Episode 225 · Nutrition

Vitamins, collagen and ingestible supplements: do they work? with Fiona Tuck

With Fiona Tuck, Nutritional Medicine Practitioner, Cosmetic Chemist and Skin Expert, Sydney, AustraliaHosts Dr Jake Sloane and David Segal

About this episode

Fiona Tuck is a nutritional medicine practitioner, cosmetic chemist and skin expert, and a returning guest (Episodes 2, 36 and 65).

We drill down into the poorly understood topics of supplements and ingestible collagen, covering why lifestyle gets ignored, a food-first philosophy, soil nutrients, whole food versus vitamin pills, the risks of overdosing, an integrative approach to skin health, the evidence for collagen, how collagen peptides work, polyphenols and UV defence, pairing with injectables, quality and dosage, contraindications, marine versus bovine collagen, and when results show up.

What you'll learn

  • Whole food versus vitamin supplements
  • The risks of overdosing on supplements
  • What the evidence says about ingestible collagen
  • How collagen peptides work
  • Marine versus bovine collagen
  • Pairing supplements with injectables

Topics

  • Nutrition
  • Supplements
  • Collagen
  • Skin health
  • Wellness
  • Australia

Full transcript

The full transcript for this episode is coming soon.