10/22/2025
A friend complained to me the other day that his daughter was “getting caught up in the supplement scheme”. True that schemes do exist. But then there is the flip side:
* given modern farming techniques, hybridization of vegetables, pesticides, herbacides have depleted our soils and nutrient content of the foods we eat
* some people have genetic variations or physiologic/anatomic, or even genetic issues that prevent them from absorbing or using to the fullest extent what nutrients they do get;
* in the processing of food ingredients (think white rice vs brown rice, white enriched flour, etc), we lose nutrients;
* Dont forget the standard American diet (aka “SAD”)—highly processed “food like stuff” that comes from a box, bag, can, or drive thru window where nutrition is totally high jacked.
That said, you cannot supplement your way out of a crappy diet or lifestyle.
Most Americans are malnourished but over-fed. Let me repeat: Most Americans are malnourished but over-fed!
You can spend alot of money and take every supplement known to man, or you can have someone with a background in reviewing lab work and symptoms recommend targeted supplement(s) which would address any nutritional deficiencies and offer some symptom relief.
