Supplements and Your Microbiome: Are you even absorbing them?

Most people think that supplements are more or less created equally, and that taking a handful of supplements each day will help you to be healthier. The truth is that all supplements are not created equally, and if you don’t have a healthy microbiome, then taking a handful of high-quality supplements may not be adding much of a benefit at all.

As a nurse with over 25 years of experience in traditional healthcare, I’m not a huge fan of the FDA. I’m actually grateful that they don’t have their hands in the supplement industry. I believe in less governmental control, not more.

However, this means that traditional regulations do not apply to supplement companies. Again, this is not a necessarily a bad thing, but it does mean that you need to do your homework. Just because a supplement says it contains something, doesn’t mean you can count on that to be true.

Quality is also a major issue with supplements. I choose to offer practitioner-grade supplements to my clients. These are supplements that you cannot purchase at the store or online without working directly with a health practitioner.

I feel this offers my clients the highest quality possible and I’ve heavily researched the companies I’ve chosen to partner with. I have a high level of confidence that the products I recommend are what they say they are and will perform the way they are supposed to.

But even if you work with me and choose to take a few practitioner-grade supplements that we both believe will benefit you, you may not receive the benefits right away. If you’ve been eating the Standard American Diet, it’s likely that your gut is a mess. That’s why I recommend my clients work on their microbiome first.

Microbiome?

The human microbiome is made up of bacteria and microbes, most of which live in our gut. These bacteria and microbes should be diverse and affect overall health, propensity towards disease, our immune systems, and our mental health. This is such an important topic that I teach all about it inside the 90-Day Jumpstart.  

Your microbiome also contributes to whether or not you’ll experience leaky gut and how well you digest and assimilate what you eat. If you don’t have a healthy microbiome, chances are you won’t adequately absorb and be able to use the supplements you are consuming.

That’s why I recommend my clients learn about the basic, foundational principles that I teach inside the 90-Day Jumpstart.  I teach about how to heal and repair your microbiome. Check out our services page to learn more about the 90-Day Jumpstart. There are three videos available for you to watch, taken directly from days 13, 16, and 71 of the program.

Whether you choose to work with me or not, I hope you’ll consider how healthy your microbiome is. Also think about the quality of the supplements you are currently taking. Are they full of unhealthy chemicals? Do the nutrients come from food or are they synthetic? Do you even need the particular supplements you are taking?

Please let me know if you have any questions or if I can help you in any way.