Hello friends!
One of the biggest lessons I've learned in my 16 (almost 17) years on a vegan (plant-based) diet is that supplemental nutrients are not a reliable path to health.
And in today's video, we explore why. Not only is the supplement industry virtually unregulated, but even high-quality supplements deliver nutrients in isolation, without the context of synergistic cofactors and supporting nutrients.
Your body evolved to receive nutrients packaged in whole foods. When you extract, concentrate, or synthesize them, you stop working with biology and start gambling with it.
In the next video, we'll explore the (very few) evidence-based supplements I DO take to support my long-term health as a vegan in our modern world.
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0:00 Intro 1:47 Supplement Regulations (or lack thereof...) 3:20 Counterfeit Supplements 5:05 Cheap Supplements & Manufacturing Standards 6:23 Nutrients in Context 7:42 Vitamin E 10:17 Breakfast Break 12:03 B Vitamins 15:03 Minerals, too 15:58 Vitamin D3 & Calcium 19:49 The problems with āmore is betterā thinking 23:08 Lunch 24:40 Dinner
Links: https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/whats-in-your-supplements-2019021515946 https://www.sciencealert.com/40-of-sports-supplements-dont-contain-ingredients-on-the-label-us-study-finds https://www.center4research.org/examining-safety-dietary-supplements/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0278691524003727 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15537682/
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