Supplements are meant to supplement a healthy lifestyle, not act as a bandaid to mitigate poor lifestyle choices. While choosing whole foods sources to get certain nutrients is ideal instead of supplements, sometimes we can’t make the best choices due to our modern world or environment.

In this episode, I share 6 supplements that I take daily for optimal health, the benefits of these supplements, my go-to brands, and how much I take daily.

In this episode, I discuss:

01:30 - The critical role of sodium in our health, debunking of the misconception that excessive sodium leads to cardiovascular diseases

09:23 - The different types of magnesium salts and their specific advantages

13:18 - Creatine for muscle mass and brain health

15:15 - ION Gut Support, a unique supplement that is sourced from ancient soil and contains bacterial metabolites that can help with gut health and immunity.

20:09 - How bovine colostrum dramatically improves gut health, boosts immune support, and also improves exercise performance

23:30 - The nutritional benefits of beef organs and the importance of maintaining natural ratios when consuming organ supplements

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Salt (Sodium)

Sodium is just one of the minerals important for optimal electrolyte balance. That’s why we like LMNT: https://michaelkummer.com/go/lmnt
Redmond and Oryx are the salt brands we use. Salts that are unprocessed and contain trace minerals: https://michaelkummer.com/go/realsalt
Urinary sodium and potassium excretion and risk of cardiovascular events: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22110105/

Magnesium

Different types of magnesium salts:

Citrate → constipation
Sulfate → relaxation
Threonate → cognition
Taurate → heart health
Chloride → digestion
Malate → muscles
Glycinate → sleep

CALM from Natural Vitality (magnesium carbonate): https://amzn.to/49OysWx
Magnesium Breakthrough from BiOptimizers (mix of different types of magnesium. Code MK10 for 10% off): https://michaelkummer.com/go/bioptimizersmagnesium

Creatine

Found in meat. Carnivores may not need it (1lb of beef has 1-2 grams of creatine), but it won’t hurt.
We use Creatine Monohydrate from Bulk Supplements: https://amzn.to/47rkOal

ION Gut Support

Also available for pets

Bovine colostrum

Colostrum is the first milk that mammals produce when giving birth. Full of micronutrients, including: lactoferrin, growth factors, immunoglobulins, lysozyme

Immune support: reduced the incidence of complications and hospital admissions (related to the flu) by 300%: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17456621/
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Product we use: Equip Core Colostrum during the colder time of the year. Code MK15 for 15% off at https://michaelkummer.com/go/equipcorecolostrum

Freeze-dried beef organs

My wife and I founded MK Supplements in 2021 to provide a convenient source of regeneratively raised and 100% grass-fed beef organs for the entire family.

My regimen: Full serving of Beef Organs, half a serving of Bone & Marrow and half a serving of Heart & Spleen. Wife does the same. The kids (10 and 8) get Half a serving of each.

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