Use Supplements? Maybe you should, but before you waste your hard earned cash, listen to this.

Supplements: Magic Pills or Marketing Hype? Before you spend big, listen up.

Do you really need supplements—or are you just buying into expensive hype?

Conventional wisdom says “eat a balanced diet”, but let’s be honest: most of us don’t. Add in the fact that as we age our bodies process nutrients less efficiently, plus the realities of modern lifestyles, food supply chains, and environmental stressors, and suddenly “nutritional gaps” are almost inevitable.

This episode breaks down the facts (and fiction) around supplements:

• How to choose wisely: What matters, what’s marketing spin, and what’s a red flag.

• Dosing guidelines: Why more is not always better, and how to avoid wasting money.

• Regulations explained: What TGA registration and ARTG listings actually mean, and why that little number on the label matters.

• Importing dangers: Why overseas products can be risky—and how to spot unsafe or untested supplements.

• The big question: Are supplements really the key to better health, or just a clever way to create “expensive urine”?

  
  

With 75% of Australian households using supplements and a global market worth more than $150 billion, this is more than just a wellness trend—it’s a cultural movement, a business machine, and a personal health decision all wrapped into one.

Tune in to cut through the noise, get the facts, and make smarter choices about what you put in your body.

• Podcast links:
  https://cmaustralia.org.au/wp-content/uploads/CMA-Snapshot-2024.pdf
• https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5502701/
  
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  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK547852/
• https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/healthyliving/vitamin-and-mineral-supplements-what-to-know
  
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  https://cmaustralia.org.au/shopping-online-for-vitamins-and-supplements-read-this-first/  
   

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