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Creatine monohydrate

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“This is the one I take”
“This is the one I take. Yeah, I take I take the creatine monohydrate because it's the most wellstudied”— Rhonda Patrick
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Omega-3 fish oil

various

“one of the best and easiest things that people can do to improve their health”
“this is probably one of the best and easiest things that people can do to improve their health, improve the way they age. Um, omega-3 fatty acids.”— Rhonda Patrick
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Vitamin D3

various

“very very strong evidence that you're going to slow aging”
“Fish oil number one. Number one, vitamin D. Multivitamin. All three very very strong evidence that you're going to slow aging”— Rhonda Patrick
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Magnesium

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“the last one is magnesium”
“And then the last one is magnesium... Magnesium is important for 300 different enzymes in your body... it also helps with sleep.”— Rhonda Patrick
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Omega-3 index test

various

“a purchase that improved my quality of life the most”
“I would say the omega-3 index test that is measuring your omega-3 fatty acid levels... one of the easiest ones that I've done.”— Rhonda Patrick
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Lovaza (prescription omega-3)

Lovaza (generic icosapent/omega-3 ethyl esters)

“my blood profiles improved pretty dramatically when I started taking Lovaza”
“my blood profiles were pretty good, but they improved pretty dramatically when I started taking Lovaza. So, I'm grateful to you for encouraging the omega-3”— Andrew Huberman
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Magnesium Glycinate / Bisglycinate

various

“I like to take magnesium bisglycinate or glycinate for sleep”
“I like to take magnesium bisglycinate or glycinate for sleep... glycine also is great to take for sleep”— Rhonda Patrick
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Nonviolent Communication

Marshall Rosenberg

“read nonviolent communication”
“if I had to just pull a rabbit out of a hat right now to pick a few, I'd be like, read nonviolent communication”— Tim Ferriss
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Awe

Dacher Keltner

“It's a great book”
“he has a book called awe, A W E. It's a great book”— Arthur Brooks
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Flow

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

“the great book Flow”
“Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, who wrote the great book Flow”— Arthur Brooks
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Andy Goldsworthy: A Collaboration with Nature

Andy Goldsworthy

“Everybody should get this book”
“This is Andy Goldsworthy, a collaboration with nature. Everybody should get this book, but check out some of the images in there”— Tim Ferriss
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Creatine

various

“it's great. That brain supplement is awesome”
“I do take creatine, yeah. Yeah, it's great. That brain supplement is awesome... So, two scoops... Every single day”— Annette Bosworth
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NMN (nicotinamide mononucleotide)

various supplement brands

“I take ... I've been taking it for years”
“I take a precursor to NAD called NMN, and the body uses that to make the NAD molecule in one step.”— David Sinclair
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Vitamin D

“vitamin D is hugely important”
“that is one that we can supplement safely up to about 4,000 IUs international units... vitamin D is hugely important in multiple enzyatic processes”— Mary Claire Haver
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Omega-3 fatty acids

“omega-3 fatty acids are really important”
“But also omega-3 fatty acids are really important in your entire body, but especially in your reproductive years”— Natalie Crawford
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Vitamin C

“the collagen often with whey protein and vitamin C”
“the collagen often with whey protein and vitamin C prior to any type of straining or training or stretching of the elbow”— Tim Ferriss
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Magnesium L-threonate (Magtein)

“And I'm taking the Mag 3 and8”
“And I'm taking the Mag 3 and8”— Tim Ferriss
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Fish oil

Pure Encapsulations

“I'm taking fish oil. Good old fish oil. Pure encapsulations”
“I'm taking fish oil. Good old fish oil. Pure encapsulations. The one has been tested by Kevin Rose and Ronda Patrick as being quite pure”— Tim Ferriss
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Aging researcher Rhonda Patrick breaks down the simple, science-backed habits and nutrient

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Rhonda Patrick and Tim Ferriss on fasting, exercise, supplements, saunas, microplastics, a