The Truth about Supplements with Gary Binkow | #267

Heal Thy Self with Dr. G

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Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 11 April 2024

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Dr. Christian Gonzalez sits down with Gary Binko, co-founder of Swell Score, to dive deep into the state of the supplement industry. They discuss the rampant issues of counterfeit and poor quality supplements being sold, especially on platforms like Amazon. Gary shares the importance of doing your research, looking for third-party testing, and supporting transparent brands that prioritize quality and safety. The conversation then expands to tackle the concerning lack of regulation in the beauty and personal care product industry. Gary explains the upcoming Modernization of Cosmetics Act and how it will impact small, innovative brands. He emphasizes the need for consumers to be vigilant about reading labels and understanding the potential toxins in everyday products. Finally, Gary shares his eye-opening experience of starting an organic farm, illuminating the challenges small farmers face and the value of supporting local, ethical food producers at farmers markets. This episode is a must-listen for anyone seeking to make more informed, healthier choices for themselves and their families. Episode Notes: Concerns around counterfeit and poor quality supplements sold on Amazon and other big box retailers The lack of regulation in the supplement industry and the need for consumer awareness and advocacy Toxins and questionable ingredients in many personal care and beauty products The upcoming Modernization of Cosmetics Act and its impact on the beauty industry Gary's journey of starting an organic farm and the challenges small, ethical farmers face The importance of supporting local farmers markets and being an educated consumer Use code DRG for 20% off your first oder on https://theswellscore.com/ For more on organic farming, visit https://root2risefarms.com/ === Thank you to our sponsors! Nuzest https://nuzest-usa.com/drg and use code DRG for 20% off all products. Pique http://piquelife.com/drg to get up to 15% off on Pique’s Sungoddess Matcha plus a complimentary beaker and rechargeable frother. Alitura https://alitura.com and use code DRG at checkout for 20% off. Momentous https://livemomentous.com and use code DRG for 15%. === Follow Dr. Christian Gonzalez at instagram.com/doctor.gonzalez Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The average woman puts on 28 products that have over 130 chemicals every day.
0:05.6	I would be most concerned about lipstick and nail polish.
0:08.3	Nail polish has a lot of chemicals and you know, you're talking about benzene and hexanes and formaldehyde which is really toxic.
0:15.0	So I'd be worried about what I'm putting on my skin that I'm leaving on my skin because it's
0:18.6	staying on there as opposed to the shampoos, but if I had to make a choice and I'd be very concerned about
0:23.4	lipstick and very concerned about nail polish.
0:27.0	All right everyone a very special guest. Check it out. The guy sitting in front of me is a guy I've known for the past maybe five, maybe six years. Time goes by so fast. But he's had many, many different lives, you know, from Academy Award
0:46.2	nominee, filmmaker, and he toured when he was younger with a funk band that I didn't even know until recently I listened to that he was playing guitar for them.
0:56.0	But he's also my co-founder at Swelscore.
0:59.0	And I wanted to bring Gary Binkle on to talk about really what the state of
1:06.0	supplement industry is a lot of you out there open up your computer go I need more
1:10.6	vitamin C or I need more B vitamins and you go on Amazon or you might go on another
1:14.0	website without knowing there's a piece when it comes to integrity when it comes to testing that a lot of these
1:20.3	companies aren't doing so we really want to clear up a lot of these health trends,
1:24.8	the things that are buzzing and health and wellness that a lot of you have questions for,
1:27.6	oh we're going to get to them today. Welcome to the show Gary. Thank you for having me.
1:31.5	Dr. Gee. Yeah, man, we did know each other for a me. Dr. G.
1:33.0	Yeah man, we did know each other for a while man and we're proud over here doing things at the swell
1:37.8	score to bring people health and wellness with integrity. And we'll go into that a little bit later.
1:44.5	But I do want to talk about one of the most popular things is Amazon.
1:48.5	Everybody, viewers listeners, has ordered something from Amazon. Most of us have ordered supplements or something in the supplement health and
1:56.3	wellness field from Amazon but when it comes to supplements is Amazon a
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