“What it really comes down to so much is the six inches between our ears. … our cells literally communicate and talk to one another. Your cells can work for you or against you.”

Bone broth is beneficial because people tend to be very demineralized, and bone broth supplements give us that. The big wow is the fact that it’s got collagen in there too.” 

“You should be worried about a product that has 10, 15, 16, or even more ingredients. If it’s got all those ingredients, I doubt it’s legitimate.” 

“You don’t want paint thinner in your supplement. You don’t want pesticides, you don’t want heavy metals… here you are thinking you’re putting something truly beneficial into your body.”

There’s some outlandish, outrageous claims out there across the board with the supplement industry.

“What ‘proprietary blends’ means is that a company does not have to disclose the amounts of each individual ingredient. They can just kind of sock it all under one ‘proprietary’ umbrella.”

The root cause of disease is: “Poor lifestyle, poor environment, toxic food air and water, the accumulation of chemicals and toxins in the system, with the accumulation of stress, unhappiness, anger, fear… “

“That’s really what supplementation is all about - allowing you to become in charge of your own body and allowing the body to heal itself.”

Wildcrafting is “when you go collect plants where they grow in their own environment… either organic or wildcrafted are the best herbs to look for.”

“Most of the folks in the natural products industry… are doing it for all the right reasons. So when you meet a health food store owner, for instance, they’re in it to help people.”

“It’s a bell curve… At one end, you’ve got some amazing suppliers that go deep on organic certifications and track everything from a quality standpoint all the way to the shipment… then there’s these horrible suppliers, right?

There are great suppliers overseas and in China, and some not so great suppliers right here in the US. So, how do you tell where you should be getting your supplements?

As an environmental scientist, “I realized that a lot of environmental science was just pretending to clean up pollution.”

 “The lower the price you’re paying, the more they’ve optimized for cost on that product.”

“CBD is the most important supplement in the last 30 years…” See why in this episode.

“You want to make sure that you’re getting something that really works, and that you’re getting the clinically studied amount of what works.” How? He gets into detail in this interview.

Leaky gut and high permeability of the gut can lead to inflammation and autoimmune problems. “Disease really starts in the gut, in the digestive tract.”

Amazon does not have and is not in a position to vet the products sold on the platform. “In terms of the quality, the efficacy, the dosage - there’s no way they vet that.”

Some supplement marketers game the system. “There’s a whole dark web of what you need to do to game the review system.” A superior supplement may not have good ratings merely because they have not done the dark web gaming.

“We’ve shown hydrogen gas can have a therapeutic effect on every organ of the human body.”

Over 170 animal and human disease models have been used to study the effects of hydrogen which have shown an auspicious effect.

Well then, this is really something that we need to get out, and people can actually use on a daily basis.”

“Tension, leg cramps, back pain, that muscle tension in the shoulders -- those are a dead giveaway for magnesium deficiency. Also, frequent headaches, low energy, trouble sleeping.”

“Part of my daily task is to explain to people that, yes, dietary supplements are regulated. Full stop. There was an act of Congress that was passed in 1994 that lays out that regulatory framework.”

“Many people become, ‘medical refugees.’ They’re looking for answers because although Western medicine is very good at dealing with emergencies, it’s not great at preventative medicine and chronic issues.”

“The conflict between the industry and the FDA became so extreme that a coalition formed organically, no pun intended, of different people who really understood that something has to change.”

The hygiene hypothesis - the idea that we need to have a war on germs for our health-is the root of many health problems today. Our bodies are designed to work in tandem with important healthy bacteria.

Studies show higher rates of allergies and asthma in children when homes are sterilized. “Their exposure to microbes actually builds strength in their immune system.”

“We are in constant osmosis with the microbial world around us. The more barriers that we put up between us and the microbial world, the more we suffer eventually.”

The first question consumers should ask is, “is it a whole food supplement?” Learn why whole food, organic, and fermented supplements are vital to a product’s safety and bioavailability.

Regarding daily multivitamins: “...I think it is almost fair to say that it ends up being expensive urine.”

“There’s a lot of press about Vitamin D, and it’s well-deserved. It’s an amazing nutrient and vitamin. People should be measuring their levels and supplementing to maintain adequate levels.”

Does nutritional therapy treat conditions? “Without a doubt. Someone with depression, they don’t have a Prozac deficiency, that’s not why they have depression. There are nutritional deficiencies that can lead to that condition. And with the right healthcare practitioner, you can identify those nutrients.”

“In general, all of healthcare is moving towards the value of lifestyle, dietary supplements, nutrients… I see a much greater movement toward the value of evidence-based natural formulations and dietary supplements being included in how doctors manage their patients.”

“If you’re on a drug, and it’s depleting nutrients, and you’re having a side effect, it could well be just because those nutrients are depleted. They’re actually the symptoms that you’re experiencing.”

There are trillions of cells in the gut, as many as there are in the body. “They’re our other half… Just feed them, and they give us everything that we need.” Serotonin and neurotransmitters for happiness, as well as longevity chemicals, anticancer chemicals…”

“Menopause is mandatory, but suffering is optional.”

As to HRT, “It takes more than hormones to fix our hormones.”

Women in the transition stage benefit greatly from the keto diet and being in a state of ketosis. In just 10 days, they see a 50% reduction in symptoms. Find out about what it takes for men too!

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“Diet and lifestyle are why we become ill. Diet and lifestyle are how we become well.”

“Supplements can be at times profoundly helpful, but you have to be very thoughtful about how you source them.”

Getting all the nutrients we need is difficult with our current diets, and we’d need to consume a massive amount of calories to get the magnesium, creatine, and other nutrients necessary. For athletes, this can be hard on the gut.

“The case for supplements is pretty simple. We are not eating the same foods that we ate years and years ago because the soil is not as good. And if the soil is not as good, the food nutrients are not as good.”

“The future supplement company may be a technology company that uses diagnostics to tell us what we need to take.”