Before anything else: I’m not a doctor. These are personal experiments, mostly based on how I felt. I didn’t measure the effects properly, and feeling better doesn’t establish that a supplement caused it. Check with a healthcare professional before copying a routine, especially if you take medication.
I started because I wanted to add something to my daily routine. The first stop was a multivitamin with more than 30 ingredients: vitamins, minerals, enzymes, plants, amino acids. A lot of things in one pill, and the beginning of a new rabbit hole.
Then one pill became several
I switched to a simpler multivitamin containing vitamins and minerals, then started adding things separately:
- Magnesium: 200 mg in the evening. My sleep seemed better, although I can’t separate that from everything else I was changing.
- Probiotics: I felt less bloated after adding them.
- Algae-based omega-3: a morning capsule, without the fishy burps.
- Extra fibre: another change that seemed to suit my gut.
- Cinnamon capsules: I was curious about blood glucose and thought I noticed fewer dips. I wasn’t measuring glucose at that point, so that’s an impression, not evidence. A small dose also isn’t a blanket guarantee of safety.
- A mushroom complex: no noticeable benefit for me. Mostly mushroom-flavoured burps. Not the result I was looking for.
At one point I was taking seven pills every morning. That was starting to feel like a hobby with a fairly inconvenient breakfast routine.
Trying AG1
I heard Andrew Huberman talk about AG1 and decided to try it. An endorsement isn’t evidence that I need something, but it did put it on my radar. I had liver values checked before starting and replaced most of the separate pills with it.
So far, I feel more energetic. It could be the product, a placebo effect, other changes, or some combination. I don’t have the data to choose between those explanations.
I’m still taking omega-3 and D3+K2 alongside it, with occasional evening magnesium after harder training. Combining products can duplicate ingredients, so the total amounts matter more than whether the labels sound healthy.
The taste of AG1 isn’t my favourite. I’ve collected a few ways to make it easier to drink.
That’s where I am for now. I’m interested in what feels useful, but more supplements don’t automatically make a better routine.
Archive note: restored from my 2023 notes. The publication date is approximate, and products and routines reflect that period.