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:
1:30 – That time I levitated from a fat burner (and returned it in a rage)
3:45 – How Ephedra was banned after high-profile deaths
6:00 – What early sensitivity to supplements taught me (and didn’t)
8:15 – When supplements become a security blanket
10:45 – The Maca incident that triggered spotting and emotional chaos
13:15 – “Why didn’t you rest?” – the question that (started to) change everything
14:20 – Genetic testing, fatigue and falling back into old patterns
17:30 – Stage 2 hypertension and a terrifying headache
18:45 – The wakeup call
20:30 – Supplements vs. food – what we’re getting wrong
21:00 – What symptoms are really telling you
22:30 – A call to self-kindness and slowing down
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