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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Ep. 78 5 Supplements You Should Stop Taking. Right Now. Read More »
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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Breaking news! Nestle, aka the devil, has acquired Vital Proteins. Vital Proteins, if you don’t know already, is a collagen and bone broth supplement brand that met our standards for supplement quality. With the news of Nestle now owning Vital Proteins, I thought it was time that we talked about them a bit more openly. Today, …
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