supplement-quality

Why You Need a Supplement Strategy — Plus 3 Steps to Get Started

While the pace of our modern world reaches unforeseen speeds, Thanksgiving still draws ever nearer, offering us a little moment of rest and restoration on the horizon. During this feast-filled season, it’s important to remember that like a well-prepared holiday meal, your supplement routine also deserves a thoughtful strategy. After all, with just one day …

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Ep. 5 Scenes (and Memes) at the Apothecary

In This Episode In this episode, Dr. Neal talks about supplements using case studies from his recent interactions at his practice in Woodstock, NY. This is an anthology episode where he and Mark take the questions people ask Neal about supplements and dig deeper into the mindset of supplement consumers, and they then highlight how …

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Rage Against The Supplement Machine

I’m an advocate for supplements. I’m not obsessively into them, but I use them and can appreciate some people who make them a big part of their life. I also know there are problems with supplements. Vitamins, herbs, probiotics, and their ilk are often not what they seem. The products can be dangerous, directly or …

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What Kind of Multivitamin Do I Need?

This article has been updated to meet my 2021 standards and recommendations. My maturity is the same, but my writing skillz are way more on point… This question is THE question at the top of most wellness seeker’s minds, Multivitamins are both the foundation to most people’s supplement plans AND what I call the gateway …

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The Amazon Supplement Wake Up and Shake Up

I understand that while you may be supplement savvy, you’re probably not as obsessed as my crew or I am. Because of this, you may have missed the supplement manufacturer NOW beating the snot out of Amazon.com for selling garbage products. It’s long been claimed that Amazon is a cesspool of poor quality and dangerous supplements. It’s …

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Ep. 86 Spooky Supplement Stories

In This Episode It’s Halloween, the perfect time for some scary stories! So Neal and Daena start off the show with the scariest topic of the day: voting! Then, Neal narrates some of the scares he’s had with his patients over the years. Finally, our intrepid hosts explore the sound effects built into the podcast mixing board. It takes the …

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Ep. 82 Supplement Quality Round Up

In This Episode Nootropics are in the hot seat today after a Harvard study found unapproved drugs in the mix. As it’s Neal’s mission to expose poor quality in supplements, he’s breaking down the details of this study, and how these drugs found their way into American supplements. He and Daena also take a look …

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Ep. 79 The Supplement Quality Standard

In This Episode Neal is on his own today, so he takes this opportunity to expound upon one of his areas of expertise, supplement quality. He explains the three ways to judge supplement quality, and cites an instance of grifting that affected dozens of retail brands. With vaccines for Covid being rushed out by election …

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5 Supplements You Should Stop Taking. Now.

Ep. 78 5 Supplements You Should Stop Taking. Right Now.

In This Episode Neal and Daena brave a tornado to discuss five supplements that are simply doing you no good. Modern-day snake oils. The antithesis of Neal’s Vital Five, the data on these supplements shows little to no efficacy, and that in some cases, taking these supplements can actually be detrimental to your health. Other topics …

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The Immune Support Supplement I Actually Stand Behind

When COVID struck, everyone and their mother started promoting their secret immune-boosting cocktail of supplements. Why sell one thing when you can sell 10, right? I’ve discussed my thoughts on immune-boosting in the past. On the blog, I spoke about how immune boosting is really a concept created by an industry with the main intent …

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