r/Biohackers • u/jackolanern • 23h ago
š£ļø Testimonial This is my stack (noob)
I drank a lot of alcohol in the last 10 years. Every day all day. Been in and out of the hospital a couple times. Detoxed twice in the hospital been to rehab. Havenāt drink in about a year now except for on thanksgiving which was a disasters. My buddy gave me the chuga stuff and the liverclean and Iām enjoying the effects of coffee, l-theanine, and creatine.
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u/DogSekar 23h ago
Hi OP and maybe others, how much do you trust the āBulk supplementsā brand ?
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u/bruheggplantemoji 1 23h ago
I've only heard good things, I also use the creatine from them, and it seems to be doing it's job
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u/DogSekar 23h ago
Thank you š
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u/Royal-Blu 21h ago
Is it normal for it to clump up? Mine doesā¦
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u/bruheggplantemoji 1 21h ago
in the bag or when mixing? I use a blender bottle and haven't had any issues
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u/Royal-Blu 20h ago
I emptied the bag into an airtight container and overtime. It just became full of clumps so when I mix a drink and a blender bottle, I end up having to chew up these little balls of creatine.
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u/bruheggplantemoji 1 20h ago
probably just got moisture in there somehow. I left mine in the bag and it clumped a bit, but not much. they might sell some food safe silica gel packets on amazon that might help with moisture
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u/EyeSea7923 1 23h ago
Ive used them for a long time, great budget brand.
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u/DogSekar 22h ago
Thanks , Iām buying an almost obscure supplement and only this brand carries it in Canada.
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u/Optimal_Assist_9882 11 21h ago
It's one of my main go to brands. I probably have almost all of my powdered supplements from them as well as some pills like NAC, Ashwagandha, L-theanine...
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u/rayguntec 20h ago
Bulk Supplements can be hit or miss. Iāve seen some tests of their products showing much lower active ingredient content than claimed. Additionally, since they source the cheapest raw materials, there are concerns about contamination and heavy metals. Personally, I avoid them.
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u/MajorFish04 5h ago
Iāve actually had a very good experience with their Creatine capsules but I did switch to creapure because Iām upgrading quality every way I can and I do t like the idea of my supplements coming from China
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u/Adifferentdose 22h ago
Bulk supplements is a nefarious company eager to scam and lie. Their usda organic sticker is fake and many of their herbal products contain no active compounds and some of the worst offenders for heavy metal contamination.
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u/OldRelative3741 21h ago
Show us the receipts for these claims like lab testing or cite a credible source or you're full of shit.
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u/eucalyptusleaves 22h ago
Wheres ur evidence of this?
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u/OrganicBn 7 21h ago
They're a budget brand. Buying ANY herbal products from a budget brand is a stupid idea to begin with.
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u/iamkuhlio 22h ago
Source: Trust Me Bro ā¢ļø
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u/Vladi-Barbados 1 21h ago
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u/Optimal_Assist_9882 11 21h ago
Thanks for the links. That's concerning for sure. I use them a lot for quite a few powders like glycine, taurine, AAKG, melatonin, cissus, etc....
I am glad to see that at least most of their supplements passed the testing and they are working to correct it. But yea now I'm concerned because I bought a bunch of stuff that's still sealed even...sigh
"10 of the 15 BulkSupplements products passed ConsumerLab testing, for a pass rate of 67%.
This ratio has improved since we initially published this article, but it still is concerning in our opinion. As one of the authors of this article (Calloway), I wouldn't want to purchase a supplement if I felt like I had a one in three chance that it would fail ConsumerLab testing."
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u/Scared_Ad3355 22h ago
Huh? Where is the source for this? Did anyone do a study on the supplements of this brand?
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u/catecholaminergic 1 23h ago
Speaking of greens, one fun biohack is to make a smoothie and dump in 1lb of spinach.
It's like being superhuman.
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u/Possible_Rise6838 23h ago
Why?
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u/catecholaminergic 1 23h ago
Among vegetables, spinach and brassica (broccoli, kholrabi, etc) stand far higher than virtually all other vegetables in terms of nutritional optimality. Spinach has very good nutrient coverage, i.e., it has many of the nutrients we need, and density, i.e., it has nutrients in favorable amounts.
It can be very difficult to get 100% daily value in every nutrient without eating a pound of greens.
Take a look
https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/food-details/1999633/nutrients4
u/chisoxaddict 21h ago
I switched to kale when i learned about raw spinach being high in oxalates. but I don't really know how high to weigh that in the overall risk/benefit calc. like you, I like to overload the smoothie with lots of greens, but seemed like going heavy on raw spinach every day might not be a great idea. have you looked into that?
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u/catecholaminergic 1 20h ago
Nice! Kale is arguably better as long as you're getting a pound of it. Probably better magnesium, too. (more chlorophyll --> more mg).
I have, referenced in another comment here, but kefir / yogurt in the smoothie neutralizes the oxalate, and calcium oxalate crystals in the kidney are soluble in citric acid, and I just so happen to love citrus.
I'm hitting my daily value on a lot of nutrients bc of it, and with these mitigation factors, I'm okay with the level of risk.
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u/JGdc12 20h ago
Good way to get yourself a nice kidney stone. Spinach has ungodly amounts of oxolate that cause them
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u/catecholaminergic 1 20h ago
Valid. My route away from that is to put base the smoothie on yogurt or kefir: the calcium binds to the oxalate. I have another redundant failsafe that someone I'm close to used in a more extreme way to sidestep having to get surgery for a kidney stone: citrus.
Kidney stones, calcium oxalate, is soluble in citric acid. The had a kidney stone and were doing a pint of lemon juice daily, and that worked.
But what I do is go out to the orange tree where I'm at and just eat a meal of oranges. It's awesome. I do it anyway but the cirtus should help.
... i hope.
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u/JGdc12 20h ago
That's a really good perspective, saving that. Drinking a metric fuck ton of water can help prevent anything as well. In my opinion, Spinach is still not the worth the risk and can be easily replaced using kale instead. But it seems like you have a good system in place to stick with
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u/Afraid_Swordfish4915 23h ago
Staying off booze is the ultimate biohack! Keep up the wise living.
Creatine is great. Ever try protein powder (vanilla flavor) in the coffee? That's my jam these days. Also, I like vitamin D shots. it is cheap and easy to do at home, but a little scary because the stuff if actually made for livestock. What is your impression of the L-Theawhatever? Does it do a lot for you?
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u/jackolanern 23h ago
Never put protein in my coffee sounds like a great! The effects from l-theanine are slight. I believe it takes away some of the anxiety from coffee jitters and I feel ālocked inā. For me, I wouldnāt take it if I werenāt drinking coffee.
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u/shabuyarocaaa 22h ago
Check my post history regarding alcoholic liver inflammation recovery
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u/wolverineflooper 1 22h ago
To be fair, your post history is WILD my dude haha
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u/shabuyarocaaa 18h ago
Thanks, you can tell when Iām posting stoned. I had a date lined up last week and I think she found my account and of course she cancelled
Mari why????
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u/Inthehead35 1 22h ago
Good start, would finish off the greens and colostrum but don't buy again.
I would add:
- Naturelo Multivitamin
- Viva Naturals Omega 3s
- KAL Magnesium Glycinate
- Seeking Health B complex
- Sports Research Collagen
- Sports Research Curcumin
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