In this conversation with Jillian Mariani—founder of Niyama Wellness and 20+ year veteran of Canada’s vitamin and supplement industry—we’re talking about something most women don’t connect until it’s already cost them: the relationship between burnout, perimenopause, and the supplements we actually need versus the chemistry experiment most of us are doing in our kitchens every morning.

Jillian didn’t set out to start a business. She set out to survive a season of life that nearly broke her—working 65-hour weeks, not sleeping, drowning in anxiety she didn’t yet recognize as perimenopause, and swallowing handfuls of pills she believed in but couldn’t sustain. What came out of that season was Niyama: clean, Canadian-made, Health Canada-approved supplements designed for busy women who actually want to feel the difference.

I’ll walk you through:

✅ Why what’s NOT in a supplement matters just as much as what is

✅ The difference between stevia, monk fruit, and why super tasters taste everything differently

✅ How perimenopause quietly looks like anxiety, insomnia, and burnout—before you even know what’s happening

✅ Why Jillian left a 23-year corporate career and what it took to start over in her late 40s

✅ The four supplements she won’t travel without (and why)

✅ The real conversation about creatine for women—cognition, mood, muscle preservation, and sleep deprivation

✅ Why hitting 100 grams of protein daily matters—and how to actually do it without losing your mind

✅ How to simplify your supplement routine so you actually stick to it

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Whether you’re drowning in supplement guilt, navigating perimenopause without a roadmap, or quietly wondering if your exhaustion is more than just a busy life—this conversation is for you. Sometimes the most important thing you can do for your health is simplify, not add more.

🔔 Remember: You cannot out-supplement a bad diet or a bad lifestyle. But the right foundational habits—done consistently and enjoyably—can genuinely change how you feel every single day.

Connect with Jillian Mariani & Niyama Wellness:

🌐 https://niyama-wellness.ca

📱 Instagram: @niyamawellnesscanada