Do the Opposite of Mainstream Advice: Rethinking What We Really Need

This isn’t about being contrarian for the sake of rebellion.

It’s about asking better questions. Like:

• Do we really have a national calcium deficiency?

• Why is everyone anemic when we’re drowning in iron-fortified cereal?

• And why do cheap multivitamins have mostly fake ingredients?

Let’s hit pause on the hype. Here’s a quick guide to what not to take (and why), plus what your body might actually be craving instead.

Don’t Take These (Seriously, Stop.)

Iron-We’re not running low on iron—we’re swimming in it. Fortified foods have you covered. If you’re still anemic? The real issue might be a copper deficiency, which throws iron metabolism totally out of whack.👉 Consider copper instead.

Calcium-You already have pounds of calcium in your body. If it’s ending up in your arteries or kidneys instead of your bones, it’s not a calcium shortage—it’s a Vitamin K shortage.👉 K is the nutrient that helps calcium go where it belongs.

Vitamin A-Most supplements and plant sources give you synthetic or pre-vitamin A—forms your body can’t actually use. If you want real, usable retinol, you’ll need it from animal sources like liver.👉 Beta-carotene is not retinol. Full stop.

Vitamin D-Fun fact: the Vitamin D in supplements? It’s a hormone, not a vitamin—and it can mess with your body’s ability to make real D from the sun.👉 Ditch the pills. Get 20 minutes of sunshine daily (yes, without sunscreen).

Zinc-Unless you’ve got a rare genetic mutation, your diet is probably supplying plenty. Overdoing zinc can wreck your copper balance—by a factor of 1000.👉 Only exception? If you take large doses of copper (over 10 mg a day), you may need a little zinc for balance.

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