7 Reasons I Replaced 19 Supplement Bottles With One Formula
I spent €3,204 last year on supplements. Nineteen bottles. Seven brands. Eleven reorder reminders snoozed on my phone every month. I'm not going to tell you the whole story here. This is the shorter version. The reasons I switched, and why I'm not going back.
"The inclusion of TMG alongside NR is what separates this from most formulas. NR supplementation increases methylation demand — without TMG to compensate, you're creating a new bottleneck. We designed every ingredient interaction to be synergistic, not just additive."
1. My Entire Stack Was Targeting the Same Pathway
NR, CoQ10, magnesium, B-vitamins, creatine - I'd bought them all separately based on different podcasts and Reddit threads. When I actually mapped what they do, they all feed into the same system: mitochondrial energy production.
Every brand sold me their piece. None of them told me how it connected. I didn't need nineteen bottles. I needed one formula that covered the whole pathway properly.
2. The Popular Alternatives Don't Cover What I Was Taking
AG1 has 75 ingredients in a 12-gram serving - around 160mg per ingredient. No NR, no creatine at clinical dose, no CoQ10, no Ca-AKG. At €87/month it's a decent greens drink, but it wasn't replacing my stack.
IM8 needs two products for full coverage at ~€200/month combined. Even then: no Ca-AKG, no creatine, no Lion's Mane, and a proprietary "NAD3 Complex" where you can't see the individual doses.
3. Twenty-Four Ingredients. Every Dose on the Label.
NR at 300mg. Creatine at 3,000mg. CoQ10 at 100mg. Ca-AKG at 1,140mg - one of the highest doses in any commercial formula. Glycine at 2,000mg. Magnesium in two bioavailable forms. TMG at 1,000mg to support methylation.
No "proprietary complexes." No blends hiding behind a total weight. I went through it line by line against my old spreadsheet. It replaced 16 of my 19 bottles.
4. A UCLA Professor Formulated It. Not a Marketing Team.
Dr. Robert Lufkin - physician and medical professor at UCLA and USC, 200+ peer-reviewed publications. Elizabeth Parrish MBA - BioViva CEO, gene therapy pioneer. Dr. Denys Tsveiuk - integrative medicine. This is a scientific advisory panel, not a celebrity endorsement.
Manufactured in the Netherlands in IFS-certified facilities. NZVT-certified by Dutch Doping Authority. Third-party tested by Eurofins. After a year of products where I couldn't always see what I was getting, that transparency mattered.
5. €267/Month Became €49. The Maths Speak.
Before: ~€267/month. 19 bottles. 12-15 pills. Seven brands. Eleven reorder reminders. After: €49/month on subscription. One canister. One scoop. Ships every 90 days.
The 3-month subscription also includes omega-3 as a free gift, which covered the last gap. Over €2,600 a year saved. Not by taking less - the coverage is actually better.
| Key Ingredient | Longevity Complete | AG1 | IM8 (both) |
|---|---|---|---|
| NR (NAD+ precursor) | 300mg | NMN (undisclosed) | |
| Creatine | 3,000mg | ||
| Ca-AKG | 1,140mg | ||
| CoQ10 | 100mg | ||
| Glycine | 2,000mg | 3,000mg | |
| Lion's Mane | 455mg | ||
| Magnesium (quality forms) | 500mg | ||
| TMG / Betaine | 1,000mg | ||
| Price/month | €49 | €87 | €200 |
6. I Went From 60% Consistency to Not Missing a Day
With nineteen bottles I was maybe 60% consistent on a good week. Most weeks worse. Some mornings I'd grab a handful and skip the rest. By Thursday I'd be cutting corners.
One scoop takes thirty seconds. I haven't missed a day in three months. The best supplement protocol is probably just the one you actually stick to.
7. What I Noticed After 90 Days
The afternoon energy dip is mostly gone. I feel more rested in the mornings - my sleep tracking scores are generally higher. Recovery after training is noticeably faster. Those are the things I noticed.
What I can't tell you is whether my NAD+ levels changed or my biological age shifted. I didn't do bloodwork yet - planning to at the six-month mark. The longevity stuff is a long game. I'm playing it.
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19 Bottles. One Scoop. Done.
✓ 24 ingredients at clinical doses - every dose on the label
✓ €49/month on subscription (was €267 buying separately)
✓ Ships every 90 days - free omega-3 included with subscription
✓ 30-day money-back guarantee
✓ IFS-certified. Eurofins tested. Made in the Netherlands.
Formulated by Dr. Robert Lufkin, UCLA & USC Professor of Medicine. No proprietary blends. No marketing doses.
If you're the person with the cluttered counter and the expired bottles - this is what fixed it.
