Livestrong: Why The Modern Man Can’t Afford Nutrient Gaps

On Instagram lately, we’ve been preaching performance… building your baseline into peak condition so when opportunity comes knocking, you’re ready to change the game.

Too often we search for that silver bullet workout, that one weird biohack, or that extra-large cup of coffee to push us through the day. But true peak performance isn’t about wild outliers. It’s about mastering the fundamentals.

Think of your body like a race car. You can upgrade your wheels and lower your chassis all you want, but if you put poor-quality fuel in your tank with a clogged filter, you’re gonna stall out eventually. For the modern athlete, a high-quality multivitamin isn’t an add-on “health supplement” it’s your Performance Floor. It covers your bases so that even on your busiest red-light-redder days, your body has what it needs to avoid “blowing your engine.”

LIVS was designed from the ground up to be your daily performance fuel… created specifically for the male physiology.

LET’S BURN SOME MYTHS

“What’s the point of taking vitamins when you can just eat steak and broccoli?”

Sounds great in theory, right? Eat ALL of your nutrients from whole foods. But let’s look at how we’re actually living our lives today.

Modern farming practices have left our soil depleted. Take a look at the label on your orange. Not only does it have way fewer ingredients than what your grandparents ate 50 years ago, but it also has significantly LESS MINERALS due to depleted soils. Factor in modern day’s “Stress Tax” (aka high cortisol lifestyles depleting B-vitamin and Magnesium stores) and you have most men functioning in a state of “functional deficiency.” Functional meaning you’re not “sick,” but you’re also far from your best.

LIVS MEN’S MULTI: 3 Foundational Pillars To Invest In Your Performance Floor

I. THE METABOLISM ENGINE

The first thing you will notice taking our Men’s Multi is a shift in your ENERGY. Not shaky “fake energy” you get from energy drinks. We’re talking the deep cellular powering that fuels your entire day.

In the BOX: You won’t find ANY fruits or herbs that CLAIM to give you energy in the LIVS Men’s Multi. Instead, we PACKED our formula with the building blocks required FOR energy.

B-VITAMIN COMPLEX (B6, B12, Biotin) AREN’T ENERGY CRACK - THEY OPEN THE LIDS. B-Vitamins aren’t something your body uses for energy — they’re what unlock energy from other food sources. Specifically, B6, B12, and Biotin regulate enzymes responsible for converting carbs and fats into ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate), otherwise known as “currency” of energy in your cells. When your levels of these B’s are low, you hit that dreaded 2 PM Wall and your brain feels “foggy.”

Side note: Did you know the brain runs exclusively on Glucose (a.k.a. carbs)? Yup. 100% Hostile takeover if your B levels are low.

II. THE HEART & TESTOSTERONE SHIELD

Well, that’s not all! Folate (think plant-based B9) works closely with Vitamin D to regulate homocysteine levels in your blood. High homocysteine levels = Increased risk for heart disease.

DON’T BOTHER WITH HIGH HEART “RISK.” PREVENT IT. This works DOUBLE TIME when you combine it with our Mega-D3 bundle inside every LIVS Men’s Multivitamin. Vitamin D serves more as a “master hormone” than actual vitamin. Besides its role in cardiovascular support, Vitamin D regulates TESTOSTERONE production and muscle fiber recruitment. Two hell YES’s if you’re looking to crush it in the gym and change the game.

III. THE MUSCLE RECOVERY MACHINE

If you’re like me and you enjoy lifting weights 4-5x/week, your body is in a constant state of “repair.” Think of exercise as intentional muscle trauma (aka stress). In order to repair that stress, we typically focus on protein intake to build new muscle tissue, but what about all the other micronutrients required to PREVENT cortisol from accumulating?

THE ZINC + VITAMIN C DOUBLE PLAY: SUPPORT MUSCLE RECOVERY WHILE LOWERING INFLAMMATION. Together they help your body properly rebuild broken-down muscle tissue while limiting inflammation. Zinc helps grow tissues and Vitamin C is responsible for collagen production (collagen = connective tissue that keeps your joints and tendons from FALLING APART). By consistently fueling your body with these post-workout, LIVS helps you RECOVER quicker so you can TRAIN harder.

THE LIV DIFFERENCE: High Bioavailability Matters

You ever take a “giant pill” multivitamin and feel like you just swallowed a rock? Not only are they bad for your digestive track, but most of those synthetic binders and coatings won’t EVER break down in your body to deliver maximum results.

GUMMI VS TABLET FORMAT SHOWDOWN

Why LIVS Men’s Multi are MADE IN THE GUMMI:

• RIGHT IN YOUR MOUTH: Ever heard the phrase, “Digestion starts in the mouth?” By chewing our gummies, you pre-digest all that good stuff with your saliva allowing for maximum absorption once it hits your stomach.

• PECTIN VS GELATIN: We use 100% fruit pectin INSTEAD of gelatin. It’s vegan, cleaner, and digests easier letting you avoid that heavy stomach feeling that store-brand chewables leave you with.

• PLAIN & SIMPLE: If it tastes like candy, you’re way more likely to take it.

THE “DAILY PEAK” PROTOCOL

Follow this simple protocol to take our Multivitamin how it’s meant to be taken:

1. THE MORNING STACK: 2 Men’s Multivitamin gummies with breakfast. Remember B-vitamins are water-soluble which means they perform best in the morning when your body is just starting its metabolic rate.

2. THE CONDUCTIVITY STACK: Follow your Multi up with LIVS Hydration Support. Think of Multi as the Fuel and Electrolytes in the Hydration gummies as the Electricity moving that fuel to your muscles and brain.

3. THE EVENING STACK: If you had a heavy training day, take LIVS Magnesium before bed to continue the recovery your body started with Multivitamin in the AM.

FAQs

Q: Why are there “Men’s” multivitamins?

A: “Men’s”Multivitamins focus on men's nutritional needs such as Zinc to support healthy testosterone production and Vitamin D to promote muscle strength. They don't contain extra iron because too much iron can be toxic to the body.

Q: What time of day should I take them? 

A: With Breakfast. Multivitamins containing B-vitamins can help boost your metabolism throughout the morning. Eating fats with your breakfast also helps your body absorb vitamins A, D, and E.

Q: Is there caffeine in these to give me energy?

A: No.You don't want to feel like you're "gonna pop" you want consistent fuel to burn. B-vitamins are used to turn the food you eat into energy your cells can use (ATP). This will help you stay energized throughout the day and prevent those dreaded mid-day slumps, all without the side effects of caffeine!

Q: Can I take these first thing in the morning before eating breakfast?

A: We don't recommend that you take them on an empty stomach. Minerals such as Zinc are highly concentrated and can make you nauseous if taken by themselves. It's best to take them with food. 

Q: Why is my pee yellow?

A: Congratulations. You're releasing excess Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin). That's your body telling you it absorbed what it needs and wants you to get rid of the rest.

Stop Playing The Game. Start Changing It.

Too often we get caught up in the “don’t get sick” mindset when it comes to wellness. But true wellness is about pushing your body and mind to see how much MORE you can squeeze out of it. It’s about having enough energy to destroy a meeting at 4:00 but still having the stamina to train hard or play with your kids at 6:00.

Give your body the fuel it deserves and watch how much better you perform come game time.

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