Are Your Supplements Actually Doing Anything?

Sponsor: Sooo.me Sooo.me™ is a longevity-focused nutraceutical brand offering science-backed supplements designed to support healthy aging, energy, focus, cellular health, and overall wellbeing. Its range combines high-purity ingredients, medicinal mushroom extracts, and targeted formulations with an emphasis on quality, transparency, and sustainable packaging. See what it can do for you — click below to try it today and use code LONGEVITYTECHNO for 10% off. Link: https://sooo.me/?ref=LTUNLOCKED ---------- Guests: Dr. Christopher Shade Founder and CEO of Quicksilver Scientific LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-christopher-shade-b5a44413/ Website: https://www.quicksilverscientific.com/ ---------- What if the biggest problem with your supplements isn’t what you take, but how much actually reaches your cells? Phil Newman sits down with Dr. Christopher Shade, founder and CEO of Quicksilver Scientific, to explore the science of supplement absorption, detoxification and next-generation nutrient delivery. Together they unpack why absorption can vary dramatically between compounds, how liposomal and nanoemulsion systems are designed to improve bioavailability, and why Shade believes detox requires more than short-term cleanses. From his “push-catch” approach to oral peptides, GLP-1 support and NAD+, the conversation examines how delivery could change the way longevity interventions are designed. In this episode, you'll learn: - Why Shade says detoxification needs to address cellular mobilization, liver and bile pathways, and elimination rather than relying on short-term “detox teas” or juice cleanses. - How absorption can vary dramatically between supplements, with Shade citing less than 1% absorption for standard berberine and reporting a 300-fold increase in curcumin absorption using his company’s delivery technology. - Why Quicksilver is exploring oral liposomal versions of peptides including BPC-157, KPV, TB-500, GHK-Cu and epitalin, and why Shade says dose equivalence matters when comparing oral delivery with injections. - Why coming off GLP-1 drugs may require more than simply stopping treatment, with nutrition, exercise and metabolic health forming part of the wider conversation. - How Shade sees the future moving toward personalized supplement stacks guided by biomarkers, genomics and individual response, rather than simply taking more products. The conversation also tackles the increasingly crowded supplement market and the challenge consumers face when trying to distinguish meaningful delivery science from marketing claims. Shade argues that pharmacokinetic data, manufacturing quality and measurable absorption should matter more than simply seeing “liposomal” written on a label. If you want to understand why longevity may depend not only on what you take, but whether your body can actually use it, this episode connects chemistry, supplementation and emerging delivery technologies with a more measured approach to optimizing health. Subscribe for weekly episodes that explore longevity science, preventative medicine, and the systems shaping how we live longer and better. ---------- Host: Phil Newman: https://qrco.de/bgXpNY