What if the pills in your medicine cabinet are the problem, not the fix?
Dr. Robert Beltran was a triple board-certified surgeon and pharmacist for 30 years. Then a 2014 accident left him dependent on OxyContin. A five-herb blend from an Asian market cleared his brain fog in three weeks and got him off opioids, launching a decade of formulating plant-based supplements at recomnd Nutrition.
Meet our guestDr. Robert Beltran (MD, PharmD, FACS) is a retired ENT and cosmetic surgeon and the CEO and Chief Formulator of recomnd Nutrition. At 73, he blends a pharmacist's rigor with a decade of clinical work on herbal formulas for cognition, stress, and sexual wellness.
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- A 2024 DNA barcoding study found 60% of shelf supplements don't match their label
- At least half of market supplements show no measurable benefit
- No clinical study has shown an obvious anti-aging benefit from NAD, per Beltran
- Herbs like tongkat ali and maca raise the body's own testosterone without replacing it
- 70% of men on testosterone therapy over 12-18 months develop side effects
- Antidepressants, sedatives, and sleep aids account for 60,000 deaths a year
- Fix exercise, diet, and stress before reaching for any supplement
01:53 The accident and the opioid trap
04:43 The five-herb blend that changed everything
07:01 What extract ratios really mean
18:31 The case against NAD
28:26 Herbs that raise testosterone naturally
30:55 The testosterone therapy risks clinics bury
49:15 The 60,000-death problem
53:26 Three desert-island ingredients
01:01:22 What to fix before any supplement
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