Up Close and PERSONAL

Good Morning my Blogsters.

Beautiful day here in NY. The sun is shining. Finished an early morning hike. I love to feel the cool fresh air in my lungs; it intoxicates my brain!!

Of course, what I never forget to do is take my daily load of vitamins/supplements. I get so many emails and everyone wants to know what it is that I personally take. I guess they want to know if I practice what I preach. As you can see by the photo of my personal pillbox....I AIN'T joking around here!!! I also have a smaller pillbox by my bedside for certain supplements/hormones that I take VERYYYY early in the morning on an empty stomach.

Before I get started, I just want to remind everyone that certain vitamins are standard but for the most part, supplements are very individual, and you cannot follow any one person's routine.

So just check with me first before you start swallowing pills that your neighbor's mother swears by.

So here it goes:

High potency Vitamin and mineral supplement.

High dose B-complex.

Extra Folate and B6

Mixed tocopherols, gamma tocopherols.

Vitamin D3 6000 IU daily.

Magnesium 600 mg daily

Selenium 200 mcg daily

Zinc 30+ mg daily

Chromium 200 mcg daily

EPA/DHA (fish oil) 2000 mg daily with food

Olive fruit extract 300mg daily

Sesame seed extract 30 mg daily.

CoQ 10 30 mg (Q-gel) daily

Proanthocyanidins (grape seed&skin extracts) 150 mg daily

Resveratrol 250mg daily

DHEA 25 mg daily

Lutein 10 mg daily

Zeaxanthin & Meso-zeaxanthin 4 mg daily

Natural Astaxanthin 6 mg

Carnosine 1000mg daily

ArginoCarn 675 mg daily

Benfotiamine 150 mg daily

R-lipoic acid 150mg daily

BioPQQ 10mg daily

Luteolin 8mg daily

Complex digestive enzymes 2 x daily: bromelain, papain, inositol, cellulase, lipase, amylase, ficin, pancrelipase, SOD & catalase, organic beet extract 200 mg, CLA 10mg

Vegetable culture w/organic methyl donor 600-900 mg daily

5-HTP 200mg at night.

Secretropin (amino acid blend) at night or Free Form Amino Acid liquid 2 x daily.

Now this is my baseline. I add and subtract supplements depending on my need. For example,If I am working out hard I add D-ribose and creatine. If I am fighting a viral illness, I add a variety of natural anti-virals and immune boosters. I increase Vitamin D3 in the winter months.

I am not going to mention any hormones here, aside from the DHEA, because those are very individual and by prescription only. But please, obtain a DHEA-S level at least yearly before taking continuous supplementation.

Stay focused. Stay true. Stay healthy...mind, body, spirit.

Oh, and... Happy Day of Love to All.....cuz love is all we need!