Oli Patrick

We will catch you next week with a brand new episode of The Extra Mile.

It is a joy to be with you.

I love talking about this stuff.

We would talk about this stuff, whether there's microphones or cameras here or not.

And I think there's more and more people who want to talk about the stuff that we love.

So I'm thrilled to have the opportunity to discuss with you and everyone out there.

Do we need it?

The word itself, you get your Sunday newspaper, you get the supplement.

By definition, it is in addition to.

So I think the great challenge is the word itself doesn't mean anything, right?

It's in addition to.

And of course, what we're looking at here is the human machine does require nutrients for our existence.

You and I, we are operating a very complicated machine, and some of the activities that go on require elements from our diet.

I require certain amino acids from the proteins I eat.

I require, again, sunlight to help me make vitamin D. And the great question is, can I get all those nutrients that my body needs to work effectively through diet alone?

And you've got to start with that first hypothesis.

Can a human be nourished before we conceive of a supplement, an additional product or pill that's going to top up some of those nutrients?

And I think my personal journey on that is, I think the science is you can be nourished without a supplement.

but you would have to work bloody hard.

But you would have to be so diligent with your intake of the different food groups at the right dosages without overcooking them, making sure your gut health was in great nick to absorb them all, making sure that you weren't burning through too many.