Supplements: What's worth it, what's just hype, and what to stop wasting money on

So today, I am diving into an episode that has come highly requested, and I'm genuinely really excited to record it because it's a topic that I think is just causing a lot of confusion, a lot of wasted money, to be honest, and in some cases, potentially just doing more harm than good for women who are really just trying to figure out what their body needs.

And so today, we are talking all about supplements, specifically the absolutely overwhelming amount of supplement noise that is happening on social media right now and honestly that's been happening for a long time, and how to cut through it with some actual discernment and judgment.

Because if you spend any time on Instagram or TikTok or just in the health and fitness space, you are being sold something constantly, and I want to just name some of what I'm seeing because I think you're going to recognize this immediately.

So some of the buzz phrases that you're probably seeing a lot of right now are things like cortisol support, hormone balance, metabolism support, de-bloat, menopause belly, blood sugar support, fat burners, that one's been around for a really long time, gut reset, detox.

We've all heard all of those.

And also then the natural GLP-1 support.

That's another one that's starting to really buzz around.

And also with perimenopause becoming kind of a huge wellness category as well, women 35 and older have really become an especially attractive market, and there is a product for every symptom, every frustration we have, every body complaint that a woman in midlife might have, and the marketing is very, very good at making you feel like you are one purchase away from just fixing the thing that's holding you back.

So today, I wanna give you kind of a framework for thinking about supplements, specifically through the lens of body composition, okay? So we're talking about supplements that are claiming to support fat loss, muscle building, body recomposition.

So just know I'm not going to be diving into supplements for just general health, longevity, or skincare or those types of things, right? The question I wanna answer today is, is this actually going to help you build muscle, lose fat, or meaningfully improve your body composition? Outside of body recomposition, you know, I personally have my own supplement choices that I take for things that have helped me.

So, you know, for instance, I take collagen for my joints and for skin reasons.

Um, just a personal choice, nothing to do with body recomposition.

I take ashwagandha because I feel like it helps with my stress level.

I would say I'm kind of middle of the road on supplements in terms of I'm not a complete, like, anti-supplement, not going to take anything type of person.

I'm also not the person that's just going to take anything and everything just because it's new and flashy and has good marketing around it.

I am definitely someone who researches ingredients, who wants to understand what the actual purpose of the supplement is and what the ingredients have shown to be able to do and what evidence is there.

This is an episode where I really wanna help you figure out which ones actually deserve your attention and which ones are mostly just noise because supplements do have a role.

They do have a purpose, and I do believe that some of them can be really beneficial and really helpful for the right people in the right situations.

I also need to very clearly say at the top of this episode, nothing in this episode is medical advice.

This is educational.

Supplements can interact with medications and underlying health conditions, so if you think you have a deficiency or you're dealing with a specific health situation, that is a conversation that you need to have with a qualified healthcare professional.

So please make sure that if you are considering adding something, that you're checking with your doctor if you are on any other medications or you have any underlying health issues that we would need to factor into the equation.

All right.

So with all of that said, let's dive in.