fish burps

[Anonymous No.15354740]

>>15354677
I have no clue. Since I started taking it I don't feel any different other than having bigger cumshots.

[Anonymous No.15354748]

>>15354648
the recommended daily intake is so fucking its a joke
it should be closer to 4000

[Anonymous No.15354757]

>>15354748
>>15354648
wew
I take 2 pills of 400 ui everyday, guess I should double it then

[Anonymous No.15354769]

>>15354748
>>15354757

I take 4000 and it feels just right. My autist German friend takes 2000 and complains it's pretty much useless.

[Anonymous No.15354777]

>>15354541
multivitamin & magnesium
magnesium helps with migraines, have had a lot less since i started taking

[Anonymous No.15354781]

>>15354717
Supposedly to reduce chance of blood clotting and therefore strokes and heart attack. I work a physical job so it's also nice for the minor aches I incur. I'm also an old fag.

[Anonymous No.15354809]

>>15354748
Oh wait, I'm an idiot. I take 5,000 iu a day, which is 250 mcg. I recently started taking it and thought I remember it only being like 2,000 iu.

[Anonymous No.15354830]

>>15354541
Fish oil is a meme. Zinc, D, magnesium citrate NOT oxide, maybe an iron pill. You're good.

[Anonymous No.15354963]

>>15354830
omega 3 fatty acids is not a meme, anon

[Anonymous No.15354978]

>>15354830
>Fish oil
retard

[Anonymous No.15354981]

>>15354963
No but the pills are and the quality varies so much between brands it's not worth buying. Just eat some nuts, vegetables, and fish once in a while and you'll be fine

[Anonymous No.15354997]

>>15354981

Exactly this, eat some sardines, tuna fish and a small bag of walnuts once in a while and it's safer than whatever Chinese toxic bullshit you'll find around

[Anonymous No.15354999]

>>15354978
Can you not read?

[Anonymous No.15355016]

My only piece of sage advice is don't take multivitamins. They're bollocks. Used to take them every day for almost a year because I thought they were good for me. They didn't do anything for my overall health, in fact, they gave me the shits. I know it was multivitamins doing it because when I stopped taking them, the mysterious diarrhea that plagued me for months was magically gone.

A diverse, balanced diet will do much more for you, OP. Just learn how to cook healthy food and eat different stuff each day.

[Anonymous No.15355025]

>>15355016

There's multivitamins and there's individual vitamins and minerals supplements. I'd go for the latter ones, multivitamins are normie tier giving you a wide range of the lowest common denominator. You only need zinc, magnesium and and D3 anyway.

[Anonymous No.15355111]

>>15355016
>they didnt do anything for my overall health
how would you even know unless you got blood work done? you could be b12 deficient right now and not even realize it

[Anonymous No.15355129]

>>15354997
>>15354981
This is correct. Tho, I dont wat f*sh,.so the fish oil is great for me. If you actually have a balanced diet that often includes fish, you don't really need it.
Its another question what quality is the fish you usually get from the supermarket and how much benefit you get from it, but that's a different topic

[Anonymous No.15355342]

>>15355129
There are plenty of nuts and veggies with omega 3 in them. If you're sticking to the pills do some research on the brand at least. The only decent one I know of is from gnc

[Anonymous No.15355372]

A few thoughts:

-there's no definitive proof that supplemented fish oil has any benefit, it should come from fish
-multivitamins are just a way to make your pee more expensive, you should get micros through diet
-zma is only effective if you're deficient (again, likely through bad diet)
-vitamin d is useful if you don't get enough sun or live north or south of like the 45th paralells (but a great stopgap, nearly 50% of people are deficient)
-if you do any anabolic workouts, creatine is cheap and foolproof, 5g/day with no negative side effects
-ashwagandha gets too much credit where it shouldn't, but it is actually a great cortisol (stress hormome) reducer. in this day and age, it's worth considering if you're stressed or anxious, but give it time. it took at least a month of supplementation for me to notice it, but the effect is significant over time.

if you're super into fitness, there may be some supplements that improve performance and recovery, but for the layperson probably not too worth it. melatonin is good if you have trouble regulating sleep, but don't overdo it. just because 3mg is good doesn't mean 10mg is better, and it needs to be taken regularly. it's NOT a sleeping pill, it's a hormone regulator.

[Anonymous No.15355455]

>>15354740
Based coomer

[Anonymous No.15356194]

>>15354545
Quick rundown?

[Anonymous No.15356246]

>>15356194
Done.

[Anonymous No.15356255]

>>15356246
Do it again.

[Anonymous No.15356263]

>>15356255
Done. Wanna see me do it again?

[Anonymous No.15356293]

>>15354541
ON multivitamin
ascorbic acid
calcium carbonate

That's it, I like to keep it simple and get most of my vitamins and minerals in food.

[Anonymous No.15356322]

The word you're looking for is supplements, 'food additives' means something different

[Anonymous No.15356339]

>>15354648
Supplements have various absorption rates. So they jack up amount in them, especially if you take it on an empty stomach.

[Anonymous No.15356961]

Brainket here, what the fuck is even a vitamin, bros? Like, its not a mineral, it's not fat/carb/protein, where does it come from? And why do we need it

[Anonymous No.15357013]

>>15354809
25mcg = 1000 iu
125 mcg = x

[Anonymous No.15357038]

is 50mg Zinc a lot?

[Anonymous No.15357061]

>>15356961
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin
even you could have just googled it

[Anonymous No.15357127]

>>15357038
yes

[Anonymous No.15357916]

fish oil can be of wildly varying quality, dont want rancid PUFAs so just eat some fish once in a while

I take:
a bit of magnesium at night has been great for my sleep quality
vitamin d3
humans dont make vitamin c naturally like other mammals do and it's no risk, so I take 1000-2000 mg a day
very occasionally a zinc + copper supplement (once a week or less)
I make a point to eat canned cod liver once or twice a month. it's not pleasant but it's very nutrient dense with vitamin a

[Anonymous No.15357934]

>>15357038
yes, unless you are a vegan, it's probably too much, 15-20mg is probably more reasonable, depending on the natural sources in your palette

[Anonymous No.15357995]

I take:
>Centrum® multivitamin daily
>Vitamin D capsule daily
>Iron tablet every couple days (turns my pooh into concrete so can't have it daily)
>Vitamin B complex daily
>30-day probiotic regiment a couple times a year

I'm getting older now but still drink like a chimney and I find this cocktail will prevent any deficiencies for occurring.

[Anonymous No.15358027]

>>15354586
>>15354632
>>15354777
>multis
Usually not very bioavailable and pointless if you eat well. I stopped taking them a long tome ago and haven't seen any effect
>>15354730
Turmeric is good, though I take it by itself.

[Anonymous No.15358076]

>>15357038
Yes

[Anonymous No.15358096]

magnesium helps to prevent myself fucking up my jaw on mdma so its good

[Anonymous No.15358483]

>>15355342
>>15354997
>>15354981
>nuts/veggies for omega 3
Kek ALA omega 3s are useless except for energy since your body has to convert it to EPA and DHA for it to be used, and your body converts a ridiculously small amount of ALA(<10%). Eat the fucking fish, or if you're a vegan/vegetarian retard get algae oil capsules since it's what fish eat to get their EPA/DHA.

[Anonymous No.15358510]

who here glucosamine sulfate

[Anonymous No.15359679]

>>15357995
copper and magnesium defficiency

[Anonymous No.15359748]

Multi+Magnesium (multi doesn't cover 100%) +extra iron, zinc, d3. Got some meme ID3 and curcumin pills as well, though they don't seem to have any effect.

[Anonymous No.15359838]

>>15359679
>copper and magnesium defficiency
Wouldn’t the Centrum cover that?

[Anonymous No.15359851]

>>15359838
Most multivitamins only cover 10%-50% RDA of some stuff, and copper and magnesium are almost always among those. Check the ingredient list.

[Anonymous No.15359856]

>>15354648
>I take vitamin d supplements daily and my depression is basically gone since
Brand ?

[SPLÄTS SPLÖÖT :D No.15360244]

>>15359856
>Brand?
Doesn't fucking matter. If it's colecalciferol you're good to go

[Anonymous No.15361267]

>>15358510
just eat stew / broth, chicken wings cartilages

[Anonymous No.15361295]

>>15354541
400mg magnesium, 3000mg potassium and a multivitamin just to cover my bases since I eat 1500cal a day so I rarely get everything from my food.

[Anonymous No.15361300]

>>15354541
Mostly just this

[Anonymous No.15361367]

All these replies and no fiber supplements?

It's possible it may reduce risks of colorectal cancer... which is fucking terrible to get.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6133424/#:~:text=A%202011%20meta%2Danalysis%20indicated,further%20reductions%20for%20higher%20intake.

And even if it's effects on reducing cancer aren't real, it gives you the benefit of the easiest, cleanest, regular poops.

Sure I could eat oats/beans for every meal, but much easier just to supplement, especially when they're pretty fucking cheap.

[Anonymous No.15361382]

>>15355372
>-there's no definitive proof that supplemented fish oil has any benefit, it should come from fish
Doesn't all fish oil come from fish? I take EPA-GLA on my physiotherapist's recommendation, and my ophthalmologist didn't object. Doesn't seem like it does anything though. Every few months I force myself to eat actual fish, I just don't like it. It's always all rubbery and, well, fishy.

[Anonymous No.15361387]

>>15361382
>my physiotherapist
>my ophthalmologist
hahaha you're a blind cripple, why are you even trying? just fucking kys.

[Anonymous No.15361409]

>>15358027
multivitamins are an insurance policy
you can live without health insurance too but its a bad idea

[Anonymous No.15361535]

>>15358483
Nah

[Anonymous No.15361636]

>>15357995
>drink like a chimney

[Anonymous No.15362417]

>fish oil
more like pic related

[Anonymous No.15362604]

>>15361535
Cope. Do your research.

[Anonymous No.15362608]

>>15354541
I take a multivitamin, vitamin d + omega 3 every single day
I'm healthy and /fit/

[Anonymous No.15362681]

>>15361367
Fiber supps are always some paltry 2g per 3 capsules which isn't enough to make up for a lack in one's diet. You still have to eat good food.

>>15361409
It's so inconsequential I wouldn't call it a bad idea. Even shit processed foods get enriched with a lot of the same stuff.
But I log my food and can get an estimate of my micronutrients, so I'm not worried I'm deficient in an area a multi would make up for.

[Anonymous No.15363079]

After brekky:
>Fish oil
>Milk thistle (highly recommend for any other alkies who may be reading)
>alternate between B complex and vit D
After dindins:
>Bacopa
>Psillium husk
I used to be way into nootropics but for the most part it's a big waste of time. I still have a bottle of noopept I'll reach for if I really need to bring my A-game, but it tends to make me depressed.
For what it's worth, the noot that made the biggest difference for my cognition was PRL-8-53, but it's expensive and not well-tested.

[Anonymous No.15363082]

>>15363079
>Milk thistle
ok tell me more anon

[Anonymous No.15363131]

>>15363082
I can't say I notice an effect from it, but it's a traditional liver health aid with no toxicity concerns, and it's quite cheap.
https://examine.com/supplements/milk-thistle/

[Anonymous No.15363147]

>>15363131
just chequed and i take these which contain milk thistle. i'm covered!

[Anonymous No.15363172]

Anyone here try these vitas? Been taking 2 everyday for a week with a rounded diet and I feel amazing

[Anonymous No.15363221]

>>15363079
I found DHA + Choline + Uridine Monophosphate to be slight.
DHA can be substituted by fish, and Choline by just eating eggs.

D3 is nice if you are malnourished, due living too far north.
If you feel more awake after some 80-180mcg, you are malnourished, full stop.

[Anonymous No.15363311]

>>15363221
I tried that uridine stack on a number of occasions and it didn't agree with me; it seemed like it reacted badly with caffeine, and for me, guzzling tea all day long is a non-negotiable lifestyle move. I also dabbled in CILTEP and LTP laser stuff, which seemed more effective, but in retrospect I probably should have been more wary of pointing a cheap Chinese laser at my brain for hours every week...

[Anonymous No.15363412]

>>15362681
>But I log my food and can get an estimate of my micronutrients
good for you, but most people don't and unless you get blood work done every year you can never be 100% sure

[Anonymous No.15363837]

>>15363147
there's no such thing as "detox*

[Anonymous No.15363856]

>>15363837
that's just their marketing word, and I agree.

[Anonymous No.15363954]

The only things you might need (are deficient in) are D3 and magnesium.
Psyllium is nice and has no risk.
If you're a man you don't need to supplement iron or copper and doing so might be a bad thing .

[Anonymous No.15364092]

>>15354541
Fiber (the kind I take is apparently a 'prebiotic' though currently in the US there's no legislation to regulate what can be called a prebiotic so it's probably just marketing)
Vitamins D and E
Zinc, magnesium and selenium for metals
Biotin, for lustrous hair
L-arginine and l-lysine to round it out.

The last two are two of the main components in that sero-vital 'miracle mix' that's advertised a ton.

[Anonymous No.15364108]

>>15361382
It does, but something about the processing hugely affects its efficacy. It's the same way that a multi can't come anywhere close to a good robust salad. And to be fair, fish oil isn't one of those things where you're really going to notice it's working. It affects many things but none in hugely significant amounts.

[Anonymous No.15364153]

>>15361295
Where the hell are you getting 3000mg of potassium from supplements? All I ever see are 99mg tablets.

[Anonymous No.15364156]

>>15364153
NoSalt

[Anonymous No.15364157]

>>15354541
Food what

[Anonymous No.15364178]

>>15364153
>Taking pills
>For something you can literally buy as kg package of salt

[Anonymous No.15364190]

>>15354677
Everything. It's a component of cell generation.

[Anonymous No.15364200]

>>15364156
>1/4 teaspoon is 640mg of potassium
Sounds like an easy way to overdose on potassium. Hope it doesn't have a bigger opening so you can't accidentally pour out more than you intend.

>>15364178
I've seen those salt alternatives before but didn't realize how much they had in them.