This week's Q&A - Why eye supplements are a waste of money

Plus raw milk safety, fertility optimization, and the truth about progesterone for men's sleep

In this week's Q&A, I tackled one of the supplement industry's biggest scams and explained why real food beats expensive pills every time. Here's what we covered…

Preservision & Eye Supplements - Why I don't recommend ANY commercial eye supplements, including the detailed breakdown of Preservision's terrible ingredient list (ascorbic acid that's often not even vitamin C, zinc oxide that's nearly impossible to absorb, and cupric oxide that's essentially trash). Plus the shocking truth about how much lutein and zeaxanthin you actually need from food (hint: it's less than 90 grams of kale).

Raw Milk Safety - My practical approach to evaluating whether 10% non-organic supplemental feed should stop you from drinking your neighbor's raw milk, and why perfect isn't always the enemy of good when it comes to small-scale farming operations.

Fertility Optimization - What I look for first in couples in their upper twenties struggling to conceive after a year of trying, including the thyroid hormone story that led to pregnancy in just 8 weeks and why total toxic burden assessment is critical.

Bioidentical Hormone Dosing - How to increase estrogen and testosterone doses past standard prescriptions safely, why there are no "maximum doses" (only what your body needs), and how to handle dermal resistance with different delivery methods.

Progesterone for Men's Sleep - My honest take on this controversial topic and why I usually fix men's sleep problems with melatonin optimization, circadian rhythm work, and targeted supplements like 5-HTP rather than hormones.

Iridology Questions - Why I haven't studied Bernard Jensen's work but remain open to learning more about using the eyes as a diagnostic tool.

What connects all these topics is my commitment to addressing root causes rather than falling for supplement industry marketing. As I demonstrated with the eye supplement analysis, most commercial formulations use the cheapest, least bioavailable forms of nutrients while charging premium prices for what you could easily get from real food.

The supplement industry creates a perfect storm for profit when it comes to slow-developing conditions like macular degeneration - they can get hundreds of thousands of people on monthly subscriptions while racing to the bottom on ingredient quality.

This is exactly why we only carry two to three dozen products in my practice that do 99% of the work, with probably five to ten products handling most therapeutic needs. Quality over quantity, always.

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