The Mindbodygreen Podcast

Ashley Jordan Ferira, Ph.D., RDN: “Taking a multivitamin [is like] brushing your teeth. If you don't brush your teeth daily, whole body health is going to break down pretty quickly." Ferira, mbg's Director of Scientific Affairs, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss the multivitamin red flags you shouldn't ignore, plus: - The connection between multivitamins & longevity* (14:28) - Why you should avoid gummy multivitamins (22:38) - How to know if your multivitamin is actually high-quality (24:07) - Why gender- or age-specific labels don't make sense (31:24) - The best time of day to take a multivitamin (36:05) Referenced in the episode: - mbg Podcast episode #347, with Ferira on vitamin D. - A study showing people who used multivitamins daily had a significant reduction in multiple micronutrient inadequacies.* - Abstract for COSMOS trial multivitamin study at the Clinical Trials on Alzheimer's Disease 2021 conference. - NHANES data demonstrating national nutritional gaps for many essential vitamins and m