Multivitamin
Daily multivitamin and mineral taken as a nutritional backstop
One capsule or tablet a day covering most vitamins and minerals. Few people describe it as a performance tool. The case is insurance: a diet, or the soil it grew in, that leaves a few nutrients short, with older adults, vegans and anyone on a restricted diet named most often. Brands differ widely in quality and the evidence for hard outcomes is mixed.
People on record
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Does it: documented as part of their own routine. Recommends: explicitly advises other people to do it. Discusses: covered it substantively without clear personal adoption; this can include criticism or disagreement.
- Dwayne JohnsonDoes it
Actor and former WWE champion · The Rock
Part of his daily regime during the Hercules prep, in his words a multitude of multivitamins, taken with glucosamine and chondroitin for joints that had been through college football and a WWE career. That was 2014; he has not detailed the current list.
Source: TRAIN: Dwayne Johnson On Why Nutrition Is The Key To Bulking - Kelly StarrettDoes it
Doctor of physical therapy · The Ready State
Takes a food-based multivitamin daily. Where it comes from does not much matter to him, he says, as long as it is food-based. He mentioned working with a company called Nutriforce at the time, and being a fan of their pack. Everything else he takes came out of blood work rather than habit, he says.
Source: The Tim Ferriss Show: Kelly Starrett Q&A, episode 85 transcript - Mark HymanDoes it
Physician · The Dr. Hyman Show · author of Young Forever
One of the six supplements he says he takes every day. He describes a multivitamin and mineral as a safety net for a baseline of nutrients rather than anything more ambitious, with older adults, vegans and people on restricted diets named as the groups most likely to fall short.
Source: The Dr. Hyman Show: How To Choose The Best Supplements (episode transcript)“All right, now what do I take in terms of supplements? Well, I always have the basics. Vitamin D, fish oil, a multivitamin.”
The Doctor's Farmacy: My Personal Longevity Routine (opens in a new tab) · 10 Mar 2023 - Tom BradyDoes it
Former NFL quarterback · The TB12 Method
Says he always takes a multivitamin because nobody's diet is perfect and you never know what you missed.
Source: CNBC Make It: What NFL star Tom Brady eats and drinks before a big game - Valter LongoDoes it
Biogerontologist · The Longevity Diet
Takes one a couple of times a week, he told TODAY, as cover for anything the diet leaves short.
Source: TODAY: Diet and exercise habits of a longevity expert who wants to live to 120 - Daniel AmenRecommends
Psychiatrist · Change Your Brain, Change Your Life
A good multivitamin is one of the three supplements his own teaching arm puts at the base of a brain routine. B vitamins, vitamin C, magnesium and zinc are the reason given, though the same page insists whole food comes first and calls the pill a gap filler.
Source: Amen University: How Nutritional Supplements Support Brain Health
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- Supplement$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Vitamin D3
Daily D3 through the darker months, usually paired with K2
On record from 6 of 62 tracked people: 5 do it, 1 recommends it - Supplement$$$Mid: Roughly $50 to $500, or up to $50/month.
NMN and NAD precursors
Nicotinamide mononucleotide or riboside, taken to raise NAD+
On record from 4 of 62 tracked people: 3 do it, 1 has discussed it - Supplement$$$Mid: Roughly $50 to $500, or up to $50/month.
AG1 (Athletic Greens)
Powdered greens and vitamin blend taken as a morning drink
On record from 3 of 62 tracked people: 3 do it - Supplement$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Vitamin B12
The supplement plant-based stacks here treat as non-negotiable
On record from 2 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it, 1 recommends it - Supplement$$$Expensive: Several hundred dollars and up.
Bioniq personalized supplements
One daily granule formula built from your blood test results, adjusted over time
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it - Supplement$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Prebiotic fiber supplement
A daily fiber powder to top up what the diet misses
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it
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