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  • Published: 4 June 2026
  • ISBN: 9781529975314
  • Imprint: Ebury Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 320

How Not to Take Supplements

A Dietitian's Guide to Thriving on Real Food




An evidence-based guide to one of the biggest cons in ‘wellness’ – the supplement – empowering you to eat well without relying on pills

Feel at your very best – without taking supplements

The supplement industry is booming, fuelled by influencer endorsements. With so many pills promising to fix just about anything, it’s all too easy to fall for the hype. What many of us don’t know is that the supplement industry is completely unregulated – and these ‘wonder’ pills are often expensive placebos. It’s time to take back control.

In this evidence-based, no-nonsense guide by Registered Dietitian Josie Porter, you’ll discover that the best way to live well and feel better is not through supplement subscriptions, but by giving your body what it needs through real food.

Using a ‘food-first approach’, How Not to Take Supplements includes delicious recipes, handy meal plans and supplement reviews, as well as chapters covering hormones, skin, gut health, energy, immunity and longevity. You’ll discover a new way of eating that will transform your health in a way no supplement ever could.

  • Published: 4 June 2026
  • ISBN: 9781529975314
  • Imprint: Ebury Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 320

About the author

Josie Porter

Josie Porter is a registered dietitian with extensive experience in nutrition science. Her food-first approach to nutrition helps people take back control of their diets, offering them a practical, accessible way to cut through the noise and truly understand what you need to eat to feel your best.

Praise for How Not to Take Supplements

In a world of quick fixes and mixed messages, this is the book we all need to read. It brings the focus back to balanced, evidence-based nutrition and a food-first mindset, while acknowledging that supplementation has its place when guided by credible sources and science rather than trends.

Dr Chintal Patel

If you want to improve your health and your bank balance, read this book

Jordan Haworth AKA @mrguthealth

Josie is an excellent clinician who always follows where the evidence leads. She translates the science into genuinely practical advice without overwhelming people, and makes nutrition feel accessible and grounded, rather than dry or overly complicated.

Megan Rossi