Vitamins2 min read
How much vitamin D do you get in Bangkok?
One of the sunniest cities on earth, and the answer is still less than you think. Where the sunlight goes, and what the numbers on the label mean.
Starter kits
4 kits · 16 and up · from ฿678.00
Two or three bottles chosen for a first shelf, at their usual prices. Keep the kit as it comes, or change any bottle before you add it.
Kit 01 · Three bottles
The ones most people are short of
Vitamin D, omega-3 and a starter probiotic. The least interesting kit here, and the one worth buying first.
In this kit
Vitamin D3
฿179.00The kit's D slot. Read the IU per softgel and the serving size before comparing bottles.
California Gold Nutrition Vitamin D3, 50 mcg · 90 softgels · 90 servings
Omega-3
฿304.00Fish oil, chosen on stated EPA and DHA rather than total oil weight.
21st Century Fish Oil, 1,200 mg · 90 softgels · 90 servings
Probiotic
฿343.00A starter culture count, with the CFU figure stated on the panel.
California Gold Nutrition LactoBif® 5 Probiotics, 5 Billion CFU · 60 veggie capsules · 60 servings
฿826.00- About ฿333.00 a month at one serving of each a day
- First pack runs out after 60 days at that rate
Read first: How much vitamin D do you get in Bangkok?
Kit 02 · Two bottles
Wind-down, without the melatonin question
Magnesium glycinate and L-theanine, the two most people start with. There is no melatonin in this kit on purpose; it is on the shelf, with the guide, if you have read up on it.
In this kit
Magnesium glycinate
฿324.00The chelated form. Check the elemental magnesium figure, not the compound weight.
California Gold Nutrition Magnesium Bisglycinate Chelate, Albion TRAACS® · 60 veggie capsules · 30 servings
L-theanine
฿354.00The second half of the pair, at the amount its own label states.
California Gold Nutrition L-Theanine, Featuring AlphaWave®, 200 mg · 60 veggie capsules · 60 servings
฿678.00- About ฿501.00 a month at one serving of each a day
- First pack runs out after 30 days at that rate
Read first: Magnesium: which form for sleep, which for cramps?
Kit 03 · Three items
Skin, hair and nails
Collagen peptides, biotin and zinc, at the amounts their labels state. What they will do for you is a question for your dermatologist.
In this kit
Collagen peptides
฿321.00Hydrolysed peptides by the scoop; the panel states grams per serving.
California Gold Nutrition Hydrolyzed Collagen Peptides, Type I & III, Unflavored, 7.05 oz · 200 g · 20 servings
Biotin
฿364.00Stated in micrograms, which is where two bottles most often differ by ten times.
NOW Foods Biotin, 5,000 mcg · 120 veg capsules · 120 servings
Zinc
฿212.00Read the elemental zinc figure; the salt it comes as is in brackets after it.
NOW Foods Zinc, 50 mg · 100 tablets · 100 servings
฿897.00- About ฿636.00 a month at one serving of each a day
- First pack runs out after 20 days at that rate
Read first: Reading a certificate of analysis without a chemistry degree
Kit 04 · Two items
Training days
Protein to close the daily total, omega-3 for the rest of the week. We hold no creatine and no electrolytes, so the kit does not include any.
In this kit
Protein powder
฿916.00Protein per scoop is the figure to compare, not the tub weight.
Designer Wellness Designer Whey, Natural 100% Whey Protein Powder, Gourmet Chocolate, 12 oz · 340 g · 11 servings
Omega-3
฿304.00The same slot as in the basics kit, kept for the days without a session.
21st Century Fish Oil, 1,200 mg · 90 softgels · 90 servings
฿1,220.00- About ฿2,600.00 a month at one serving of each a day
- First pack runs out after 11 days at that rate
Read first: Protein after training: how much, and does the timing matter?
The label arithmetic, first
Read before you buy
Minerals2 min read
Magnesium: which form for sleep, which for cramps?
Glycinate, citrate, oxide, malate, threonate. The differences are real, and the first one to check is not on the front of the bottle.
Gut & digestion1 min read
Do probiotics survive the trip to your gut?
CFU at manufacture is not CFU at the best-by date, and neither one tells you what reaches your gut. What a live-culture label is able to promise.