Do you really need all those supplements sitting in your cupboard?

Magnesium, omega-3, creatine, vitamin D, gut health supplements… there seems to be a supplement for almost everything in midlife. But how do you know what you actually need — and whether what you're taking is doing anything at all?

In this episode of Fab Female Nutrition, I'm finishing our September theme of supporting midlife health from the ground up by talking about supplements: where they can be genuinely useful, when food should come first, and why I believe every supplement you take should have a reason for being there.

I'm also taking you inside my own supplement routine, sharing what I personally take, what I only use occasionally, and most importantly, why. We cover magnesium, omega-3, creatine, PHGG, digestive enzymes and Revive Active, as well as why testing can sometimes be much more useful than simply guessing what you need.

In this episode:

• Do you actually need all those supplements in your cupboard?
• The supplements I personally take — and why
• How testing influenced my decision to supplement omega-3
• Why creatine is part of my routine
• The gut supplements I use occasionally rather than every day
• Why vitamin D, iron, B12 and other nutrients may be worth testing rather than guessing
• How to decide whether a supplement still deserves a place in your cupboard

This isn't about giving you a shopping list of supplements you should take. We're all different, and our needs are different too.

Instead, I want you to look at what you're already taking and ask one simple question:

What is this supplement's job?

If you don't know why you're taking it, perhaps that's the first thing to find out.

Plus, a big thank you to podcast sponsors Revive Active.

And next month, we're moving from the foundations of midlife health into healthy ageing — what we can do now to support our muscle, brain, metabolic health, mobility and independence for the decades ahead.