355: The biggest misconceptions about multivitamins | Ashley Jordan Ferira, Ph.D., RDN

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Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 1 December 2021

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Ashley Jordan Ferira, Ph.D., RDN: “Taking a multivitamin [is like] brushing your teeth. If you don't brush your teeth daily, whole body health is going to break down pretty quickly." Ferira, mbg's Director of Scientific Affairs, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss the multivitamin red flags you shouldn't ignore, plus: - The connection between multivitamins & longevity* (14:28) - Why you should avoid gummy multivitamins (22:38) - How to know if your multivitamin is actually high-quality (24:07) - Why gender- or age-specific labels don't make sense (31:24) - The best time of day to take a multivitamin (36:05) Referenced in the episode: - mbg Podcast episode #347, with Ferira on vitamin D. - A study showing people who used multivitamins daily had a significant reduction in multiple micronutrient inadequacies.* - Abstract for COSMOS trial multivitamin study at the Clinical Trials on Alzheimer's Disease 2021 conference. - NHANES data demonstrating national nutritional gaps for many essential vitamins and minerals. - A study showing multivitamins' positive effects on cognitive function, specifically memory.* - A study showing multivitamins' positive link with telomere length & longevity.* - Physician's Health Study II assessing clinical trial effects of multivitamins on health.* - Ferira's mbg article on common mistakes multivitamins make. Don't forget to use the code MULTIPOD to save 25% off mbg's ultimate multivitamin+. Our premium, comprehensive, and gentle formula optimizes the dose and bioavailability of each ingredient to promote nutritional sufficiency for life—a one-stop shop, if you will.* To learn more, visit mindbodygreen.com/multivitamin. Enjoy this episode! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: podcast@mindbodygreen.com. *These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the MyBuddyGreen podcast. I'm Jason Wachib, founder and co-CEO of MyBuddyGreen and your host.
0:08.0	Hey everyone, today we have our Director of Scientific Affairs, Ashley Jordan Ferreira,
0:14.3	back on the show to discuss all things multivitamins. So why multivitamins? Well,
0:19.6	multivitamins represent the largest single supplement category tracked by nutrition
0:25.2	business journal and are also the most popular supplements among adults in America.
0:31.4	And when we started to really dig into all the current multivitamins on the market,
0:36.3	and we looked at their labels and their claims, we were very underwhelmed to say the least.
0:42.0	So with that said, we were inspired to create our new ultimate multivitamin plus.
0:48.0	But we are super proud of this multi as it's time this old school product got a new school
0:53.5	upgrade and our product we believe sets a new higher standard in the category.
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1:06.0	and whole body health, delivering everything you need and more. It's vegan, high potency,
1:12.8	and it delivers a complete array of essential vitamins and minerals, a built-in B complex,
1:18.9	algal vitamin D3, chelated and marine minerals, and botanicals for cellular resilience and
1:26.5	longevity. So to break it down for you, that's 33 ingredients, including 14 vitamins,
1:32.3	13 minerals and six longevity bioactants. No corners have been cut. It is a premium,
1:40.4	comprehensive and gentle formula that optimizes the dose and bio availability of each ingredient
1:48.0	to promote nutritional sufficiency or life. A one-stop shop, if you will. Guys, the next generation
1:56.5	in multivitamins technology is here. And did I mention that this formula is designed for both
2:02.4	men and women, young and older. Doesn't matter how old you are, we've got the multi for you.
2:08.2	So visit myembodigreen.com slash multivitamin and use the code multi-pod
2:16.8	for 25% off your order of our ultimate multivitamin plus. I know you'll love it.
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