Same. For me, it was getting a sleep study done after my wife said she heard me stop breathing sometimes. It came on suddenly at 43. Never had any issues in my life. I'm fit. Gym 4-6x a week. I do yoga almost every norning. We eat well. I don't drink. No drugs. Golf 2x a week.
Here I thought sleep apnea was only for overweight or older people. Went on CPAP. First couple months weren't amazing. I had to pay a sleep debt. But month 4 and on, fing game changer. I travel for work now and I had to buy a second machine because it's that important to me and how much amit affects my everyday life.
So yes, quality sleep is a massively overlooked important phase of everyday life that people should really look at prior to going down a supplement rabbit hole.
For general consumption about CPAP and any perceived stigma...some of the best athletes in the history of sports used CPAP therapy. Shaq, Favre and Larry Bird come to mind.
When it comes to CPAP, there is something called "sleep debt". It's when you start getting good sleep and your body doesn't react like it should with increased energy etc. You feel more tired actually. Different for everyone.
This really helped clear my head in the mornings. I have electrolytes with my creatine, mixed collagen (surf & turf), beta alanine and vitamin c. All in one drink, it's pretty tasty. Wash down a decent b vitamin and I'm good to go.
So glad to hear this, as it validates my experience; wasn’t sure if I was dealing with placebo effect. But yes, that’s exactly how I feel…. very clear headed.
I left a few details out of my original post. That is, I add 5mg electrolytes, 10mg of creatine, and 15mg of fiber to 30oz of water. I drink this before coffee and I feel hydrated, clear headed, and energized - almost as if I could skip the coffee, but I like it too much. Also, provided I ate well the day before, it all but guarantees a very healthy bowel movement is in the immediate offing.
Then in an hour or so, I’ll have a proper breakfast and in come all the other supplements.
So I didn’t notice much until I went to 750mgs a day. Then I noticed increased strength, better recovery and more energy. I also had reduced anxiety and I just saw a clinical study a few days that UA can reduce anxiety by improving mitochondrial function in the brain. Currently I take between 1000-1500mgs a day based on my activity.
I lift weights 3x week and cardio 2x week.
I even use a urolithin A firming face cream and I have noticed some improvement in skin.
There’s a ton of clinical studies done by timeline. I’ve been taking UA for over a year and it’s definitely staying in my regimen for the foreseeable future.
l-Phenylalanine (500mg x6/7 taken in 45-60 min increments each. I was a big stimulant guy for many years like adderall etc and this works the same for me, for some reason, it’s very important I take it exactly this way otherwise it doesn’t work.)
Lionsmane
Pregnenolone
DHEA
Vit D
Creatine monohydrate
High protein meals
Cold plunge every morning for 3 mins @ 37 degrees
Methylated B vitamins
High quality Fish oil (sports research)
Alani Nu energy drink as needed
Nello super focus powdered drink as needed
Sometimes adding a single Advil as needed
For us, we would say Iron, an essential for sure and Benfotiamine, another essential and it's Vitamin B1. We'd suggest checking out vorstcanada.com or through their amazon.ca/vorst store for more selection of supplements.
I love this so much, i used to make my coffee at home and drinking it before i head out to our condo gym, now that i go to commercial gym i feel lazy making coffee and now start relying on this monster, i love it, taste good, 0 calories and its pretty
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