Core Supplements

People often ask me what supplements I take... thinking I take some laundry list of vitamins. When they ask they are usually looking for feedback on their own regimen to see how they match up to the nerdy nutritionist.

Here is what I currently take (as a nursing mama):

• Mornings: Mother's Omega Fish Oil (2-3 capsules), Mother's D3, Eat Clean Protein (contains trace minerals)
• Midday: Probiotic
  
• Evenings: Multivitamin (Custom Essentials), Garlic/Candida Enzyme Blend
  

Here is what I think everyone should take (core supplements):

• Fish Oil (preferably Mother's Omega... even if you're not a mama) - helps support healthy levels of inflammation, supports brain health, supports heart health, and so much more. 
• Probiotic (coming soon to this site!) - gut health effects whole body health; take care of your microbiome.
  
• Multivitamin (get a privatest and get your custom essentials) - it is hard to get everything you need from your diet. A multivitamin is like insurance to make sure your body gets what it needs to function optimally.
  
• Vitamin D3 (preferably Mother's D3... even if you're not a mama) - there are vitamin D receptors on every cell in your body. Vitamin D turns on and off genes; a lack of vitamin D is linked to a hole host of illnesses.
  
• Trace Minerals - try our shakes or adding  trace mineral drops to your water. Much of the water we get commercially is so striped of minerals they actually leach minerals from your body. 
  

Other nutrients to consider include:

• Antioxidant- it's really good to rotate through different ones. I usually recommend changing it up; finish a bottle and try something new. Examples: green tea extract, astaxanthin, alpha-lipoic acid, resveratrol, etc.
• Magnesium- many people are lacking in this nutrient. Some symptoms you are not getting enough include:  weakness, muscle cramps, tremors, nausea, anxiety, high blood pressure, fatigue, tension headaches, and more. I personally use magnesium oil in my baths a few days a week.
• Vitamin K2- this is a mega under-appreciated nutrient that is important for many bodily functions; including telling calcium where to go. A lack of vitamin K2 can cause calcium deposits in soft tissues.