The Over 50 Health & Wellness Podcast Supplements Over 50: Snake Oil or Secret Weapon?
You’ve seen the ads. You’ve read the labels. You’ve heard the promises: melt fat while you sleep, triple your testosterone, turn back the clock 20 years.
But here’s the truth - after five and a half years and 364 episodes of this podcast, this is the first time we’ve done a dedicated episode on supplements. And that’s because, outside of correcting obvious deficiencies, supplements are the last 1% of your healthy aging journey.
In this episode, I pull back the curtain on the $50 billion supplement industry, share my own (expensive) supplement journey, and give you the no-BS guide to what actually works for people over 50.
Here’s what you’ll learn:
- How the supplement industry exploded - and why it’s still the Wild West of wellness
- The biggest “buyer beware” red flags (and how to spot them)
- Why you should test before you buy (and my favorite at-home test)
- The supplements to avoid if you value your health and your wallet
- My Top 6 Supplements for Healthy Aging - the ones I personally take and recommend to clients
- How to make supplements work with your diet and training, not instead of them
By the end of this episode, you’ll know exactly where to spend your supplement dollars — and where not to waste them.
Links & Resources Mentioned in This Episode:
- Equilife Minerals & Metals Test: https://equi.life/products/hair-tissue-mineral-analysis-test?irad=909066&irmp=5551213 Use coupon code SILVEREDGE at checkout to save 10%
- Energy Bits Spirulina & Chlorella: https://energybits.com Use coupon code SILVEREDGE at checkout to save 20%
- Legion Athletics Genesis Greens Powder & Whey+ Protein Powder: https://legionathletics.rfrl.co/g478n Use coupon code SILVEREDGE at checkout to save 20%
- Paleo Valley Bone Broth Protein: https://paleovalley.com/store/grass-fed-bone-broth-protein
- Organifi Plant-Based Protein: https://www.organifishop.com/products/protein
- Thorne Super EPA Fish Oil: https://www.thorne.com/products/dp/super-epa-sp608nc
- Thorne Vitamin D + K2: https://www.thorne.com/products/dp/vitamin-d-k2-liquid
- Ned Mello Magnesium Superblend: https://helloned.com/collections/mello-magnesium
- Bulk Supplements Creatine Monohydrate: https://www.amazon.com/BULKSUPPLEMENTS-COM-Creatine-Monohydrate-Powder-Unflavored/dp/B00E9M4XFI/?th=1
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