This is Monica Reinagel and you are listening to the Nutrition Devapot Cast.

Welcome.

Today we're talking about nutrition and hair loss, but first, a question from Erin who

recently saw an ad for a dietary supplement containing, and I apologize that this is

a little bit gross, beef organ complex, which was freeze-dried powdered beef liver kidney

and heart.

And the ad talked about the high levels of certain nutrients found in organ meats,

nutrients that they claim you might miss out on if you're only eating the muscle meat.

And the ad also included testimonials, of course.

One customer reported an immediate increase in energy when he began taking the organ complex.

So Erin was intrigued by this, but appropriately skeptical.

Is this supplement just a solution in search of a problem she wanted to know?

And I think that's an excellent question.

Here's how I would go about evaluating a supplement like this.

First, what would this supplement provide that you are lacking?

Or is my friend Brock Armstrong likes to ask, what problem are you trying to solve?

Because then we can assess whether this is the most effective way to supply that need

or to solve that problem.

Say for example, the problem you are trying to solve is a lack of energy.

Well, that's one of the things that this supplement claims to help with,

but it really would depend on what's causing your lack of energy, wouldn't it?

If you're tired because you're only sleeping four hours a night,

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