108. Best Supplements for Travel

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Hey, what's going on, everybody.

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Welcome back to the elemental oven show.

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Thank you all so much for tuning into this episode.

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Once again.

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Today's episode is going to still be on theme with the travel.

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And health being that I am still out here traveling.

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So today I'm going to be covering the different supplements that I

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brought with me while traveling now I travel pretty light.

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So I'm trying to make sure that I only bring specific supplements that are very,

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very necessary for my personal goals.

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And one of the main goals is trying to stay healthy and bolster my immune

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system while I'm traveling, because it is very easy to get sick when you're

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traveling long distances, not getting very much sleep and eating foods that are.

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Not what you would normally be eating.

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So to kick this off the very first vitamin or even it's actually

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technically a hormone that I bring with my, uh, with me is vitamin D three.

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Now D three is always accompanied with K2 or it should be.

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And I'm going to get into a bit of why that is.

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So first off, according to data collected between 2005 and 2006 by the national

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health and nutrition examination survey.

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Insufficient.

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Vitamin D levels were found in 41.6% of the 4,495 individual sample size.

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So out of their sample size of 41.6% of the people were deficient in vitamin D.

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This is massive.

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And obviously this is just one.

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Uh, example, you know, this is one test that they run.

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This is not necessarily, uh, you know, taking everyone's levels, which would

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be pretty much impossible to do, uh, which is why I always recommend getting

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yourself tested to see what your levels of, you know, vitamin D or testosterone or

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whatever it may be, uh, and see if you're low or high in them or whatever it may be.

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But just as a rule of thumb.

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It does seem that vitamin D seems to be a vitamin that we tend to be low in.

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Now in terms of why specifically you take vitamin D three, from what I understand.

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Uh, this as opposed to just vitamin D is supposedly, uh, more closely

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resembling the natural form of vitamin D that is produced by our bodies

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when we're exposed to sunlight, which is the other part of this.

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If you are able to get out and get sun on your skin, at least in the

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morning or in the evening, sometime.

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Uh, absolutely go do that.

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That's going to be obviously the most natural way of

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creating vitamin D in your body.

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Uh, the sunlight reacting with the cholesterol in your body will go

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ahead and make vitamin D naturally.

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But since we tend to be low in vitamin D and not getting enough sun.

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It is a very good idea to have a vitamin D three supplement

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that is accompanied with K2.

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Now the main reason I chose to take vitamin D three on this trip is

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because it's not only beneficial for the absorption of calcium.

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But I've also seen some evidence that it can support a healthy immune response,

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which is important while traveling.

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And once again, just the fact that we are so deficient in vitamin D um,

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is just another good reason to really take vitamin D three every single

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day, even if you're not traveling.

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But I think especially.

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Actually when you're traveling, it's a really good one to have.

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And with the K2, the reason you really want to take the K2 with the

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vitamin D three, which most D three.

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Three pills come with K2 anyways.

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But that's because the K2 helps to ensure that the Cal.

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Calcium is transport.

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Uh, that's transported by the vitamin D is absorbed by your bones

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where it's needed as opposed to creating arterial calcification.

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You definitely do not want your arteries getting calcified, right?

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So we want the calcium going to the correct areas in our body

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and not getting stuck in areas where it's not supposed to be.

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So D three with K2.

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That was the first one.

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And then the second one is zinc and copper.

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So I get this zinc and copper combo from a Bulletproof.

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The company and, uh, it's really, really great for your immune system.

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Uh, zinc and copper are necessary for an important antioxidant

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called, uh, sorry, antioxidant enzyme called superoxide dismutase.

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Uh, that helps fight free radicals and reduce oxidative stress.

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So very, very.

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Awesome little combo here, the zinc and copper, and it's, you know, really great

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for this superoxide dismutase, but also just really bolstering your immune system.

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Uh, that's one of the main reasons I take it.

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And, uh, yeah, like I said, a lot of these are going to be mainly

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for bolstering my immune system.

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Uh, this one is definitely for bolstering the immune system.

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And I have heard in passing, although I have zero scientific backing on this one.

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So please.

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Uh, don't take this word for word, but I have heard that copper is

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good to take with vitamin D three.

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Like I said, I have nothing to back that up.

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It's just something I heard in passing, but I've wanted to cover all my bases.

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So naturally the vitamin D and.

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Copper.

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We're a good combo.

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Now.

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Now, moving on to something that I take, regardless if I'm traveling or not,

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but definitely a hundred percent, you will always see me traveling with this.

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And that is a pre slash pro slash.

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Slash post biotic.

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Okay.

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So essentially a probiotic, but, um, I have one right now that

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has both pre and post and per.

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Pro Biotics all in one capsule.

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If you want to hear more on that, I have done an episode on

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explaining what the difference is between a pre pro and post biotic.

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I'm not going to get into that right now, but essentially the reason I'm

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taking this, uh, pro pre post biotic is because your gut takes one of the biggest

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hits in my opinion, while traveling.

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So for one thing, The gut contains 70% of the immune system, which once

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again is super important for travel.

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But also when traveling, I tend to eat foods that I normally would not eat and

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drinks that I normally wouldn't drink.

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So for example, I have had.

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Way more sugar, way more bread and way more alcohol than

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I would ever normally have.

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If I.

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I was back home.

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Now I've already covered in previous episodes as well.

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Just how disruptive all of these three foods can be to

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your gut and your microbiome.

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Uh, so go ahead and check those out if you want to hear more on

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that, but, uh, really just taking a, at least a pre and a probiotic.

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Uh, while traveling is going to be a non-negotiable for me.

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Uh, so usually I do the seed CIN biotic, which is a pre and a probiotic.

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But this time I decided to give, uh, the brand ritual a try and they have

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a pre pro and post biotic, which so far I've really been enjoying.

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So, um, it's been pretty nice to have and, uh, just kind of help bolster the

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immune system and bolstered the gut.

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Uh, now once again, this is not going to be a.

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Free pass to eat whatever you want.

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Uh, but it's definitely going to be.

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Much better to take this than to not take it and help support

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your gut bacteria, you know?

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Uh, but another reason I really like this specific.

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Uh, I'll just call it a probiotic for right now, um, is because it

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doesn't require any refrigeration.

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So a lot of probiotics do require refrigeration.

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Um, there are only a couple that I know of that do not need it.

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And that is the ritual one and the, uh, seed, uh, symbiotic as well.

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Those ones do not require refrigeration, which is really awesome and perfect

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for travel because obviously I don't have a refrigerator with me.

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Uh, at all times.

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Uh, now moving on to another one that I take all the time, regardless

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if I'm traveling or not is going.

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Going to be spirulina and chlorella.

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So if you listen to the show, then you already know I'm a huge

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fan of spirulina and chlorella.

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But just to give you a quick recap, the benefits.

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Benefits of both these algae.

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Uh, like I said, requires a full episode.

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I've done episodes on it before, but basically they help to clean

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your blood of heavy metals.

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They contain over 40 vitamins and minerals.

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Spirulina is beneficial for both your brain health, as well as the health of

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your mitochondria, which are extremely important for living a long, healthy life.

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Uh, as well, they are extremely high in melatonin, which I believe

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the owner of energy bids tested her spirulina and found that it had

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the highest levels of melatonin.

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Over any other food that we know of?

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Uh, so hence why my favorite brand is energy bits as the quality is of

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the highest level that I know of.

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And Catherine Arnstein, who was on my shows, she's the owner of energy bits.

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Uh, she said she shared some incredible insight, so highly recommend that

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you go listen to that episode.

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If you haven't already.

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And on top of that, this spirulina and chlorella is an algae that's

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grown in fresh spring water with just really high levels of purity.

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Uh, so you know that you're getting a really good quality product.

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And like I said, this is a whole food, actually, this is not even a,

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really a supplement, although I put it in the category because I take

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it with the rest of my supplements.

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Uh, but nonetheless, if you want to get your hands on some of this

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incredible spirulina and chlorella, go ahead and check out energy bits.

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I have it linked in the show notes.

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And there is a 20% discount code for all of you, just for

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being a listener to this show.

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So go ahead and check them out.

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Once again, that's in the show notes, energy bits, and moving on

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to the last and final supplement that I brought with myself.

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Magnesium.

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Okay.

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Magnesium is incredible.

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It is.

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One of the most important.

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Supplements in my opinion.

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Once again, this is a supplement that many people are deficient

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in with approximately 50%.

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So half of the us population.

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Consuming less than the estimated average requirement of magnesium.

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We are greatly deficient in this.

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Now, the reason that magnesium is important is because

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magnesium is responsible.

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Constable for over 300 different functions in the body, which means if you are

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not getting enough magnesium, that is 300 different functions in the body

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that are not being executed properly.

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So these are things like supporting muscle and nerve function, energy production, and

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also maintaining brain and heart function.

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So it is incredibly important.

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Now, normally I would try to just achieve my magnesium intake levels

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through my food and through a little supplementation from the Organifi

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products such as their gold blend, because they do have some magnesium in there.

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But I have limited space in my bag and I'm not eating the

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same diet I would be at home.

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So I decided to bring along with me a magnesium supplement.

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This one was from foreign.

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Although I have taken the one from bio optimizers, which I kind of like a little

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better because there was a blend of seven, seven different types of magnesium.

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Uh, which is very important because there's various different types and

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they all do different things, but thorn is still a really great brand and you

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know, that you're getting very high quality, uh, products from them that are.

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Very true to what they say they do and what they are.

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Uh, and that's very important to me.

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So.

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I was very happy to bring along thorn and it's been doing a great job for me so far.

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Now, if you are traveling like I am, then I would recommend, uh,

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trying a couple of these second.

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Uh, supplements such as the bio optimizes or the Thorne brand.

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But if you're at home and you have the ability to, then I would recommend

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also just trying to find magnesium, rich foods and kind of doing what

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I do, where I will also take my.

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Organifi gold supplement in the evening.

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To get a little boost of magnesium in there.

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Uh, It also has a bunch of other different kinds of plants in there.

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Functional mushrooms as well, that are going to do incredible things in the body.

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And on top of that, it tastes extremely good.

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I do the, uh, the chocolate gold blend, which is literally.

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Literally like a hot chocolate.

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Uh, but there are lower levels of magnesium in there when compared to

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just taking it like a supplement form.

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Uh, so if you want to have just a pure supplement of it, then I would

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highly recommend the bio optimizers or that thorn a magnesium supplement.

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And I will try to link all of those in the show notes as well.

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Just so you can go ahead and check them out and, you know, compare prices, see

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which one is best for you and, you know, make the best decision for yourself.

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Personally.

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Uh, in terms of having any discount codes, the only one that I have

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a discount code with is Organifi, which you get a 20% discount.

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Uh, that's for being a listener to the show.

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Once again, uh, I wasn't able to get any discount codes from bio optimizers or

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thorn, but if that ever changes, I will be sure to let you all know either way.

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All three of those are highly recommended from me and I enjoy all of those products.

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So that is going to do it for, uh, you know,

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Pretty much all the supplements that I took on this trip.

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Uh, please understand that, you know, The really the best thing.

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You can do it says yes, eating.

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A healthy diet.

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These are meant to just kind of fill in the gaps and specifically with traveling,

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obviously you're exposed to, um, you know, more people than you normally would be.

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So the chances.

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Of maybe getting a virus or, you know, just contracting something

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along the way tends to be a little higher and also just getting, you

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know, not the same quality of sleep.

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Uh, it can really mess with you.

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So that's why a lot of what I'm taking here is specifically for

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bolstering my immune system.

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Um, but either way, these are all really, really great supplements.

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And I highly recommend that you do some research, test yourself, you know,

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find out your levels and go from there and see which ones work best for you.

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So anyways, that's going to do it for today's episode.

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Y'all.

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