What Supplements Do Health Experts Actually Take (and What Got Weird)

May 21, 2025

In this episode of the Smarter Not Harder Podcast, Dr. Theodore Achacoso, Dr. Scott Sherr, and Jodi Duval give one-cent solutions to life’s $64,000 questions that include:

  • How can personal experimentation with supplements provide insight into their effectiveness and individual variability in response?
  • What are the limitations of current medical practices when it comes to recommending or managing supplement use?

  • How can testing and tracking support safer and more effective supplement strategies in health optimization?

  • What key challenges should be considered when developing a personalized supplementation protocol?

What We Discuss:

00:00 Welcome to the Smarter Not Harder Podcasts
01:39 Today's Topic: Supplements
02:38 Jodi's Supplement Experiments
09:24 Dr. Ted's Supplement Stories
14:58 Dr. Ted's Experiments and Insights
18:09 Current Medical Practices and Supplementation
19:15 Dr. Scott's Supplement Stories
21:49 Testing and Experimentation with Supplements
23:25 Challenges and Considerations in Supplementation
29:02 Health Optimization and Supplement Strategies
37:56 Concluding Thoughts and Podcast Sign-Off

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