Well, Now: Are Supplements Actually Worth It?

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🗓️ 9 October 2024

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Go to the supplement aisle at the grocery store, and the options are endless. Scroll through any Instagram or TikTok feed, and you’re bound to see videos of people claiming their latest supplement is life-changing. Supplements can be used for health and wellness, but it’s important to know the facts before buying the next trendy capsule, pill, tincture, or gummy. On this week’s episode of Well, Now Maya and Kavita give you helpful tools to decide what supplements are worth the hype and which are just out to get your money. If you liked this episode, check out – Gut Check: How to Master Your Microbiome Well, Now is hosted by registered dietitian nutritionist Maya Feller and Dr. Kavita Patel. Podcast production by Vic Whitley-Berry with editorial oversight by Alicia Montgomery. Send your comments and recommendations on what to cover to wellnow@slate.com Want to listen to Well, Now uninterrupted? Subscribe to Slate Plus to immediately unlock ad-free listening to Well, Now and all your other favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Or, visit slate.com/wellplus to get access wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Thoughtful driving tips from Eso, number three.
0:02.8	This is Kiran. He's doing 70 on the motorway, on his way to a cheeky
0:08.4	spa appointment, though his diaries as he's visiting a client.
0:12.8	Naughty Kiran, lowering his speed to 60 could save him up to 9% in fuel on the journey.
0:19.8	Enjoy that hot stone massage, Kiran.
0:22.4	Slowing down a little.
0:23.6	You're listening to Well Now, Sleyts podcast on Health and Wellness.
0:33.2	I'm Kavita Patel.
0:34.5	And I'm Maya Feller.
0:36.2	As humans have evolved, so have our eating patterns and whole body health.
0:41.0	I'd say that consumer confusion is at an all-time high, especially when it comes to
0:45.8	what we actually need to be well. And never is this more true than in the vitamin and supplement
0:52.3	industry? Maya, it's so true. than in the Vitamin and Supplement Industry.
0:53.0	Maya, it is so true.
0:54.8	I can't tell you how many times, whether it's honestly family members, friends,
0:59.7	patients, or just scrolling through social media every couple of seconds I see some
1:05.7	celebrity some fitness expert and in many cases some sort of doctor and I put quotes
1:11.2	around that,
1:12.5	hawking some vitamin or supplement.
1:14.8	And I can't, there's part of me, Maya,
1:17.4	that after so many of those ads,
1:18.8	I start to think, well, maybe there's something true.
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