WHY PEOPLE OFTEN FEEL BETTER OR RECOVER AFTER TAKING SUPPLEMENTS:

1. They're fixing a deficiency
   If your body is low in something essential (like vitamin D, B12, iron, magnesium, etc.), you might feel tired, weak, foggy, or even depressed. When you give your body what it's missing, it can start functioning properly again — and you feel the difference.

Example:
Someone with iron deficiency anemia might feel exhausted all the time. After taking iron supplements, their energy comes back because their body can finally make enough red blood cells.

2. They're supporting healing processes
   The body needs nutrients to repair tissue, fight inflammation, and produce energy. Supplements can help speed that up when you're sick, injured, or stressed.

Example:
Taking collagen or vitamin C after surgery or an injury can support faster wound healing.

3. They're boosting energy or metabolism
   Certain nutrients like B vitamins, coenzyme Q10, and magnesium are involved in turning food into energy. If you're low, you might feel drained. Supplements can help recharge that system.
4. They correct imbalances caused by stress or lifestyle
   Chronic stress can deplete nutrients. Supplements like magnesium, adaptogens, or omega-3s can help rebalance things and reduce symptoms like anxiety, brain fog, or poor sleep.
5. The placebo effect (and that's not a bad thing!)
   Sometimes just the belief that something will help actually does make you feel better. The mind is powerful — and many people recover partly because they expect to.

The key idea:

When the body gets the missing tools it needs, it can start to repair itself. Supplements don’t heal you — they give your body what it needs to do the healing.