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The Chalene Show | Diet, Fitness & Life Balance

The 8 Supplements I Had to Stop Taking in Midlife - 1274

The Chalene Show | Diet, Fitness & Life Balance

Chalene Johnson

Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 7.3K Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2026

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Midlife can feel like your body suddenly changed the rules. The supplements that once boosted energy, hair growth, and metabolism might now be causing bloating, acne, brittle hair, belly fat, dry skin, hormone imbalance, and even abnormal lab results. In this episode, Chalene breaks down the popular supplements many women over 40 are still taking that could be quietly sabotaging their health, thyroid labs, skin barrier, bone density, and hormones. If you're navigating perimenopause or menopause and wondering why you don't feel like yourself anymore, this conversation will challenge what you think you "should" be taking. This is not about fear. It's about testing, not guessing, and making smarter choices in midlife.

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  • How high dose biotin can trigger acne and distort thyroid and heart labs
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  • How DHEA can spike testosterone and cause breakouts
  • The link between caffeine, cortisol, and belly fat
  • Why creatine gummies are underdosed and dosing matters
  • How protein powders may add bloating and hidden calories
  • Why too much vitamin E can increase bruising
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Transcript

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0:00.0

I am not trying to look 30, but I still want to look cute.

0:03.1

I thought all these supplements would make me healthy.

0:05.1

Then I found out some of them were doing the exact opposite.

0:08.1

And these eight were sabotaging my sexy.

0:11.0

Supplements that worked for us in our 30s and 40s now might be causing you bloating,

0:15.6

acne, brittle, thinning hair, a slow thyroid, disgustingly dry skin, extra belly fat, and a face that is not

0:22.9

cooperating. And all of that adds up to a whole lot of not cute. And on a much more serious note,

0:29.6

some of the very popular supplements that you once were able to take now might be putting your

0:34.2

health at risk and destroying your lab work. There are eight of these supplements

0:40.1

that you probably were once taking that now midlife women need to know about. So let's get into it.

0:47.6

When you hit midlife, not only is it hard to feel like yourself. Some days it's really hard to

0:52.9

even feel like you look like yourself. And

0:54.9

today was one of those days for me. Like I have no idea why I am always trying new makeup

0:59.9

products just before I film. Not a good idea. Like good Lord, I don't know what was going on.

1:05.9

I'd take a shower, start over, start fresh. Let's get to the eight supplements that were

1:10.3

probably very helpful for you when you were younger.

1:12.4

But now that you're in midlife, there's a few things you need to know. First up is biotin.

1:17.3

One of the first things women notice is that their hair just becomes thin and dry and brittle.

1:22.8

You start looking in the mirror and realizing like, wait a second, is my hairline receding? And like many other women,

1:29.1

you probably have tried a hair supplement. They come in capsule forms, gummies, and you've

1:34.2

likely heard every single influencer on the internet peddling one of these hair supplements.

1:39.7

I bought them too. And then I started breaking out. And I went to my dermatologist to try to figure out,

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