The Truth About the Supplements We Take

Why Nutrition Isn't What it Used to Be- and What That Means for Our Healing

I’ve been thinking a lot this week about the food we eat — and what it’s missing.

It’s easy to assume that if we’re eating grass-fed beef, or organic greens, or vibrant fruits… we’re nourishing ourselves well. And in many ways, we are.

But there’s a deeper truth I’ve been feeling into:
Even the cows that graze the land today aren’t grazing the same land we once knew.
The soil — the very ground their food grows from — is different.

It’s been stripped. Over-farmed. Lacking minerals like magnesium that once made our food truly nutrient-dense.

That lack gets passed on — into the plants, into the animals that eat the plants, and then into us.

Even the vibrant fruits and vegetables we see at the store have often been bred for sweetness, size, or shelf life — not deep nourishment.
And the truth is, food that’s harvested early, stored, and shipped across time zones just doesn’t carry the same life force it once did.

Which means: if you’re eating “all the right things” and still feeling depleted… it’s not just you.
It’s the system.

This is where supplementation can help.
But it’s also where things can go sideways.

Because over-supplementing — without knowing what your body actually needs — can do just as much harm as good.

I’ve tried so many supplements over the years.
Ones that everyone raved about… but my body didn’t love.
Ones that were supposed to help with a certain symptom… but ended up causing new ones.
Or supplements that only started working when I realized I needed way more than the suggested amount — or far less.

The truth is, “recommended dosages” are often generic.
And our bodies are anything but generic.

As women, we shift daily — with our cycle, our environment, our diet, our stress.
A blood test on a random Tuesday doesn’t always tell the full story.

So yes, it’s powerful to work with a practitioner, to get testing, and to make sure you’re not taking anything that could harm you.
But once that foundation is laid… I truly believe the most important guide is your own intuition.

I now have a small collection of food-based, whole-form supplements that I trust.
And instead of taking the same stack every day, I pause. I listen. I ask.

Some days I take more.
Some days I take none.
Some days my body says yes to sea moss, or thyroid support, or a spoonful of something mineral-rich.
And other days… she just wants to rest.

It’s not rigid.
It’s relational.

Because how we take the nutrients matters as much as what we take.
When we do it mindlessly — “I guess I should” or “everyone says this is good” — our body senses that.
It braces. It rushes. It flushes.

But when we pause, when we listen, when we take in what our body actually wants — with presence and gratitude — it receives it.
It uses it.

Healing becomes less about adding more — and more about attuning deeply.

That’s the kind of nourishment I want for you.
Not just the kind that checks a box.
But the kind that sinks in, holds you, and changes you from the inside out.

You were designed to know.
To feel.
To absorb life, not just survive it.

Trust her.

In Vibrant Health 🙏
Sarah Nichole