If you’ve watched any television lately, or if you’re a social media wonk, you probably have seen the variety of health supplement products being advertised. There are supplements for everything that ails you.

Worried about your brain and developing early dementia? There’s a supplement for that. Worried about your liver? (Who worries about their liver?) There’s a supplement to cure that. Want to have better looking skin? There’s a supplement for that. How about slowing down the aging process? (Everybody wants that!) There’s a supplement for that. Worried about your blood pressure? Of course, there’s a supplement for that. In fact, I dare say there’s a supplement that promises to make you feel better, look better, think better, have more energy and strength, and live longer!

I’ve told my wife that if you take every supplement that is advertised on the market, you’ll probably live forever.

Just joking, naturally; but now I believe there are people who believe that! According to a Wall Street Journal article, written by Sara Ashley O’Brien, some people are actually spending $1000 per month on supplements. That’s right, one thousand dollars per month!

Here’s an example of what she means:

Kristin Leite, 38, spends about an hour organizing her “stack” for the week.

“In the morning, I take four powders and about five capsules,” said Leite, an esthetician who lives in Tampa, Fla. She pops around five more in the afternoon, and at night she swallows six or seven capsules. “I’m talking probably like over 20 different supplements throughout the day,” she said, making adjustments based on how she feels.

That’s on top of the injections Leite gives herself regularly: NAD+, which she says makes her feel energized and alleviates her brain fog, and glutathione, which is marketed for antioxidant and immune support. “It’s very painful, and it stings and it’s horrible,” Leite said of the latter. The Food and Drug Administration has warned that both can cause health problems in injectable form.

This girl has a following on Tik Tok of more than 615,000 followers, as well as links to ShopMy and Amazon, where she earns affiliate revenue from sales. So, she has a financial incentive for this foolishness. But she’s not alone.

Over-the-top supplement regimens have become bragging rights for the health-conscious and wellness-obsessed. From beauty lovers to masculinity influencers, everyone is boasting about their “stacks”—the numerous capsules, powders and injections they take regularly in the hopes of achieving a cumulative, self-optimizing effect. They’re spending over $1,000 a month in some cases on products that purport to improve their sleep, mental health, fertility, appearance and longevity, but often aren’t approved for those purposes. Some are making money from their endorsements.

Supplements went from a means of treating diseases caused by nutritional deficiencies in the 1900s to lifestyle products that are now the backbone of a $70 billion industry. Because they do not undergo approval by the FDA, they aren’t reviewed for safety or efficacy before coming to market. Some have lots of scientific research backing their use, while others have very limited support. Manufacturers are prohibited from making claims about treating or preventing disease, but influencers have sold the idea that buying the right products can fend off or cure almost any ailment.

Don’t buy the hype. Despite claims by these sellers that their products are “doctor recommended,” there’s little evidence of that in the commercials. In fact, I have quizzed my doctors on several of these products and all of them tell me there is no clinical evidence to support their claims. There’s an old saying that applies here: “Let the buyer beware.”