How to Bring Your Supplement List to a Doctor's Appointment
A blank template only helps if you remember to update it. Here's how to walk into your next appointment with a supplement list that's already current, because it comes straight from what you've been tracking.
The Doctor Disclosure Gap
Ask someone if they're taking any medications and they'll list their prescriptions. Ask if they take supplements and most people won't think to mention the fish oil, the magnesium, or the turmeric capsule they've taken every morning for years. Here's what that gap costs, and why it happens.
Which Supplements to Stop Before Surgery (and When)
Ask a few different sources when to stop taking fish oil before surgery and you'll get a few different answers, anywhere from a week out to "you probably don't need to." Here's what the guidance actually says for the supplements that come up most, where it genuinely disagrees, and why your own surgical team's instructions always come first.