The Wellness Mama Podcast

Take Daily: How Supplements Hijack Our Health with Robyn Openshaw


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Episode Highlights With Robyn

  • How she came to question supplements and how this led to a deep expose book
  • Why what we call “vitamin D” as a supplement isn’t actually vitamin D and why she questions taking it
  • It isn’t just about good supplement vs bad supplement, but how to evaluate to know what's helpful and what's not
  • Why some vitamin D supplements have poison control warnings for pets 
  • When supplements are not just not helpful but directly harmful
  • Things to know about fish oil, rancidity, and what the metadata says
  • Understanding B vitamins and why many aren’t what they seem either
  • B vitamins don’t exist in isolation in nature or in the body and most supplements are not made of any food substance but of chemicals 
  • Questioning vitamin C and iron 
  • Are minerals one of the few deficiency stories that's true due to overfarming?
  • The one supplement she actually takes and why

Resources Mentioned

  • Take Daily: How Supplements Hijack Your Health - Book 
  • Follow Robyn on Facebook, Instagram, and X
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