Supplements, Explained: How to Know Which Supplements Your Body Actually Needs

It feels like there's a supplement for everything these days. Hormone supplements, gut supplements, cortisol supplements, metabolism supplements... the list never ends. But how do you know which ones your body actually needs? In this episode, I'm sharing how I think about supplements as a functional practitioner – including when they're helpful, when they're unnecessary, and why taking the wrong supplements can sometimes make symptoms worse. I also share my methodology for building clients' personalized supplement plans.

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In this episode:

01:05 – Life updates

06:28 – Why supplements are so confusing

08:04 – Supplement marketing is absolutely bananas

12:22 – More supplements does not = better health

16:23 – Supplements are tools

19:16 – When supplements are actually helpful

22:04 – When supplements can backfire

26:08 – How I build supplement recommendations

27:39 – Why supplement quality matters a lot

29:20 – The connection with your nervous system

31:08 – The optimization trap

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