The ONLY Supplements That ACTUALLY Work

There are so many supplements out there, and most of them do absolutely NOTHING. BUT looking through the human clinical trials, 9 supplements actually make a difference to our health!

Here are the links to the research papers referenced in the video:

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[DrBradStanfield]

A whopping 28 studies are referenced in this video, and all are linked in the video's description

[MB-wcjf]

1. Creatine
2. Protein
3. TMG (Betaine)
4. Multi vitamin and mineral
5. Omega3 fatty acids (EPA, DHA)
6. Psyllium husk (fiber)
7. Collagen peptides
8. Hyaluronic acid
9. Melatonin
10. Glycine+NAC (for 45yo+)

[mp]

All I needed in past 5 years on carnivore is meat, eggs, fermented diary, fish.

[libertysong]

In over a decade of trying different suppliments and accumulating an entire shelf full of bottles, there's only a few that gave me noticeable results. And yes, I'm aware that when it comes to nutrition, it can take time to realize change. So there are things like magnesium that are quiet helpers in the background.
I'm focusing here on noticeable improvements. Vitamin D got me out of bed, parted the clouds, and reset my circadian rhythm. It may have slightly impacted other hormones like testosterone, but nonetheless, it was a significant catalyst. Methylated B vitamins w/choline & TMG reversed a deficiency that I didn't know I had due to a keto diet by growing back my fingerprints and bringing my skin back into good vibrant health.
Thirdly, it is supplimenting with garlic. Yes, garlic supplimentation has stopped all allergies, colds & flu's whatever for going on a year now. I was a sick 4 times a year person, but not anymore. While everyone around me gets sick over and over, I keep on going. Garlic also has the added benefit of lowering blood pressure. Yes, I know that all the focus has been on glycine w/ NAC, and I took them for the entire year prior to this recent year with garlic. The glynac didn't hold any water to the benefits I get from garlic. I still got sick, and it didn't seem to shorten the duration. I'm 49 btw, so glynac should have made a difference. I still use glycine as a sweetner and take magnesium glycinate periodically, but NAC was not the powerhouse that simple humble garlic turned out to be. I do take Taurine and other things, fish oil, creatine, etc. but with these, it's more like going on faith than having noticeable results. I hope this helps.

[josephjroy]

Thank you Dr. Stanfield for your lists! Can you do a video on Tart cherry juice? It seems it can help in more ways than lowering uric acid

[ppiace]

Reasonable overdose of B3 (Niacin/Niacinamide, <100mg daily) is perfect replacement of NMN. I think it is not in the list because it is already overdosed in the Multivitamin.

[justinmireau]

Both Creatine and TMG are involved in methylation. Methylation is the correlation. GAA needs to be methylated and TMG remethylates homocysteine back into methionine. Under methylation and over methylation affect whether these supplements will help or harm. Research methylation.

[dazone]

Thanks for the great video doctor. It does seem that taurine should be on the list. I also take NAC, and magnesium glycinate, so I should have my glutathione precursors covered

[KJB]

But for women-a study showed that soy protein helps Japanese women in menopause retain muscle and have very few hot flashes (muscle is metabolism)

[johnely]

Hi Brad, thanks for your very informative videos.

[tedsarich]

If you are taking Collagen, do you need to take separate glycine supplements as well?

[rayfalciola]

I know that you need an equal dose of glycine with the NAC in order to help insure your body will synthesize glutathione from the GlyNAC combo (assuming your body won't make enough glycine on its own which is estimated to be a 3 gram limit). So I try to get a GlyNAC supplement or get NAC & glycine separately & do the equal dosing myself. I suppose it would be too much to hope for that the glycine in TMG (TriMethylGlycine) could be used by the body with the NAC to make glutathione. It sounds like you would need TMG & glycine separately to serve the different purposes rather than just take TMG & cross your fingers hoping it will also help make glutathione from the NAC

[douglasrandall]

Have you looked at DEHA? Thank you for all your insights.

[Andrew-]

Someone should do a study on all popular supplements, where scientific findings and subjective experiences (anecdotal evidence) are summarized and compared. My impression is that there is sometimes a strong contradiction, i.e. that a certain supplement seems to help many people, while pure science tends to speak against it. I don't think we should simply disregard people's experiences and take scientific findings as absolute.

[xqspx]

How do you feel about collagen peptides vs gelatin?

[scotthicks]

The glyNAC makes sense. I have taken a product that includes Optiac, which is Japanese manufactured glutathione, because sone people have trouble making glutathione from NAC. They’re likely missing the glycine.

I used to take more of these, but I’m kind of pilled out. I added another supplement during the pandemic that body builders use for vascularity. Maybe I’ll drop it though since I’m less afraid of my lungs getting destroyed.

[karenmeyer]

Would you be able to recommend a brown rice protein powder or pea protein powder. I’m worried about heavy metals in protein powders. Is that something to worry about? Thank you for all your work on these videos!

[ThomasAT]

I really like the reasonable thinking here. I actually started one list of supplements for healthspan and one for lifespan, each with tier 1 to 5, 1 being the best with very good safety and efficacy profile. So far there is not a single supplement in the tier 1 for longevity.

[danigonzalez]

Hi! Do you offer private/remote consultations? We would be very much interested in having regular consultations with you, but we are in the US. Thank you

[fidrewe]

Does psyllium husk provide any further benefit when the diet is already very high in fiber, including fiber from fruits, vegetables and grains like oats bran?