Cease & Desist: Supplement Products Banned-

Cease & Desist by tophercouture

With the nation wide shelf pull of herbal/vitamin supplements from 4 major retailers, it brings up more questions than answers.  These proclaimed 'lab tested' products raise whether many of their supplements still on the shelves contain anything their label says.  In fact, if you try to Google to find any clinical studies on any of these products, you will come up empty handed.  If you are taking any of the listed products, please stop!  They could be causing more harm than good.

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When taking supplements, educate yourself. Do your own research! 

5 Tips To Pick The Right Supplement For You:

1. Multi-vitamins are meant to provide nutrients our diets might be lacking. We want them to mimic food as closely as possible. Certain nutrients, like vitamins C and the B’s, only last in the body about 4 hours. Thus, we need to keep the body topped up throughout the day.  Using a brand that mimics nature will ensure maximum absorption like the two time patent on Oligofructose Complex.
2. Drug stores are exactly that…stores that sell drugs, not supplements. They usually carry the lowest quality and cheapest supplements available. Cheaper supplements most often contain fillers and additives that may do more harm to our health than any nutritional value the pill could supply.  Tip: Buy drugs at drug stores and health/wellness products at health food stores.
3. Often, the more you pay for a supplement the better the quality. For example, the cheapest calcium supplements are composed of calcium carbonate and calcium citrate. These forms of calcium are the least absorbable without a transport system like K2-D3 with added magnesium.
(BUYER BEWARE) Tip: If you are looking for a specific nutrient, a little google search including the phrase “most bio available” or “most absorbable form” followed by the nutrient might be helpful.  
4. Choose a supplement based on your research, not what the label says.  Labels often make claims which target a certain customer. Or, labels give dosages that are way too low. For example, vitamin D supplements will never recommend a dose higher than 1000iu (in Canada) due to Health Canada regulations. The latest research shows that most Canadians need at least 5000 iu of vitamin D per day for optimal health.
5. Although supplements are not prescription items, they should be treated as such. There’s a specific dosage, for a specific person, at a specific frequency, for a specific duration, that will elicit the optimal effect of the supplement. This can have consequences at both ends of the spectrum. The most common example seen in practice people not taking high enough dosages.
Tip: A product line can have one great product and the rest not be. Don’t rely on a brand name but instead what is actually in the supplement. If that is to much for you, than find someone who can make the best recommendations for your needs.  [Telpner]