Supplements: Useful Or Useless? | This episode is brought to you by AudibleEven with a perfect diet, the combination of many things—including our depleted soils, the storage and transportation of our food, genetic alterations of traditional heirloom species, and the increased stress and nutritional demands resulting from a toxic environment—make it impossible for us to get all the vitamins and minerals we need solely from the foods we eat. And large-scale deficiencies of nutrients in our population—including omega-3 fats, vitamin D, folate, zinc, magnesium, and iron—have been well documented. So what do we need to know when it comes to combating these deficiencies with supplementation?In this episode, Dr. Hyman sits down with Dr. Elizabeth Boham to discuss common nutrient deficiencies and what you need to know about determining what supplements are best for you.Elizabeth Boham is a physician and nutritionist who practices functional medicine at The UltraWellness Center in Lenox, MA. Through her practice and lecturing she has helped thousands of people achieve their goals of optimum health and wellness. She witnesses the power of nutrition every day in her practice and is committed to training other physicians to utilize nutrition in healing. Dr. Boham has contributed to many articles and wrote the latest chapter on Obesity for the Rankel Textbook of Family Medicine. She is part of the faculty of the Institute for Functional Medicine and has been featured on the Dr. Oz show and in a variety of publications and media including Huffington Post, The Chalkboard Magazine, and Experience Life. Her DVD Breast Wellness: Tools to Prevent and Heal from Breast Cancer explores the functional medicine approach to keeping your breasts and whole body well.For more information, please visit drhyman.com/uwcThis episode is brought to you by Audible.com. Audible.com has a special offer for The Doctor’s Farmacy listeners: you get two free credits for books when you sign up for your free 30 day trial. Just go to http://www.audibletrial.com/DRHYMANIn this episode, Dr. Hyman and Dr. Boham discuss:Personalizing supplement useWhy nutrient deficiencies are so prevalent Common nutrient deficiencies including magnesium, zinc, vitamin D, and folate  Understanding research on the effectiveness of of vitamins and supplementsPhysical signs of nutrient deficienciesFunctional Medicine testing for nutrient deficienciesWhy the quality of supplements matterSymptoms of magnesium deficiency and things that deplete magnesiumThe various forms of magnesiumAdditional resources:Optimizing Nutrition Through IV Therapyhttps://www.ultrawellnesscenter.com/2020/06/03/optimizing-nutrition-through-iv-therapy/Supplement Safety Demystifiedhttps://www.ultrawellnesscenter.com/2017/12/11/supplement-safety-demystified/Magical Magnesiumhttps://www.ultrawellnesscenter.com/2020/03/11/magic-magnesium/Do You Need Supplements?https://drhyman.com/blog/2015/04/02/do-you-need-supplements/Digesting Fat, Optimizing Your Health, and My Daily Supplementshttps://drhyman.com/blog/2017/04/28/digesting-fat-optimizing-health-daily-supplements/Magnesium: Meet the Most Powerful Relaxation Mineral Availablehttps://drhyman.com/blog/2010/05/20/magnesium-the-most-powerful-relaxation-mineral-available/Vitamin D – Why You are Probably NOT Getting Enoughhttps://drhyman.com/blog/2010/08/24/vitamin-d-why-you-are-probably-not-getting-enough/Why You Should Not Stop Taking Your Vitaminshttps://drhyman.com/blog/2013/06/11/why-you-should-not-stop-taking-your-vitamins-2/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.