Insider supplement secrets: what do the experts really take?

Have you ever wondered what supplements the top health gurus actually take--you know, for their own personal use when they're at home and out of the public eye?

Sure, most health experts outline their ideal nutritional programs in books. But with their hectic lives, what foods do they really eat? And what supplements do they privately rely on?

Could they be experimenting on themselves with as-yet-unproven anti-aging concoctions from their labs?

We set out to track down the answers, acquiring in the process a greater appreciation of how busy these nutritional celebrities are.

But what we eventually discovered led us on our own amazing, behind-the-scenes tour of personal supplement secrets--brushing teeth with probiotics; red rice yeast and dark chocolate used as supplements; and a multi-source oil blended to a precise omega balance. And more.

Our advice? Avoid copying the personal dietary and supplement regimen of any health expert. Your diet and your supplements should be tailored to your own medical conditions, genetic predispositions, age and level of physical activity, in other words, do as the experts say, not necessarily what they do. Still, they do make some very interesting choices, don't they?

Dean Ornish, MD