I've been sick more often than usual, and it's making me worried. It's hard to tell which vitamins are real because every brand claims to be "the best." I don't want to waste money or overdo things that aren't important. I just want something that really helps my body stay strong. If anyone has tried these things and found a mix that made them healthier, less likely to get sick, or better at getting better faster, please let me know. I'd appreciate any help.

I am a non-smoker and non-drinker. My diet is Mediterranean. I have an LDL problem; it is 148. Total is 199. My daily supplements are R-lipoic acid, acetyl-L-carnitine, and vitamin C.

I've been taking lion's mane capsules for focus for a while but wanted to combine it with my morning warm drink ritual. swapped my standard brew for mushroom coffee and noticed the focus effect feels much comfier when taking it as a warm drink rather than swallowing dry pills. prefer functional mushroom coffee or standalone supplements?

I’d love to hear your experiences with saffron! I just started taking it about a week and a half ago..possibly placebo but I do feel lighter I think. I was very depressed for a long time, no joy in anything, slept all the time, no energy, didn’t even want to see the sun! And my boyfriend and I also just recently moved in our house that we have just built and for the first 2 weeks, I didn’t have any feelings about it. No excitement. Scary feeling! But like I said, I do think the saffron may be starting to help? Or does it take longer to build up?

I'm done with cooking & prepping meals due to ARFID. I'm also kinda sick of liquid meal replacements so I've been looking into high cal meal bars & I like the look of Jimmy Joy's "Plenny" bars & RealMeal bars.

Both contain everything a decent meal does & are microwavable but I don't wanna spend a fortune on a load of bars I might hate. I've tried Huel bars but I have to eat two per "meal" which works out too expensive.

Has anyone tried these bars, or any other bar that is decent? It has to be homogenized (no chunks, crispy pieces or gooey filling) & plant-based, they're my only demands lol.

Nothing about my lifestyle changed, but for the last 3+ weeks or so I don't really get a "fun" spike in my brain when I eat a very enjoyable meal. The food isn't disgusting, but even when I didn't eat 18+ hours and eat a good meal, it just kind of tastes... okay.

In the past, good food would definitely get my brain chemicals going.

I am now wondering if any supplement might be causing this? I take supplements regularly. The weird thing is just, I am not anhedonic overall. I laugh a lot, I am curious and active. It is only the way my brain is processing food.

What I take daily:
Inositol, Magnesium, Glycine, Rutin, a lot of fiber (Physilium Husk)

What I take sometimes:
NAC, Omega 3, Omega 7, Milkthistle, Cholin, Citrus Bergamot

Any ideas?

Hi! I've been struggling with chronic migraines, pain, inflammation, insomnia, anxiety and depression and possible MCAS symptoms. I came across PEA on tiktok and I've never heard of it before but apparently it is supposed to help with all of my problems.

Does anyone have experience taking it/ did it help with anything? It seems too good to be true!

I'm 21M and recently got a blood test done after a mild fever, and these results kinda scared me lol.

I've been taking B12 (methylcobalamin 1500 mcg daily) and D3 (60,000 IU weekly) for almost 6 months straight, without missing a dose. The funny part is I started both just because of internet hype 💀 Never had a confirmed deficiency or anything.

Now my results are:

B12: >2000 pg/mL (normal range 211–940)

Vitamin D: 60 ng/mL

Has anyone else had this happen? Is the high B12 just because of the supplements? Should I stop both, and do I need to get my calcium and kidney function checked?

Lowkey regretting taking all this stuff without getting tested first 😭 What should I do now?

Tried cod liver oil with following contents per 5 ml:

1. Vit A 1550iu

2. Vit D 400iu

3 vit E 10mg

1. DHA 450

2. EPA 325

   I took it for sinus health and migraines.

I was an alcoholic for many years and never got much if any magnesium, and if I did, it was neutralized by caffeine or alcohol or whatever poison was in me. Acknowledging my deficiency my doctor got me on magnesium pills.

I tell you I'm in shock at how tired I am, but more so, how completely at peace and relaxed I am. I don't seem to be stressed (or whatever hell was my version of "stress" before). My whole body is soft, even my chronically tight calves and hamstrings from years of ten mile walks. My legs which I thought were damaged and weak seemed to soften and completely relax even while walking.

I'm astonished honestly at how different magnesium makes me feel and I realize I've gone without it for my whole life.

I was wondering if anyone has had any "adjustment" or "loading phases" where your body experiences some kind of shock or something in reaction to the new supplement. My entire body is soft, my mind is at peace, but I'm oh so tired, and my jaw is doing something odd. It's like I lived with a clench jaw forever, but it's slowly melting away, revealing some kind of constant pain. It's like the magnesium is revealing where my "normal" was chronically tight and softening it (causing dull pain and a stretched feeling).

My jaw by my chin to the smiley muscles are all kind of pumping, like there's new life in them, and they're trying to relax. It's like this constant noticeable flexion/tension, and my legs are like I'm walking on pillows.

Is this like a sign of extreme deficiency and the body going into some kind of shock after finally getting what it should have had for years?

My psychiatrist recommended I pick it up after we spoke recently about my ongoing anxiety. I’m already on Rexulti, gabapentin, Effexor, among other meds for other things. I feel so tense and shaky and even with it being at a somewhat tolerable level, the constant anxiety is still there and it’s preventing me from getting work done both at home and at my job.

What was your experience with it? Would love to hear from people who have severe anxiety like I do.

Consumerlabs just updated their melatonin article with a reference to a recent study that showed that post-menopausal women (that's me) who took 3 mg melatonin nightly and exercised 3x/week over 12 weeks had greater reductions in LDL (13.7%) and triglycerides (24.9%) compared to those who exercised only or who did neither.
Here's the link to the study abstract: Effects of 12-week training and melatonin intake on biological adaptations and anthropometric status in postmenopausal women: Randomized controlled trial | JoVE Visualize

I've been taking 3 mg melatonin (occasionally more) for the past month as part of my acute Covid recovery stack. I'm waiting for the results of a lipid panel from a few days ago. Note that there are other things I've been doing to try to reduce LDL and triglycerides, so if there are improvements, I won't know if the melatonin was a factor. Still, I'm encouraged by this. It seems that the scare-mongering about melatonin doses over 0.3 grams may not reflect any significant health risk for many people.

Hey everyone,

I’m looking into adding Apigenin to my stack and would love to hear your real-world experiences with it.

For those who have used or are currently taking Apigenin:

1. What were the main positive effects you noticed? (e.g., sleep quality, relaxation, anxiety reduction, recovery)
2. Did you experience any negative side effects or drawbacks? (e.g., morning grogginess, brain fog, hormonal impacts, mood shifts)
3. Have you tried liposomal Apigenin vs. standard forms? If so, did you notice a significant difference in bioavailability or effectiveness?
4. Which brands worked best for you, and are there any specific brands you’d recommend avoiding?

Thanks in advance!

Be honest. I’m starting to question things

Hello everyone,

So I’ve been taking niacin for over some years now, I’ve been experiencing very good results. Usually it’s calms my mood, and make me more energetic during daytime + it makes my blood vessels relax so that I can sleep!

until last week. For some reason, I actually bought a new bottle because I runned out of it (solgar 100 mg). Now for some reason I don’t flush anymore + I get very weird effects from it. I get headaches, I get dizzy during the day, and my hearth starts pounding all day unfortunately…

I’am not sure if this is all due the niacin ofcourse, I was also thinking it could be due to magnesium ?

I want to note that I’ve had this before with other supplements, when I ordered a new bottle, I somehow get side effects from them, while it is exactly the same formula? Does anyone has experiences with this? Thanks.

So I started taking saffron 2 weeks ago & every night since, I’ve had multiple negative vivid crazy dreams. For reference I am taking Olly’s hello happy gummies. Last night I had a really bad nightmare it woke me up & had me thinking for awhile. It was the worse dream I’ve had to be honest, it had to do with death and my family. I know people say you start to get the effect of saffron after 3 weeks so I’m excited to see the benefits as I deal with depression. I do take them in the evenings usually. Today I took it in the morning for the first time to see if maybe that’ll make a different tonight. I’m wondering if anyone else is experiencing this and if it ever goes away? Not sure if it’s worth the traumatic weird dreams every night Lol

Hello,

I read often that people use DMSO + vitamin c (mixed) or helichrysum oil with vitamin c mixed but how it works how I mix it?

Should I open both and mix all toeghter or how it works?

I've been using Psyllium Husk for years as a way of adding fibre into my diet, but my latest batch has little black grains that resemble rat droppings.

I don't think they're rat droppings, but I've never seen them before. Seller says they're "part of the very inner edge of Inside the psyllium husk kernel".

So my question is, are these normal or do I need to ask for a refund and find another supplier?

I've included a pic of the batch I received.

Thanks.

It's amazing how quickly people buy supplements without researching. Why do they buy something they have never even heard of, because some guy on Facebook tells them it's cheap and manufactured by his company (very recently which they should also take into consideration)? Creatine, collagen etc...His spot on marketing skills will work as long as people remain ignorant...they put all their trust in this guy who owns a business purely to make money off them. He's going to end up a billionaire lol.

Got blocked by the Team RH page, calling out the owner for jumping on the bandwagon selling supplements, he will take on too much, a mistake will be made and he will be left with nothing. I used to respect the guy but he's just money making now, not true to his original business vibe. Fair play making money of course however being so insecure about the slightest criticism on Facebook (no swearing etc was involved) and having to block them shows he is hiding something that he doesn't want his sheep to wake up to. I did wonder why I couldn't see anyone else calling him out in the comments...they've obviously been blocked too.

I was also happily calling out people saying things like "I'm clueless on how to take this, help me" Why buy it then??? Another -" will creatine last all day in a Stanley cup with electrolytes and collagen"? ....seriously why don't people just research for themselves? Takes 5 seconds to put the question into their search bar. They will get better answers more relative to their situation as they could research further. I replied to the first **clueless** question, gave an honest answer.... technically you can still put it in there it you want to waste your money....as well as telling her to research as it's quick.. got told she will wait for someone nice to give her advice lol the other person that replied to her gave completely wrong advice. I'll leave ignorance alone in the future to make their own mistakes as they obviously can't reason with sense however it's very concerning that with so much information available though our phones, people still can't use their own brains to research something that is going into their body. This relates to so many other things in life, doing our own research is important.

Anyone else have their own experience with this? Also does anyone else think supplements are going to be the next problem with health? Creatine is the most researched but others.....we don't really know fuck all about lol. I think an increase in kidney issues etc will happen due to improper use.

TLDR: Rambling rant about people not researching supplements then asking dense questions on how to use. Team RH covering up their criticism to look better.

Aghhhh I wish I didn't get annoyed by others' stupidity but they have no good excuse lol 🤷

Sibling has chronic gut issues, they're getting blood tests but it's the type that they are basically constantly deficient on everything. They take supplements routinely this year, but the other day they realized, despite taking the standard routine Bs, iron, zinc, copper and selenium (via diet), magnesium, D, A, E, etc They forgot about iodine, and their diet the past few years alongside their issues is basically completely void of it. So they bought iodized sea salt and green walnut jam, but in researching about supplements and drops it's been kind of scary and tough to find one that's good.

Both the drops and supplements seem to have fillers or are "too strong" (haha, don't get me started on fillers, that's an industry wide issue). I understand that it shouldn't be taken routinely to not mess up thyroid, but being deficient will do the same + other issues. So taking it once a week (maybe a couple days in a row at the very beginning) should be fine in low daily amount doses (don't really want to suggest the high iodine routine).

So what iodine is good that you have used or have tried?

Given the reviews, I'm almost leaning towards a watered down drop like something from whole foods but I don't know if that's too watered down. The other two liquid options I've been looking at are crow's and ruths.

I'm guessing drops are safer than supplements when it comes to iodine? Idk, looking for suggestions I guess. Thank you!

I am trying to kill some mold in me after having been exposed (and tested positive for), and I've read that berberine is good at "damaging fungal mitochondria and cell membranes, suppressing virulence factors that make fungi more aggressive, and, interestingly, modulating the host’s gut microbiota in ways that strengthen defenses against fungal infections."

So, berberine hcl or phytosome or something else?

Thank you!

I would like to reduce pain and improve mood. What dosage should I take and how many times per day should I take it?