My Top Travel Supplements | Lean Over 40

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Travel is brutal on your body. Jet lag, germy airports, bad sleep, missed meals, and zero routine. But here’s the thing: you don’t have to come back from a trip feeling 10 pounds heavier, sick, or drained. With the right travel supplement stack, you can keep your immune system sharp, energy steady, and muscles fueled no matter where you land. Here’s my personal go-to list — what I actually pack and use.

1. Pre-Flight Immune Prep (Start 1 Week Before)

Your best defense is to load up before you even step on the plane.

• Vitamin C + A + Zinc → The classic immunity trifecta. Helps your body fight off airport bugs and travel stress.Tip: Don’t start these the day of your flight. Give your body a solid week of topping up.

2. Travel Probiotics

Flying wrecks your gut. New foods, new bacteria, weird sleep, stress — all of it messes with digestion. A good travel probiotic keeps your microbiome balanced so you don’t spend your trip running to the bathroom (or worse, bloated and constipated).

3. Protein Bars

Skip the overpriced, sugar-loaded airport snacks. Having a stash of high-quality protein bars means:

• You hit your protein goals.

• You avoid junk food landmines.

• You don’t get hangry in transit.

• Personally I Use Bio-X Protein 32 bars, and for fiber, Iron Vegan protein bars.

4. Thieves Oil

Call it hippie, call it witchcraft — doesn’t matter. Thieves oil is a powerhouse essential oil blend that supports immunity and can help fight airborne germs. A couple drops under the nose or on a tissue during flights = easy insurance.

5. "N'oh Sh*t!" Grapefruit Seed Extract & Activated Charcoal

• Grapefruit Seed Extract: Natural antimicrobial. Helps if you’re eating in places where food safety is questionable.

• Activated Charcoal: Your “oops” pill. If you get hit with food poisoning, this can bind toxins and reduce the damage.

6. Melatonin

The king of jet lag prevention. Reset your circadian rhythm by taking melatonin at your new bedtime. Helps you fall asleep faster and adjust to local time zones. I don't mention this, but I also use magnesium.

7. Bonus Hack: Blue-Blocking Glasses

Not technically a supplement, but just as powerful. Wearing these before bed in your new time zone helps your brain shut down, improves sleep, and makes adjusting way easier.

8. My “One Bag” Essentials

To cover all the bases without overpacking bags, I just toss all these into one bag:

• Protein Powder (because good protein isn’t always easy to find)

• Greens Powder (insurance policy when veggies are scarce)

• Creatine (keeps muscles full and strong even if workouts are inconsistent)

Travel doesn’t have to wreck your health, fitness, or energy. Pack smart, prep early, and you’ll come home stronger instead of run down. This is my personal, battle-tested travel stack — feel free to steal it and make it your own.