195: Jeff Byers: Inside the Supplement Industry: The 4 Supplements That Actually Matter

195: Jeff Byers: Inside the Supplement Industry: The 4 Supplements That Actually Matter

From Extend Podcast with Darshan Shah, MD by Darshan Shah, MD

September 1, 2026 · 1h 20m

About this episode

In this episode, Darshan Shah interviews Jeff Byers about the supplement industry and the four key supplements that can significantly impact health and performance.

Walk into any supplement aisle—or scroll through social media—and you'll find thousands of products promising better energy, performance, brain health, and longevity. But which supplements actually work? And how do you know what's really inside them? My guest is Jeff Byers, a former NFL athlete and the co-founder of Momentous , a performance nutrition company built around rigorous standards for supplement quality, sourcing, testing, and efficacy. His path into health and performance started long before Momentous. As a freshman football player at USC, a devastating hip injury led to two major surgeries and the possibility that he might never play again. That experience forced him to rethink his identity beyond football, eventually earning his MBA before going on to play in the NFL—and later channeling that same resilience into entrepreneurship and human performance. In this conversation, we clear up the confusion around supplements and get practical about what actually matters. We break down four foundational areas— creatine, protein, omega-3s, and fiber —and why consistency, proper dosing, sourcing, and product quality can matter just as much as the supplement itself. We also…

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Host: Darshan Shah, MD

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Organizations: Momentous, USC, NSF, USP

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