Monday, September 9, 2019

My Supplements 2019

I’m getting ready to change up my current supplement regime. I’ve been taking around 18 pills a day plus drops and powders. But Dr. Pinkleton in Washington recently had the protocol cofactors compounded and I’ve decided to give this a try. It will cut out about 4 or 5 of my pills each day, and her compound has no additives and uses pharmaceutical grade products. So I feel more confident about what I’m getting. Less pills, less additives, high quality - sounds good to me. So I did a cost break down for my current regime and for the one I’ll be trying out next month.

When I purchase from vitacost.com, I try to get buy one, get one 50% off their brand products, or wait until they offer 20% off supplements. When using Amazon I try to use Subscribe and Save to increase my savings.

As another side note, several of my supplements are not part of the protocol. The lysine, inositol, high doses of B12, and high doses of zinc are things I’m doing unrelated to CP. So please don’t be confused by these supplements.

So here goes:


D3 $23.53 for 850 drops
https://www.vitacost.com/life-extension-liquid-vitamin-d3-2000-iu-1-fl-oz
20% off: 2.2 cents/drop (x40) = 88.6 cents/day

Methyl B12 $10.68 for 300 500 mcg caps 
https://www.vitacost.com/vitacost-vitamin-b-12-methylcobalamin-500-mcg-300-capsules
20% off: 2.8 cents/cap
BoGo 50% off: 2.7 cents/cap (x2) = 5.3 cents/day

B2/Riboflavin $3.87 for 100 100 mg caps
https://www.vitacost.com/vitacost-vitamin-b2-100-mg-100-capsules-1
20% off: 3.1 cents/cap
BoGo 50% off: 2.9 cents/cap (x2) = 5.8 cents/day

DHA500 $28.11 for 180 softgels
https://www.vitacost.com/now-foods-dha-500-180-softgels
20% off: 12.5 cents/softgel (x1) = 12.5 cents/day

Mega EPA/DHA $8.00 for 120 softgels (during their final clearance in August. I stock up!! 😁) https://www.lifeextension.com/vitamins-supplements/item01937/mega-epa-dha
6.7 cents/softgel (x2) = 13.3 cents/day

Choline $8.58 for 100 500 mg tablets
https://www.vitacost.com/natures-way-choline
20% off: 6.9 cents/tablet (x1) = 6.9 cents/day

Zinc $5.99 for 180 30 mg caps
https://www.vitacost.com/vitacost-chelated-zinc-albion-zinc-glycinate-chelate
20% off: 2.7 cents/cap
BoGo 50% off: 2.5 cents/cap (x2) = 5 cents a day

Magnesium Glycinate $14.09 for 240 100 mg tablets
https://smile.amazon.com/Doctors-Best-Absorption-Magnesium-Glycinate/dp/B000BD0RT0/
20% off Sub & Save: 4.7 cents/tablet (x3) = 14 cents/day

Magnesium Malate $9.99 for 180 142 mg tablets
https://www.vitacost.com/vitacost-magnesium-malate-with-malic-acid
20% off: 4.4 cents/tablet
BoGo 50% off: 4.2 cents/tablet (x2) = 8.3 cents/day

Ion Magnesium Chloride $53.99 for 240 115 mg caps
https://www.goodstate.com/good-state-ion-mag-ionic-magnesium-capsules-115mg-each-240-veggie-capsules.html
15% Auto-ship & 20% CP group discounts: 15.3 cents/cap = 15.3 cents/day

Magnesium L-Threonate Powder $23.04 for 3.293 oz (30 144 mg servings)
https://smile.amazon.com/Life-Extension-Neuro-Mag-Magnesium-Threonate/dp/B076B6JTMW/
15% off Sub & Save: 65.2 cents/144 mg = 65.2 cents/day

Inositol Powder $15.77 for 8 oz (189 1200mg servings)
https://www.vitacost.com/jarrow-formulas-inositol-powder
20% off: 6.7 cents/1200mg = 6.7 cents/day

L-lysine Powder  $12.88 for 16 oz (357 1000 mg servings)
https://www.vitacost.com/now-foods-l-lysine-pure-powder
20% off: 2.9 cents/1000mg = 2.9 cents/day

B-complex $44.06 for 120 caps
https://www.vitacost.com/emerald-labs-coenzymated-b-healthy-120-vegetable-capsules-1
20% off: 29.4 cents/cap (x2) = 58.7 cents/day



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Tressa's supplement $52 for 120 caps
https://www.doctorpinkleton.com/shop
43.3 cents/cap (x4) = $1.73/day

D3 $23.53 for 850 drops
https://www.vitacost.com/life-extension-liquid-vitamin-d3-2000-iu-1-fl-oz
20% off: 2.2 cents/drop (x40) = 88.6 cents/day

Methyl B12 $10.68 for 300 500 mcg caps 
https://www.vitacost.com/vitacost-vitamin-b-12-methylcobalamin-500-mcg-300-capsules
20% off: 2.8 cents/cap
BoGo 50% off: 2.7 cents/cap (x2) = 5.3 cents/day

DHA500 $28.11 for 180 softgels
https://www.vitacost.com/now-foods-dha-500-180-softgels
20% off: 12.5 cents/softgel (x1) = 12.5 cents/day

Mega EPA/DHA $8.00 for 120 softgels
https://www.lifeextension.com/vitamins-supplements/item01937/mega-epa-dha
6.7 cents/softgel (x2) = 13.3 cents/day

Zinc $5.99 for 180 30 mg caps
https://www.vitacost.com/vitacost-chelated-zinc-albion-zinc-glycinate-chelate
20% off: 2.7 cents/cap
BoGo 50% off: 2.5 cents/cap (x1) = 2.5 cents a day

Magnesium Malate $9.99 for 180 142 mg tablets
https://www.vitacost.com/vitacost-magnesium-malate-with-malic-acid
20% off: 4.4 cents/tablet
BoGo 50% off: 4.2 cents/tablet (x1) = 4.2 cents/day

Ion Magnesium Chloride $53.99 for 240 115 mg caps
https://www.goodstate.com/good-state-ion-mag-ionic-magnesium-capsules-115mg-each-240-veggie-capsules.html
15% Auto-ship & 20% CP group discounts: 15.3 cents/cap = 15.3 cents/day

Magnesium L-Threonate Powder $23.04 for 3.293 oz (30 144 mg servings)
https://smile.amazon.com/Life-Extension-Neuro-Mag-Magnesium-Threonate/dp/B076B6JTMW/
15% off Sub & Save: 65.2 cents/144 mg = 65.2 cents/day

Inositol Powder $15.77 for 8 oz (189 1200mg servings)
https://www.vitacost.com/jarrow-formulas-inositol-powder
20% off: 6.7 cents/1200mg = 6.7 cents/day

L-lysine Powder  $12.88 for 16 oz (357 1000 mg servings)
https://www.vitacost.com/now-foods-l-lysine-pure-powder
20% off: 2.9 cents/1000mg = 2.9 cents/day