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Midline vs Supplement Tracker Apps: What Is Different?
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The question
How is Midline different from a supplement tracker app?
Short answer
A supplement tracker app is built to log what you take. Midline puts your supplements on the same daily schedule as your habits. On the web, it shows your schedule with a tick for each. The iPhone and Android apps will add reminders. Where our experts give a time, Midline uses it: vitamin D with a meal that has some fat, omega-3 with a meal, and creatine every day at a time you'll remember. Where they don't, it says follow the label.
Midline cannot measure visceral fat and is not medical advice. Check with a doctor before making medical decisions.
What is each one built for?
This compares two kinds of app. It does not name or rate any single app.
| Supplement tracker apps | Midline | |
|---|---|---|
| Built around | Logging what you took, and when. | One daily schedule of habits and supplements, with a tick for each. |
| Reminders | Varies by app. We don't compare named apps. | On the web, Midline shows your schedule with a tick for each. The iPhone and Android apps will add reminders. |
| Timing advice | Varies by app. We don't compare named apps. | Expert timing for vitamin D and K2, omega-3, creatine, a multivitamin and caffeine. For the rest, follow the label for the dose. |
| Habits | Varies by app. We don't compare named apps. | Habits with sources sit on the same schedule. |
| Fat loss | Supplements sold to fix your gut and speed up weight loss do too little to matter. Habits come first. | Supplements sold to fix your gut and speed up weight loss do too little to matter. Habits come first. |
| Price | Varies by app. We don't compare named apps. | 14 days free with no card, then $59.99 a year or $9.99 a month. |
What timing does Midline use?
- Take vitamin D with a meal that has some fat, with K2 if you take it.
- Take omega-3 with a meal.
- Take creatine every day. The time of day is up to you, so pick one you will remember.
- Have your last caffeine early in the afternoon, well before bed.
The detail, supplement by supplement, is on best time to take supplements.
When might a tracker suit you better?
If all you want is a detailed log of what you took, a tracker is built for that. Midline is a schedule with a tick for each item.
What about quality?
Prefer third-party tested supplements, like NSF certified. You cannot always be sure what is in a bottle. A seal tells you what is in it, not whether it works.
Neither a tracker nor a schedule tests what is in your bottle. See what third-party tested means.
Follow the label. If you take any medicine, are pregnant or breastfeeding, or have a kidney or liver condition, check with your pharmacist or doctor first.
Check with your pharmacist or doctor about supplements if you take medication.
Where do you start?
Start with the quick middle check, then add your supplements to the schedule. The habits experts recommend are on the visceral fat guide.
Frequently asked questions
Is Midline a supplement tracker?
Midline is a daily schedule. Your supplements are on it, at the right times, with your habits and a tick for each.
Does Midline tell me when to take each supplement?
Where our experts give a time, yes: vitamin D with a meal that has some fat, omega-3 with a meal, and creatine every day at a time you'll remember. Where no expert gives a time, as with magnesium, follow the label for the dose.
Can supplements help me lose visceral fat?
Supplements sold to fix your gut and speed up weight loss do too little to matter. Habits come first.
What does third-party tested mean?
Prefer third-party tested supplements, like NSF certified. You cannot always be sure what is in a bottle. A seal tells you what is in it, not whether it works.
Should I check with a pharmacist first?
Check with your pharmacist or doctor about supplements if you take medication.
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Sources
- Alan Aragon on The Diary Of A CEO. Alan Aragon, The Diary Of A CEOSupplements sold to fix the gut and boost weight loss show effects too small to matter in practice.
- Andy Galpin on The Diary Of A CEO. Andy Galpin, The Diary Of A CEOIf you use supplements, buy from third-party tested companies that post their testing on their websites.
- Darren Candow on The Diary Of A CEO. Darren Candow, The Diary Of A CEOIdeally take it every day, not only on training days. Morning, evening or during a workout all work, and you can split the amount.
- Layne Norton on The Diary Of A CEO. Layne Norton, The Diary Of A CEOPuts creatine monohydrate in his first tier of supplements and takes it every day.
- Matthew Walker on The Diary Of A CEO. Matthew Walker, The Diary Of A CEOReaching for sleep supplements before fixing the basics is, in his words, stepping over dollars to pick up pennies.
- Michael Breus on The Diary Of A CEO. Michael Breus, The Diary Of A CEOStop coffee by about 2 pm. He says caffeine has a half-life of six to eight hours, and 2 pm is about eight hours before a 10 pm bedtime.
- Rhonda Patrick on The Diary Of A CEO. Rhonda Patrick, The Diary Of A CEOTaken consistently every day, creatine fills your muscles in about three to four weeks, so no loading phase is needed.
- Thomas DeLauer on YouTube. Thomas DeLauer, YouTubeTake D3 and K2 together, in the morning, with some fat, such as with eggs or coffee with fat. He says never take D3 on its own.
- Thomas DeLauer on YouTube. Thomas DeLauer, YouTubeTake fish oil, or eat salmon or sardines, alongside a carb meal like rice. He says this slightly slows the blood sugar rise from the rice.
- Thomas DeLauer on YouTube. Thomas DeLauer, YouTubeCut caffeine about eight hours before bed (his own number). He described a study that gave caffeine 0, 3 or 6 hours before bedtime.Study they described: Caffeine effects on sleep taken 0, 3, or 6 hours before going to bed (Drake et al.) (Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 2013).
All sources across the site are listed on the sources page.
Last reviewed . Educational only, not medical advice. Check with your pharmacist if you take medication.
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