SOLO Let's maybe cool it a bit on the supplements
This week’s solo episode is all about supplements – the good, the bad, and the potentially dangerous. I open up about my own rocky road with pills, powders, and tinctures, including the time I returned a popular fat burner in the early 2000s and, more recently, when I accidentally took five times the recommended dose of desiccated thyroid.
This episode is both a cautionary tale and an invitation to slow down, listen to your body, and ask what you really need – beyond the bottle. If you’ve been gagging on supplements, feeling unwell despite taking “all the right things,” or questioning what’s working and what’s not, this is for you.
Episode highlights:
That time I levitated from a fat burner (and returned it in a rage)
How Ephedra was banned after high-profile deaths
What early sensitivity to supplements taught me (and didn’t)
When supplements become a security blanket
The Maca incident that triggered spotting and emotional chaos
“Why didn’t you rest?” – the question that (started to) change everything
Genetic testing, fatigue and falling back into old patterns
Stage 2 hypertension and a terrifying headache
The wakeup call
Supplements vs. food – what we’re getting wrong
What symptoms are really telling you
A call to self-kindness and slowing down
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