Ep 76 - Dr. Yasmine Probst - Should We Take Vitamin Supplements?
Episode description
Dr. Yasmine Probst is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Wollongong, and a Research Fellow with the Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute. She is recognized as an Advanced Accredited Practicing Dietitian with the Dietitians Association of Australia, and a Fellow of the Australasian College of Health Informatics. She was recently featured in the very interesting documentary, Vitamania, in which the discussion around whether we should be taking vitamin supplements, was brought to the table.
Yasmine and I discussed:
- What synthetic vitamins are made from
- What are the different types of vitamins?
- Living with MS
- Do we actually need supplements?
- The connection between food & disease
- Should our canine companions take vitamins?
- Is there a "best diet" for humans?
- How many vitamins we actually need
And much more...
My Take: Question everything, but don't get yourself in a frenzy. Just be aware of what you put into your body. Food companies have worked tirelessly to market their products as "natural" or "healthy", but often their actual ingredient list, tells a different story. Do your research.