In 2024 I tried to order a Huberman-style supplement stack to Thailand and lost to customs. Later I built Supplement Tracker because taking several things at different times is easy to mess up. Here is the honest story.
So, this one starts with a lost fight.
In March 2024 I was living in Thailand, running a lot, and listening to Andrew Huberman like half of the internet. I ordered a box of supplements from Momentous, the brand he works with. The box never came. Thai customs wanted around six papers for it, the local FDA was "looking at my parcel", and in the end I just asked to cancel. Customs won.
But the idea stayed with me.
The real problem is not buying them
When you take one thing, it's easy. When you take four or five, at different times, some with food, some not together, it becomes a mess. Magnesium in the evening. Vitamin D with breakfast. Iron not with coffee. Did I take it today or was it yesterday? I really don't remember.
Me personally, right now: magnesium glycinate, L-theanine and creatine. Sometimes something extra, but only when my blood work says so. So yes, I'm a fan.
So in March 2026 I built Supplement Tracker. Honestly, as a fast hobby project at first. You add what you take and when, it reminds you, and you see your streak. Later it learned to warn about combinations that don't go well together, like iron and calcium at the same meal, which really can cut how much iron you absorb (Hallberg 1991).
What I think about supplements
I respect supplements. Not all of them.
- Some have real evidence. Vitamin D if you're low, iron if you're deficient, creatine for training. Check your levels with a doctor before guessing.
- Many are marketing. "Detox", "testosterone booster", a pill that fixes everything. Mostly no.
- Timing and combinations matter more than people think. Two good supplements taken together can work worse than each alone. That's the part an app can actually help with.
- More is not better. Some vitamins and minerals have upper limits for a reason, for example magnesium from supplements (Linus Pauling Institute).
I'm not a doctor or a pharmacist. On this site we link the sources for every health claim, so you can check, and you should ask a doctor about your own case. Especially if you take medication: supplements and drugs can interact.
The app is free to start. If it helps you remember your stuff, I'm happy. If customs eats your order too, well, I know the feeling.
Ivan Terekhin, maker of Supplement Tracker. I'm not a doctor; this is my story, not medical advice. How we write and check articles: Editorial policy.
