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“In this clip from Dr. Rhonda Patrick's appearance on The School of Greatness, she explains how she narrows a long supplement routine to three priorities: marine omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin D, and sulforaphane.”

Dr. Jed Fahey discusses the importance of having active myrosinase in dietary supplements for optimizing the conversion of glucoraphanin to sulforaphane.

“But evidence suggests that supplemental vitamin D in lactating women can increase breast milk concentrations to levels that are adequate to reduce the risk of deficiency in breastfed infants. In this clip, Dr. Rhonda Patrick describes the data suggesting that maternal supplemental vitamin D can reduce the risk of deficiency in breastfed infants.”

“Dom's efforts at teasing out the differences between induced nutritional ketosis (through a low carbohydrate, high fat diet) and ketosis from the dietary introduction of exogenous ketones, like beta-hydroxybutyrate, especially in the context of therapeutic and performance enhancing effects.”

“Researchers are studying whether consumption of the exogenous ketone ester, beta-hydroxybutyrate, may confer some of the health advantages of a ketogenic diet through its activation of PPAR-alpha, a key enzyme in the fasting response.”

“In contrast, a five-week trial in 181 people with diabetic polyneuropathy found that oral alpha-lipoic acid improved symptom scores, with more nausea, vomiting, and vertigo at higher doses. PQQ has a much smaller human evidence base.”

“Statins can lower circulating CoQ10 through the mevalonate pathway, although supplement decisions for people using statins depend on symptoms, treatment goals, and guidance from the prescribing clinician. Dr. Patrick states that she has no affiliation with the named supplement company.”

“While sulforaphane is derived naturally from a variety of cruciferous vegetables such as Brussels sprouts, kale, and mustard greens, with the highest quantities available from broccoli sprouts, it is also widely available as a dietary supplement.”

Dr. Luc van Loon examines collagen digestion, tissue turnover, and where human evidence for collagen supplements remains limited.

“Iron supports development and oxygen transport, and pediatric testing can help distinguish a true gap from nonspecific symptoms such as fatigue. Because iron overdose can be fatal, all supplements should be stored securely.”