The Wellness Mama Podcast · Katie Wells

Take Daily: How Supplements Hijack Our Health with Robyn Openshaw

January 19, 2026·1 hr 2 min·5 clips
Robin Openshaw exposes how the vitamin D you take is also used in rat poison.
Katie Wells interviews Robin Openshaw about her book exposing how the supplement industry hijacks health with synthetic, often harmful products. They delve into controversies around vitamin D, fish oil, and B vitamins, advocating for a return to natural foundations like sunlight and whole foods.

As heard by us

A pointed critique of supplement culture that asks what many pills are really doing.

This episode takes a hard look at the supplement aisle and the stories people tell themselves when every health question seems to have a capsule answer.

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Why you'd press play

If your supplement shelf has started to feel less like a solution and more like a system.

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