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iHerb.com happiness and vegan supplements

[update: I don’t take or recommend these products any more with exception of vitamin B12, D2/3 and Iodine]

Hi Folks,

So I needed some supplements and wanted them to be vegan and a bit affordable, so I went to iHerb.com on advice of some-like-it-raw.com. You can get a $5 discount if you use my discount code JIV377. I received my order in four days with the weekend included, which is really fast!

So here is my first order list:

Now Foods, Multi-Food Complex Vcaps, For Men, 90 Vcaps(NOW-03837)
Deva, Vegan Multivitamin & Mineral Supplement with Greens, 90 Coated Tablets(DEV-00002)
Frontier Natural Products, Irish Moss Flakes, 16 oz (453 g)(FRO-02206)
Avalon Organics, Bath & Shower Gel, Ylang Ylang, 12 fl oz (350 ml)(AVA-35195)
Now Foods, Guar Gum, 8 oz (227 g)(NOW-05040)
Arrowhead Mills, Whole Grain Organic Pastry Flour, 32 oz (907 g)(ARW-47172)
Now Foods, Sports, Creatine Monohydrate, 100% Pure Powder, 2.2 lbs (1 kg)(NOW-02032)
PlantFusion, Multi Source Plant Protein, Vanilla Bean, 2 lb (908 g)(PLF-00195)
Sun Warrior, Protein, Raw Vegan, Natural, 35.2 oz (1 kg)(SUW-51469)
Nature’s Plus, Source of Life, Garden, Vitamin D3, 60 Veggie Caps(NAP-30735)
Protocol for Life Balance, Liquid B-12, 5000 mcg, 4 fl oz (118 ml)(PRT-10452)

This is pretty default stuff. I hope I don’t have to tell you all why to take vitamin B12 and D3 supplements living in Holland and all. The Whole Grain Organic Pastry Flour, Guar Gum and Irish Moss Flakes are for cooking and there is some Bath & Shower Gel. So nothing special there.

I am advising against any other supplements unless you have some specific shortage. You body should be used to getting what it need from all natural foods.

However I am planning on a 90 day extreme workout (strength, flexibility and cardio) together with training for a marathon (duration). I will be writing more about this later, since I am still in the preparation phase and have a nasty knee injury from over-exercising (running).

Because of this extreme workout I’m planning adding an additional 20/30 grams of Protein, 5 grams of Creatine Monohydrate and a multi vitamins B supplement to my daily lunch smoothie. My daily intake of protein has been less then 7% on average the past six month or so I don’t mind adding some extra supplements for 90 days with all the heavy workouts and recovery phases.

I would like to read all your opinions :)

Cheers

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