Should we take supplements these days?
My basic disposition in regards to any kind of commercial supplement in pill, tablet or powder form as part of regular everyday nutrition is: no.
Nature provides.
There is a caveat however, a condition!
It is a no to supplements ONLY if you can obtain nutrient packed non-toxic food and herbs which provide all the body needs for optimal functioning, and at the same time not ingesting anything poisonous or toxic, and therein lays the rub.
Is that a YES for you?
I don’t know anyone personally who manages to live off air or sun light or just energy, without eating any kind of conventional food, and so, I am disregarding this option for now and will only consider what we normally understand by “food”.
Second, YOU must do/eat what your intuition and best knowledge of yourself and your life suggest to stay healthy – and ethical. In addition, food is medicine – There is a plant growing for anything and everything.
Side question: Is anyone truly healthy if they are unethical? What kind of health is that?
Is it even still possible in the “Western” “civilized” world to actually eat healthy, get all the nutrients we need, even if the food is all organic, which is a step removed from the totally commercial agriculture?
Degradation/depletion of the soil and destruction of ecosystems has lead to a
drop in vital nutrients in our food over the last 70 years. Soils are not only deficient now, compared to what even or grandparents got. They are also generally depleted in microorganic life .
Non-organic crops are contaminated with pesticides.
Morally or ethically, if you don’t agree with the treatment of farm animals as object without feelings, especially in modern commercial agriculture, and are going towards a plant based diet, how can you get adequate protein and Vit B 12?
Stress level and pace in modern live is also up and we might have a different nutrient requirement just because of that.
And no, thinking about a certain type of diet I have seen advertised and promoted, I don’t believe humans are designed to live on fruits alone. If you have to take a bunch or supplements, then that tells me, no, we are not meant to or ready yet to live off fruits alone.
Back to my own case. So here I am on a no meat, no fish, 99.9 % no dairy all plant based diet except for my own garden chicken eggs and I am not becoming a breatharian or solarian.
I have not taken supplements of any kind in “forever”. There was a sporadic attempt, an occasional high dose Vitamin C, but especially in the last 16 years, none.
But lately – I see, and feel and notice, and it may be age related, that there as been a LOT of body pain in the last 4 years. Some of it has nothing to do with nutrition, but, even though organic, I might not be eating enough of that green stuff. I was hurting a lot these days, and, when I try to build my strength, I can feel in the muscle that there just isn’t energy for it, like push ups. It feels like not enough juice in there and lately, the muscles hurt earlier. I am looking for more strenght, stamina, vitality and much less pain.
So the question arose again in these last few weeks: Is it time for supplements? And this time, the answer was yes, maybe it is time for a trial, like 2-4 months?
The answer being YES, then what, which, and from whom? Luckily I recently encountered some new people and companies via FB and links.
This brings me to ETERNUS – supports cell energy for better aging from the Neurohacker Collective.
The MAIN reasons I have finally ordered is because
- I believe in the integrity of the people/company, they seem to walk their talk.
- They have done research.
- Because of this: Recently I listened to a podcast with Daniel Schmachtenberger. He said something like: “In the process of widening and deepening the circle of and depth for caring, you go visit an animal factory farming facility and after seeing that, you have to ask yourself: ”….fuck, in what system of mine is there any success as long as these beings (animals?) are suffering like this. …”. I hope that was the quote exactly”. for me, if you don’t care about animals enough to treat them with the highest ethic and regard, I am having a hard time giving you my money.
And I read a few other things online and I just feel aligned with responsibility, transparency, best practice, benevolence, knowledge and am willing to trust them. I read reviews, and checked out competitors (not too much).
And yes, there is advertisement, entrepreneurship and frankly, I want them to make a ton of money because I feel they would put it to good use for humankind. I admit, another belief and willingness to trust.
So I decided on trying Eternus – supports cell energy for better aging. Neurohacker Collective.
and I am gonna test that.
no new changes in diet, or jobs, or living conditions or exercise. I have been using some CBD cream for my back or shoulder for about 8 months, off and on.
and so ….there was that price hurdle ….ah, here starts the review of the actual buying experience, see it here on another post…..coming soon, i am waiting…
I loved it
Next, I am taking aminos from Kion.
Another experiment.