Thanks to Joe Rogan the supplement industry (bro-science) is in a huge Bull Market

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Which ones do you take?

jamin wrote:

Best supplement salesperson imaginable. Everyone I know is taking some trendy supplemenet and if I ask "Where did you hear about this?" the answer is always some guest on the Joe Rogan show. Last friend I talked to is taking some capsule of sheep's brain from Norway or something like that.

You're giving Rogan too much credit, broseph.

The supplement industry in the US alone was $10.1 billion in 2008 (the year before Rogan launched his podcast). Over ten years later it's just over $40 billion with a majority of the growth (over 95% of the growth) in weight management and anti-aging.

Rogan promotes work out supplements (different category that weight management) and nootropic supplements (again, different than weight management).

Not only that, but the bros that are listening to Rogan aren't the biggest growth demographic of the supplement industry: that would be females from 30-49 as well as male and females from 60+. Not exactly Rogan's audience.

So, I don't really see your point buddy.

What supplements does Rogan endorse? I've never seen him endorse one, but I'm a casual watcher of the podcast clips.... nothing more

Supplements are driven by nutrient-deficient plant-based foods, which is why younger women are the backbone of the industry. 75% of the Standard Western Diet is plant-based and deficient especially in fat-soluble vitamins and quality protein, and of course all vegans must supplement merely to exist.

SunRunner82 wrote:

What supplements does Rogan endorse? I've never seen him endorse one, but I'm a casual watcher of the podcast clips.... nothing more

He talks about a bunch, but the biggest one he promotes is various supplements made by Onnit. He is a partial owner of the company, so take everything with a grain of salt.

I've never met a single person who watches Joe Rogan. I hang around wealthy intellectuals. So that's probably why.

sbeefyk2 wrote:

I've never met a single person who watches Joe Rogan. I hang around wealthy intellectuals. So that's probably why.

Wowwwwwwww so neat.

how do you watch a podcast? I've never had an iPod. I thought his show was on youtube or something. Still never seen it, lots of more interesting stuff on the platform.

Supplements you need are vitamins and minerals.

YMMV wrote:

Supplements are driven by nutrient-deficient plant-based foods, which is why younger women are the backbone of the industry. 75% of the Standard Western Diet is plant-based and deficient especially in fat-soluble vitamins and quality protein, and of course all vegans must supplement merely to exist.

Some of your crushes promote supplements.

How about that? What have you got to say now?

And cattle are fed supplements like B12 - especially as livestock sanitary conditions have improved

YMMV wrote:

Supplements are driven by nutrient-deficient plant-based foods, which is why younger women are the backbone of the industry. 75% of the Standard Western Diet is plant-based and deficient especially in fat-soluble vitamins and quality protein, and of course all vegans must supplement merely to exist.

Ponce de Leon wrote:

And cattle are fed supplements like B12 - especially as livestock sanitary conditions have improved

YMMV wrote:

Supplements are driven by nutrient-deficient plant-based foods, which is why younger women are the backbone of the industry. 75% of the Standard Western Diet is plant-based and deficient especially in fat-soluble vitamins and quality protein, and of course all vegans must supplement merely to exist.

Most are not given B12.

My supplements are salt and water. As a vegan I spent $100+ a month on bottles of useless crap trying to "get it right".

Another aspect of the supplement industry is that it gets people to associate pills with "health", and it becomes potty training for pharma addiction later to come. This lowers any resistance when it comes time when the local pill pusher, i.e. MD, starts filing your card with statins, beta-blockers, blood thinners, etc..

Those racks of pills fro the supp store when you are 30 become the pharmapill organizers when you are 60. And if you are a veggie already getting B12 and iron injections already, "HEY! try some of this TRT/HGH to get your limp carrot back into action!"