Thorne is one of the best companies out there. You can’t go wrong if you stick with Thorne. They have great products and have been tested for heavy metals, toxins, and pathogens. I would recommend them exclusively, but they don’t have some formulas I need. Other companies like Pure Encapsulations, Designs for Health, Metabolic Maintenance, Vital Nutrients, are also great companies to use.
You can go to www.Thorne.com When creating an account, please select referred by health professional. It doesn’t affect your cost, but it does help support me. Sapunar HCP1026880


I recommend the following products daily for optimal health.

1. Daily Greens contains 28 powerhouse nutrients. It’s full of polyphenols, bioflavonoids, and has adaptogenic (adrenal/stress) herbs. It has resveratrol and quercetin which both activate sirtuin for longevity. https://www.thorne.com/products/dp/daily-greens-plus

2. Basic Nutrients 2/day is the best multiple vitamin and mineral you can get in just 2 caps. It has activated b vitamins and absorbable forms of minerals. It has antioxidants and bioflavonoids as well. https://www.thorne.com/products/dp/basic-nutrients-2-day-vm2nc

3. Advanced Nutrients If you can handle taking 8 capsules a day, the Advance Nutrients is more complete and higher doses of vitamins and minerals. Calcium and magnesium are in the malate form. You don’t need the Basic Nutrients 2/day if you’re taking this one. https://www.thorne.com/products/dp/extra-nutrients

4. Magnesium glycinate. Magnesium is deficient in the diet and is responsible for over 300 reactions in the body. Symptom of anxiety can be actually due to low magnesium. This is highly absorbable form and powered so you can add it to the green drink it at night for better sleep. https://www.thorne.com/products/dp/magnesium-bisglycinate

5. Fish oil. Be careful about PCBs and methylmercury in your fish oil. It can also be rancid or oxidized which is actually harmful. Thornes super EPA is almost 700 mg of EPA+DHA. Fundamental for brain support, cardiovascular support, and inflammation reduction. https://www.thorne.com/products/dp/super-epa-sp608nc

6. Sulforaphane is currently my favorite supplement. It helps reduce inflammation, cancer risk, ageing, and helps detox. You can eat broccoli sprouts but after a while, you’ll want it in a capsule. Sulforaphane is only activated if there is myrosinase (activating enzyme) present. This enzyme can be inactivated in other formulas while this one has 14 mg of myrosinase. https://www.thorne.com/products/dp/crucera-sgs

7. Polyphenols are supportive of longevity and cancer risk reduction by activating sirtuin. They have antioxidant properties and are associated with lower inflammation. This formula has curcumin in a highly absorbable form (29 times greater), Resveratrol, quercetin, and green tea extract. This should be a fundamental daily supplement. https://www.thorne.com/products/dp/polyresveratrol-sr-reg


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Brain support. SenaQuell is a fantastic product for brain health. It has ketones which are the preferred brain fuel, plus NR shown to repair tissue damage. DHA is fish oil that supports neurons and branched chain amino acids for neurotransmitter support. It also contains Reduced glutathione, curcumin phytosome, trans-resveratrol, and co Q 10. Powerful antioxidants reducing oxidative stress in the brain and body. https://www.thorne.com/products/dp/synaquell-plus

Sleep support This formula has melatonin and magnesium in the highly absorbable bisglycinate form. Both have shown to improve quality and quantity of sleep. The pharmagaba is a form of gaba that crosses the blood brain barrier, making it much more effective for calming the mind down. https://www.thorne.com/products/dp/sleep-bundle

Stress relief Activated B vitamins with methyl folate and methyl B12. (Don’t take folic acid unless you know you don’t have the MTHFR gene defect). Pharma-gaba will inhibit beta waves which cuase anxiety in the brain, and stimulate alpha waves for a call, alert focus without causing sleepiness. Stress Balance is an herbal formula to support your adrenals. Adrenal fatigue from chronic stress results in feeling exhausted. https://www.thorne.com/products/dp/stress-bundle

Skin, hair, and nails. This formula contains grass fed beef peptides (collagen type I and III), betaine for methylation, and nicotinamide riboside for cellular energy and repair. NR is a hot longevity supplement by itself. Biotin is 8 mg per cap and also help blood sugar. https://www.thorne.com/products/dp/skin-health-bundle

Cholesterol control. Although high cholesterol isn’t technically a bad thing, high triglycerides and low HDLs are risky. Usually diet can control lipids, but when there’s a genetic component, supplements may become necessary. The Cholest is a strong concentration of red yeast rice. You should take Co Q 10 with this product. Berberine is touted as a longevity supplement by reducing metabolic dysfunction and lowering MTOR activity. The curcumin phytosome is a powerful antioxidant and excelling for pain and inflammation by itself. It supports the oxidative stress of lipids, preventing LDL from becoming and dangerous oxidized form. This form is 29 times more absorbable than other forms of curcumin. https://www.thorne.com/products/dp/healthy-lipid-bundle

Joint Support. Contains highly absorbable curcumin, glucosamine with chondroitin, and omega 3s. Gluocsamin has been shown to not only prevent cartilage damage, but actually thicken the articular cartilage. The EPA/DHA which I call happy juice is almost 700 mg of EPA and DHA. It’s important to make sure your fish oil isn’t oxidized nor contaminated with PCBs. https://www.thorne.com/products/dp/joint-support-bundle

Prenatal. This bundle has methyltetrahydofolate and not Folic Acid. Clean omega 3 for the babies (and mom’s) brain. The prenatal is highly absorbed to prevent GI distress. It’s also heavy metal free (as is all Thorne’s products). https://www.thorne.com/products/prenatal

Craving and weight management. Magnolia and Phellodendron have been shown to help support the adrenals. It works by normalizing cortisol that causes weight gain. Cortisol disrupts normal glucose levels and promotes weight gain. Study show it can help food craving as well. https://www.thorne.com/products/dp/relora-plus

Anemia or low iron. Iron bisglycinate is highly absorbable preventing the constipation and pain frequently caused by iron supplementation. https://www.thorne.com/products/dp/iron-bisglycinate



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Magnesium stearate is a flow agent not a nutrient. Companies use it to increase productivity, but it compromises the quality of your supplement. It’s not added for your benefit and reduces the availability of the nutrients to be absorbed. Capsules are preferred because tablets contain binders that often prevent the tablet from dissolving.



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