Recommended men's health supplements

Basic multivitamins, Omega-3 fish oil, zinc and selenium supplements, and other products that claim to be "quick-acting aphrodisiacs", "7-day testosterone supplements" and "instant energy boost", more than 90% of them are priced at a premium and may even be illegally added.

A while ago, I contacted me, who works as an Internet operator. I stayed up until two o'clock every day. Last year, I suffered from gout three times, and my hair was falling out. I had saved more than 8,000 without telling my partner, and bought a bunch of Maca, deer penis ointment, and imported men's energy pills. After taking it for half a year, not only did I not feel better, but I also got violent episodes. I had a nosebleed and went to the hospital for a blood test. It showed that he was severely deficient in B vitamins and zinc, and his uric acid was still high. I asked him to throw away all those miscellaneous things and just supplement with ordinary multivitamins + low-dose fish oil. I went back for a check-up three months later. The indicators were basically back, and even the frequent oral ulcers that he had before recurred.

In fact, there have always been two schools of thought in the nutrition community. One school insists that as long as the daily diet can achieve more than 300g of dark green vegetables, 200g of fruits, whole grains accounting for 1/3 of the staple food, and eating enough seafood twice a week, there is no need to take additional multivitamins. Taking too much will increase the burden of liver and kidney metabolism. There is really nothing wrong with this, but to be honest, among the men in their thirties and forties that I have come into contact with, it is considered good if 1 out of 10 men in their thirties and forties meet this dietary standard. Most of them eat takeout heavy in oil and salt at noon, drink beer with friends in the evening, sleep until noon on weekends, and eat less than 1/3 of the recommended amount of vegetables in a day. In this case, spending more than 20 yuan to buy a bottle of pharmaceutical brand multivitamins, which can last for two months, is much more cost-effective than spending hundreds of yuan to buy imported products with various "men's exclusive formulas". The so-called anti-fatigue additives and metabolism-promoting ingredients are so low in content that they are basically useless. They are all IQ taxes.

Many boys who often stay up late, sit for long periods of time, or need to prepare for pregnancy will ask whether they should supplement zinc and selenium separately. This is actually more controversial. Many doctors in men's clinics believe that as long as sperm motility is normal and you can eat oysters twice a week and nuts regularly, there is no need to take extra supplements. However, there are also clinical data showing that men who have a long-term reverse work and rest routine and sit for more than 8 hours a day have a 32% higher metabolic loss of zinc than those who have a regular work and rest schedule, and are indeed more likely to suffer from zinc deficiency. I met a young man who works as an interior designer before. He was married for two years and was not pregnant. He was found to have weak sperm. The doctor did not prescribe anything else, so he asked him to take a daily supplement of 10 mg zinc + 100 μg selenium. He took it for three months and then reexamined it. The sperm motility was directly up to standard. But don’t blindly buy those high-priced zinc tablets that are known as “spiritual tools”. Just buy simple zinc and selenium supplements, or even zinc gluconate oral liquid that costs about ten yuan. Those with added maca and tongkat ali are mostly to raise the price and are useless.

Speaking of unbalanced diet, we have to mention Omega-3 fish oil. In the past two years, many people have called it an IQ tax. This actually depends on the situation. If you expect to take ordinary health product-grade fish oil to lower blood lipids and protect blood vessels, it is really useless. You have to take medical grade with a purity of more than 90% to be effective. ； But if you seldom eat deep-sea fish, consume too much saturated fat every time you take out, and occasionally suffer from joint pain or gout attacks, consuming 1g of fish oil of ordinary purity every day can indeed help relieve chronic inflammation. I have a buddy who loves to play basketball. He used to suffer from gout two or three times a year. After giving up seafood, he insisted on taking fish oil for half a year, and he didn't have any pain for the whole last year. Of course, some nutritionists say that eating flaxseed and perilla oil can also supplement Omega-3, but the problem is, how can a man who has to make ends meet eat flaxseed oil every day?

Oh, by the way, don’t believe the “miracle pills for men” that are so hyped up by the anchors in the live broadcast room. They can give you more energy and improve all functions after taking it for three days. Last year, I met a man who went to the emergency room after taking internet-famous deer blood tablets. It was found out that he had illegally added sildenafil analogues. The dosage was ridiculously high. If he took too much, something would really happen. There are also those products that claim to be "natural testicle promoters." If your own testosterone levels are normal, taking supplements will inhibit your own testosterone secretion, which is not worth the loss. If you really feel that you have low energy and hormone problems, go to the hospital for a blood test first and follow the doctor's advice to make adjustments. It is 10,000 times more reliable than buying health care products blindly.

I have been doing nutrition-related work for almost 6 years, and I have seen too many boys asking for "the best", "the most expensive" and "the fastest effective" from the beginning. In fact, health care products are simply "filling the gap". If you can go to bed early and get up early, smoke less and drink less, and find time to exercise three times a week, it will be more effective than taking health care products worth tens of thousands of yuan. If you really can't do it, just choose the three basic items mentioned above, which are enough to meet the needs of most people. Don't mess around. It's a trivial matter to waste money, but it's really a loss to your body if you eat it badly.