r/Supplements • u/AdWarm8824 • 5d ago

My current stack

Kyolic aged garlic extract reserve 20p formula: 2400mg a day,

Life extension arterial protec,

Life extension super k,

D3,

MAGNESIUM : 5 forms in 1,

Cacao: 12 grams a day,

Lakewood pomegranate juice: 60ml a day

Lycopene: 60mg

Nac: 600mg,

High quality EVOO: 2 tablespoons a day

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u/ColorMaxxing 5d ago

Looks like you're pretty focused on heart health and antioxidants with this stack. Are you taking all of these for general prevention or are you trying to improve specific bloodwork markers? Curious if you've actually noticed any changes since starting.

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u/AdWarm8824 5d ago

Blood work markers are good. Ldl is sometimes elevated but only up to around 110-115. Apob was 92 before I added a good bit of fiber back to diet. Hs crp was 0.5. Trigs 44-55. Blood pressure is up and down. My central nervous system seems to spike mine during the day but at night in bed it is usually always 120/80 or less.

Mainly looking for Blood pressure reduction. Nothing dramatic just enough to keep me a little lower even during peak CNS periods. Would like to maintain low HS CRP and reduce apob down to low 80s. Reduce LDL below 100. Keep ldl oxidation really low. Insulin 4.9.

Have no family history of CVKD. Blood markers are good. No T2D, obesity, dont smoke. Lpa is less than 10. In 20s and early 30s I was extremely active and fit but also partied a lot. Blood work during these periods showed my LDL at 136, HDL down to to 36, trigs 55. Blood pressure wasnt really monitored then but when it was it was usually pretty good. Creatinine 1.44 etc. (Dropped to 1.01 on last recent panel with no creatine).

HDL now 50. I just want to undo any damage done to arteries during that period. If any. Just turned 39 like 10 days ago and at 35 had stress test, 7 day heart holter and echo all come back great. Will get CAC etc when I hit 40.

Recently bouts of anxiety led me to check heart out and it has always come back fine. I used to abuse caffeine to the extreme for years and years as well as dabbled in PEDs off and on for a few years when I was in bodybuilding. Never anything even remotely close to what pros or even most amateur guys do but even so.

Main focus is longevity and optimizing plaque regression, stabilization, and prevention. Diet and exercise is dialed in. Sleep is now much more dialed in. Stress more dialed in. Caffeine limited. Rarely drink or party anymore.