{"id":409,"date":"2026-02-04T08:00:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T08:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/desmondyeo.com\/diet\/?p=409"},"modified":"2026-02-04T08:00:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T08:00:34","slug":"your-supplements-are-a-lie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/desmondyeo.com\/diet\/?p=409","title":{"rendered":"Your Supplements are a Lie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WIT5_SMIaHE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Are Vitamins and Supplements a Scam?<br \/>\nClick my trainwell (formerly CoPilot) link https:\/\/go.trainwell.net\/JohnnyHarris-cp to get 14 days FREE with your own expert personal trainer!<\/p>\n<p>The supplements industry \u2014 with all its vitamins, weight loss pills, workout powders, and hormones \u2014 has been growing exponentially over the last couple of decades despite there being no increased regulations for them. We wanted to know \u2014 are supplements dangerous to take, and are they even effective?<\/p>\n<p>Thank you to the experts we spoke with that helped with our research in this story:<br \/>\nDr. C. Michael White, Pharm.D., FCP, FCCP<br \/>\nDr. F. Perry Wilson, MD, MSCE<br \/>\nDr. Edzard Ernst, MD, PhD, MAE, FMedSci, FRSB, FRCP<\/p>\n<p>And thank you to Ryan Howkins, the founder of the Lion\u2019s Mane Recovery subreddit, who brought the Lion\u2019s Mane story to our team. You can find the subreddit here: http:\/\/reddit.com\/r\/LionsManeRecovery <\/p>\n<p>Resources to look up supplements and vitamins:<br \/>\nUS Pharmacopeia: https:\/\/www.usp.org\/<br \/>\nNSF: https:\/\/www.nsf.org\/ <\/p>\n<p>My next video is live on Nebula NOW! It&#8217;s about how the world economy is changing. Watch now: https:\/\/nebula.tv\/videos\/johnnyharris-how-the-world-economy-is-changing<\/p>\n<p>Check out all my sources for this video here: https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1QpeAf2LG20HzloFg59R8hVI1W4J3NmaaHwJ9YU08niE\/edit?usp=sharing<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; VIDEO CHAPTERS &#8212;<br \/>\n0:00 Intro<br \/>\n3:57 How the Supplement Industry Works<br \/>\n12:25 What the Science Says<br \/>\n17:34 Supplements Gone Bad<br \/>\n25:19 What Can Be Done<br \/>\n28:28 Announcements &amp; Outro<\/p>\n<p>Check out my new channel with Sam Ellis &#8211; Search Party: https:\/\/youtube.com\/@SearchParty<\/p>\n<p>Get access to behind-the-scenes vlogs, my scripts, and extended interviews over at https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/johnnyharris<\/p>\n<p>Do you have an insider tip or unique information on a story? Do you have a suggestion for a story you want us to cover? Submit to the Tip Line: https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdpNs1ykIwd7KNkwntN897X_SX9hJ8WiTH_erlLU_bQp2GGLg\/viewform?usp=sharing<\/p>\n<p>I made a poster about maps &#8211; check it out: https:\/\/store.dftba.com\/products\/all-maps-are-wrong-poster<\/p>\n<p>Custom Presets &amp; LUTs [what we use]: https:\/\/store.dftba.com\/products\/johnny-iz-luts-and-presets<\/p>\n<p>The music for this video, created by our in house composer Tom Fox, is available on our music channel, The Music Room! Follow the link to hear this soundtrack and many more: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5hDeO03FIZ4<\/p>\n<p>About:<br \/>\nJohnny Harris is an Emmy-winning independent journalist and contributor to the New York Times. Based in Washington, DC, Harris reports on interesting trends and stories domestically and around the globe, publishing to his audience of over 3.5 million on Youtube.  Harris produced and hosted the twice Emmy-nominated series Borders for Vox Media. 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