Midlife Mayhem

Green Powders, Fiber Frenzy & What’s Actually Worth Your Money


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🔍 Episode Overview

Joanne Lee Cornish explores two massive wellness categories — green powders and fiber supplements — breaking down real science, real efficacy, and real value. She helps you make informed decisions, avoid marketing fluff, and invest in what actually works.

🧬 What You’ll Learn
  • The manufacturing differences between whole-plant powders, juice powders, and cheap heat-dried powders

  • Why processing method determines how effective a green powder actually is

  • The truth about sulforaphane: how it’s made, how to ensure you’re getting it, and why so many products don’t

  • The roles of fiber in midlife: gut health, hormones (especially estrogen metabolism), insulin sensitivity, weight control, satiety

  • Why fiber supplements can be inexpensive yet powerful — and how to avoid overpriced fluff

  • A clear framework for purchasing: what to buy, how much to pay, what to avoid

    🌱 GREEN POWDERS — BRANDS & VALUE GUIDE
    ✅ Premium Tier (High-quality, “buy if you’re serious”)
    • Vibrant Health – Green Vibrance: Whole-food powders + probiotics + enzymes; transparent dosing.

    • Thorne Daily Greens: Clean manufacture, third-party tested, reliable.

    • Biotics Research – Sulforaphane / SFE-Branded Extracts: Not a generic “greens powder” but one of the only ones that actually delivers sulforaphane.

    • AG1 (Athletic Greens): Big brand, high price, good quality—but you’re paying convenience + marketing.

      🏷 Mid Budget Tier (Good value)
      • Amazing Grass Greens Blend: Whole-food based, more affordable; not highest potency but decent.

      • NOW Foods Super Greens: Basic formula, clean brand, budget-friendly.

      • Primal Harvest Primal Greens: Balanced formula, solid value.

        ⚠️ Caution / Avoid Unless You Know What You’re Buying
        • Essential-oil companies doing greens powders (e.g., doTERRA Greens): Overpriced, questionable processing, poor taste.

        • Powders made mostly from barley grass/wheatgrass juice powders: Low fiber, low matrix, low potency.

        • Products claiming “sulforaphane” without listing myrosinase or stabilized compounds: Likely empty claim.

        • Any greens powder that uses “proprietary blend” to hide dosages: You don’t know what you’re paying for.

          🧾 Quick Brand Comparison Table
          Brand
          Price Tier
          Fiber Content / Indicators
          Remark
          Vibrant Health
          Premium
          Higher fiber, full-food matrix
          Top performance
          Thorne
          Premium
          Moderate fiber, clean label
          Medical grade
          AG1
          Premium / convenience
          Moderate
          Good but pricey
          Amazing Grass
          Mid
          Moderate–Low
          Value starter
          doTERRA Greens
          Premium price
          Low fiber
          Taste & value caution
          Generic superfood blends
          Budget price
          Low transparency
          Risk of low effectiveness
          🧾 FIBER SUPPLEMENTS — BRANDS & VALUE GUIDE
          ✅ Best Value / Most Effective
          • Doctor’s Best Prebiotic Powder (Sunfiber® PHGG): Clean, effective, affordable.

          • Bluebonnet Sunfiber® Prebiotic Soluble Fiber: Same core ingredient, budget friendly.

          • NOW Foods Psyllium Husk: Viscous fiber, highly effective for satiety, gut motility.

          • Metamucil Sugar-Free: Proven brand, basic but reliable.

            🎯 Premium / Specialty Tier
            • Sunfiber® (Stick Packs / Travel Versions): Convenience format, slightly higher cost.

            • Essential Stacks Sunfiber + Acacia Blend: Layered fiber types for more advanced gut support.

            • Bob’s Red Mill Potato Starch: Resistant starch, metabolic benefits—not just a “fiber drink.”

              ⚠️ Brands/Formats to Avoid
              • Fiber gummies (low gram dose + sugar)

              • Detox “fiber drinks” with senna, cascara (not true fiber)

              • Influencer-priced blends ($60–$100) with handful of grams of fiber and big marketing

              • Any “fiber” product with <4g per serving unless clearly intended as microdose

                🧾 Quick Brand Comparison Table
                Brand
                Price
                Fiber Type
                Key Benefits
                Doctor’s Best Sunfiber®
                ~$20-30
                PHGG (soluble, fermentable)
                Excellent value
                Bluebonnet Sunfiber®
                ~$20
                PHGG
                Same core, budget variant
                NOW Psyllium Husk
                ~$15-25
                Viscous soluble
                Satiety, gut motility
                Metamucil Sugar-Free
                ~$25-30
                Psyllium
                Proven history
                Essential Stacks Sunfiber+Acacia
                ~$30-35+
                PHGG + acacia (dual fiber)
                Advanced gut support
                Gummies / Detox blends
                ~$40+
                Mixed or under-dosed
                Low value
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                💌 THANK YOU (From Me to You)

                Happy Thanksgiving to you — who listens, learns, shows up.

                When I started this podcast I was just talking into the void.
                Now thousands of you tune in.
                It means everything.

                I’m deeply grateful for your time, your curiosity, your willingness to think critically.

                Here’s to smart supplements, strong bodies, clear minds — and choices we make with intention.

                — Joanne Lee Cornish 🧡

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