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#534: Supplements in Primary Care

Episode Description

Separating Signal from Hype

Patients bring us lists. Greens powders, magnesium for everything, vitamin D “for immunity,” fish oil, creatine, curcumin… so how do we separate signals from hype without becoming the office that just says “no” to everything? In this home-grown deep dive, we build a practical, patient-centered framework for evaluating any supplement, then pressure-test it against the products patients actually take. Learn a five-question approach to any supplement, how to judge product quality in an industry the FDA does not pre-approve, and where the evidence actually lands on greens powders and multivitamins, magnesium, creatine, vitamin D, fish oil (and why cod liver oil is not the same thing), turmeric/curcumin, and glucosamine/chondroitin.

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Show Segments

  • Intro
  • Ask These Five Questions: A Framework for Any Supplement
  • Supplement Quality and Regulation
  • Greens Powders and Multivitamins
  • Magnesium
  • Creatine
  • Vitamin D
  • Fish Oil and Cod Liver Oil
  • Turmeric and Curcumin
  • Glucosamine and Chondroitin
  • Simplifying the Regimen
  • Take-Home Points

Credits
  • Writer and Producer, Show Notes, Cover Art, Infographic: Paul Wurtz MD.
  • Hosts: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP   
  • Reviewer: Sai S Achi MD, MBA, FACP
  • Showrunners: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
  • Technical Production: PodPaste


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