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Cellular Medicines
Welcome to Cellular Medicine's landing page for athletes. At Cellular Medicines, our main work is producing medicines and dietary supplements to get people off pharmaceutical drugs, to assist people in overcoming chronic illnesses, and to ensure people have a nutritional foundation that sets them up for life. You are welcome to visit our main site. However, we here at Cellular Medicines are not only scientists and researchers but also runners, swimmers, and outdoor adventurers. We have therefore created and tested supplements as tools that provide high levels of nutrients that are used up, lost or required in abundance during exercise. This page describes our tools for athletes, racers, and those in training. |
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Our liquid dietary supplements make use of the body's best routes of absorption in delivering medicinal doses of vitamins and minerals. On the one hand, our formulas provide the state-of-the-art in liposomal vitamins and chelated minerals that are absorbed at many times the rate of normal forms of nutrients, while on the other hand, our formulas have food-based nutritional bases of European elderberry, Australian beetroot juice, fruit extracts and organic oils that are pleasant to taste and broaden the nutritional profile.
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Our Tools
Strength Reloaded contains the following. (1) Potassium, magnesium, sodium, and chloride as the electrolytes lost most rapidly through sweat. Potassium (citrate) 113 mg Potassium (from elderberry) 425 mg Total potassium 538 mg Magnesium (chelated glycinate) 28 mg Magnesium (citrate) 66 mg Magnesium (from elderberry) 31 mg Total magnesium 125 mg Sodium (from sodium ascorbate) 111 mg Sodium (from Himalayan salt) 34 mg Sodium (from beetroot) 127 mg Total sodium 272 mg Chloride (from Himalayan salt) 54 mg Calcium is not included as it is not sweated out in large amounts like the above electrolytes. Although not rapidly sweated out, the electrolyte phosphorous (in the form of phosphate from elderberry) is included as it is integral to the production of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), which is the main energy carrier in cells. (2) Thiamine for metabolising carbohydrates into energy, synthesising ATP, and reducing the accumulation of lactic acid. Thiamine is actively used up during exercise. (3) Iodine for regulating metabolism. Iodine is not rapidly used up during exercise but is needed by the thyroid in good amounts to produce hormones that regulate the metabolic rate (i.e., the efficiency at which the body uses energy), that regulate energy levels and stamina, and that regulate body temperature during exercise. Many, if not most, people are deficient in iodine. (4) Nitrate, which is converted to nitric oxide, for vascular function and exercise performance. Specifically, nitric oxide dilates blood vessels and thus improves blood flow and oxygen delivery to muscles. The effects of nitric oxide are improved endurance, improved muscle efficiency, a reduced buildup of lactate, and delayed fatigue. (5) Vitamin C and selenium for the neutralization of reactive oxygen species generated during exercise. This neutralization reduces the stress felt by the body during exercise. (6) Sulphur, copper, and zinc for the immediate repair of muscles, joints, and connective tissue repair post exercise. These minerals are required to make high-quality (which means tightly intertwined) collagen for these tissues. The highly absorbable forms of the minerals used in Strength Reloaded can be taken immediately before and during exercise without causing discomfort or taking away from performance. For example, the copper and zinc are chelated with glycinate such they are absorbed like minerals in food. (7) Vitamin D for long-term improved muscle strength and physical agility. For a more rapid increase in vitamin D levels, consider taking our product Vitamin D3 + K2 Liposomal. Use: Athletes, racers and those in training take Strength Reloaded immediately before and during training/racing.
In contrast with Strength Reloaded, MSM-Antiflam contains only methylsulfonylmethane (MSM, for the delivery of sulphur), vitamin C and vitamin D. MSM-Antiflam is therefore suited to those wanting to take multiple doses of MSM to get large doses of sulphur, particularly for joint and muscle recovery, without taking excessive doses of other nutrients. MSM-Antiflam has been designed for athletes who are struggling with the impact of running on hard ground and those who are stiffening up with age and seeking greater range of motion. You might wish to read our longer description on how sulphur is important to joint health and our MSM dosing guide. Use: Athletes in their thirties or older take MSM-Antiflam daily to build stronger and more elastic joints with a greater range of motion.
Vitamin C Liposomal Vitamin D3 + K2 Liposomal B-Complex Liposomal Activated Blood Builder (Iron Complex) Our range of liposomal products were not originally made for athletic performance but rather for treating acute and chronic illnesses and injury, but we accidentally discovered their ability to make us feel superhuman during exercise, particularly when taken in large doses. In the context of exercise, the main advantages of liposomal forms of vitamins over regular forms of vitamins in supplements and food are that (1) we can take and process far higher doses of the liposomal vitamins and (2) the liposomal vitamins are absorbed and used more quickly. Vitamin C Liposomal Vitamin C is well known to neutralise reactive oxygen species generated during exercise; that is to say, vitamin C reduces oxidative stress on the body. In alignment with this, our experience has been that when taking high doses of liposomal vitamin C, we feel little physical stress even when pushing ourselves to the limit. In the gym, for example, this means that we "feel" that a lift does not stress the body even when we are close to failure, and we need only brief recovery times between sets. On a run, we enjoy the experience of running with little physical stress and can think more clearly. Note that high dosing on vitamin C requires additional magnesium and copper. You might wish to read our vitamin C dosing guide. Use: Athletes, racers and those in training take Vitamin C Liposomal in moderate doses a few times per week or immediately before training/racing. Vitamin D3 + K2 Liposomal Vitamin D is a well-known strength hormone in that it regulates muscle cell growth and function; helps in the creation of new muscle proteins; reduces muscle inflammation and promotes recovery after exercise; assists the transmission of nerve signals to muscles; aids in quicker recovery from muscle fatigue and injury; influences the production of hormones such as testosterone; prevents muscle atrophy; and reduces muscle inflammation. Our experience has been that high dosing on liposomal vitamin D reduces the recovery time (i.e., the required number of rest days) between gym sessions and runs. Note that high dosing on vitamin D requires additional magnesium and vitamin K2. You might wish to read our vitamin D dosing guide. Use: Athletes, racers and those in training take Vitamin D3 + K2 Liposomal daily to weekly. B-Complex Liposomal Activated The B vitamins have well understood roles in energy production. Among the many functions of B vitamins, thiamine is needed to convert carbohydrates into energy; riboflavin is involved in the production of ATP; niacin is critical for the metabolism of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins into energy; pyridoxine is involved in the breakdown of glycogen to glucose; biotin is crucial for the metabolism of glucose; and methylcobalamin is critical in the production of red blood cells, which transport oxygen needed for energy production. Our experience is that moderate dosing on liposomal B vitamins in the hours before training or racing is the difference between having a consistent run of "on-form" high-energy days and having "unexplainable" alterations between good and bad days. Use: Athletes, racers and those in training take B-Complex Liposomal Activated in the hours before training or racing. Blood Builder (Iron Complex) Iron is well known to be a key component of hemoglobin, the protein in red blood cells that binds to oxygen in the lungs and carries the oxygen to tissues throughout the body, including muscles. Yet a remarkable proportion of the population, even carnivores, are surprisingly deficient in iron. Our experience is that supplementing iron during training is not necessarily straight forward. The extra oxygen can make us feel invincible, such that we barely breathe harder when running up a steep hill. Yet, on another day, there can be such a feeling of heavy legs, likely due to the accumulation of iron in muscles and thus higher oxidative stress in the muscles, that we can barely walk up a hill. As such, we recommend using supplementation to gradually build iron levels to good levels, and then discontinue supplementation well before competition day. Understanding what is a "good level of iron" is a topic in its own right. You will need to read up on the different tests (e.g., a serum iron test, ferritin iron test, and hemoglobin test) and what the good levels are for each test. What is a "good" level may even depend on what you need genetically. So, you will be considering both your test results and how you feel you are performing. There are two other considerations. First, very simplistically, we need to consider that heme iron (from animal sources) is better absorbed than non-heme iron (from plant sources). However, non-heme iron combined with vitamin C and non-heme iron chelated with glycinate (i.e., iron glycinate) are well absorbed. Second, anemia (a low number or poor quality of red blood cells or a deficiency in hemoglobin) can be due to low levels of vitamins B9 and B12 in addition to a low level of iron. Therefore, our liposomal product Blood Builder combines chelated iron glycinate, vitamin C, activated vitamins B9 and B12, chelated copper glycinate (for the transport and utilization of iron), and vitamin A (for iron absorption, metabolism and utilization). Use: Athletes, racers and those in training take Blood Builder once every two or three days to gradually build iron levels well before competition. |
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