When Buying Health Supplements
Whenever you buy any kind of vitamins, minerals, or any other type of health supplements such as msm supplement, you need to consider one very important factor first: That not all vitamins, minerals, and health supplements are created equal. Why is this so? Well, consider the facts. Nutritional supplements, like any other product, are manufactured by companies. As you know, companies are in it for the money, so their focus really is on increasing profits while cutting down on expenses. So even if that would mean great results in business, it’s not exactly great for our body’s health.
How dose cutting costs relate to health supplements, by the way? There are ways to make manufacturing health supplements cheaper, like putting in extra ingredients in lieu of the main ingredient. These are called binders and fillers. These ingredients are put there to prevent the other substances from caking together, and they are also used as fillers and to bind the other ingredients. These are not necessarily bad things, but they can be if you’re overusing them.
There are two common mistakes that a lot of people make when they go to a health food store and buy health supplements. First, they usually focus on the price of the product. This is generally considered to be a big mistake. People have to remember that nowadays, cheaper doesn’t necessarily mean better. Quality products take more time and resources to produce, so they usually cost more. And our health and those of our families should not have a price tag on it.
Second, they look at the quantities. I have known lots and lots of people that compare two products like this. For example, they pick up a bottle of vitamins that indicates 500mg of Vitamin C. The other bottle says only 250mg of Vitamin C. They immediately think that the former is better. Your body is not going to absorb all these extra milligrams anyway. One thing I would suggest to you is to carefully read the labels. And remember what I mentioned a while ago about those fillers and binders. If you find health supplements that are full of these extra ingredients, or come much cheaper than usual, forget it.
Ignore the amount and read the labels. If you need any help, ask the staff or salespersons. Unfortunately, some stores hire people without any knowledge at all about the items they are selling, so if you find that the staff doesn’t even know what he’s talking about, then go elsewhere. Here’s a quick rule of thumb: Get the msm supplement with the least possible amount of fillers. How do you know? Because when you read the labels like I told you, you will recognize and see many other extra ingredients. Lots of reputable companies that make quality health supplements are now using recyclable packaging, so this would also be a guide for you.
When buying health supplements, it’s always wise to pick ones from good brands. You won’t always get it the first time, but you’ll soon learn to recognize them after a while. The better products do tend to be a bit more expensive; however, you will need to take them less frequently to get the same benefits, so it’s going to pay off in the long run for you and your body.
Syahrul Azlan Idris
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January 10th, 2010 at 5:17 pm
Does name brand matter when buying health supplements.?
Let’s say I am buying health supplements such as Multi-Vitamin Tablets, Melatonin or Omega 3.
1. Should I consider a name brand or is it okay to pick the cheapest one?
2. Of the following brands, which one has the best quality and is most trustworthy?
Natrol, Nature Made, Schiff, GNC, Centrum and etc.
(Suggest me other brand if you can!)
January 10th, 2010 at 10:19 pm
I suggest the Solgar VM 75 Multivitamin…its the best, been on them for years…feel good and don’t have many health issues (other than hereditary ones HBP, but that’s it). PEACE!
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January 10th, 2010 at 10:21 pm
Solgar is a trustworthy make, they do extensive research into their products. Viridian are also a reputable make. My personal faves are New Chapter as they make incredibly natural, easily absorbable supplements that really really fantastic. Generally with supplements you get what you pay for.
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January 10th, 2010 at 10:23 pm
Any you buy in the grocery store are not that good.
They are okay if that is all you can afford.
I don’t even care for much of GNC’s stuff.
You are better off looking for supplements that do not contain fillers and binders like magnesium stearate, sodium benzonate, palmitic acid and so forth.
http://www.qnlabs.com is one place that has more organic supplements.
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January 10th, 2010 at 10:25 pm
I always recommend staying with the big players whose quality control and effectiveness is well established. I like the Life Extension Institute products. SportsPharma is also good. As luck would have it, I just did some research on this very subject this morning. I came across a link evaluating the "top 25" supplements sold in the US and Canada. They say this was the top 25 out of 1,000 and claim all by independent study. I will include a link below. Here are their findings:
"Comparative Guide to Nutritional Supplements"
by Lyle MacWilliam, BSc, MSc, FP.
RATING BRAND NAME PRODUCT NAME
1 USANA Health Sciences Essentials (U.S.)
2 Douglas Labs Ultra Preventive X
3 Vitamin Research Products Extend Plus
4 Source Naturals Life Force Multiple
5 Source Naturals Élan Vitàl
6 USANA Health Sciences Essentials (Canadian)
7 FreeLife Basic Mindell Plus
8 Life Extension Foundation Life Extension Mix
9 Karuna Maxxum 4
10 Ultimate Nutrition Super Complete
11 Douglas Labs Ultra Preventive Beta
12 SportsPharma Multiguard
13 Dr. Julian Whitaker’s Forward Multi-Nutrient
14 Douglas Labs Ultra Preventive III
15 amni Added Protection III
16 Purity Products Perfect Multi Focus Formula
17 DaVinci Laboratories Spectra Woman
18 Doctor’s Nutrition Mega Vites Woman
19 Mountain Naturals of Vermont Women’s Superior
20 Douglas Labs Ultra Preventive IX
21 Nutrition Dynamics Optimum Health Essentials
22 Karuna Maxxum 2
23 DaVinci Laboratories Spectra
24 FoodScience of Vermont Superior Care
25 Mountain Naturals of Vermont Superior Care
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http://www.comparing-vitamin-supplements.com/vitamin-brand-ratings.html
January 10th, 2010 at 10:27 pm
All that matters is three things:
1. It is ’standardised’ which means the amount of active ingredient is the same in each and every pill. This matters more for herbals than vitamins, of course.
2. It does not contain any filler ingredients or dyes that you have an allergy to.
3. The ingredient you want is in a form you can absorb easily. For example Calcium Carbonate is a good antacid but not a good calcium supplement. OR if you are taking Iron know that it needs Vitamin C with it in order to get absorbed. Stuff like that. Also Omega 3 is often made from Fish Oil, which is great, but it can make you burp, which isn’t, so get the pills that say ‘burpless.’
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January 10th, 2010 at 10:29 pm
any brand they are all the same its only the name but you get the vitamins in what you eat if you eat proper foods fruit and veg
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January 10th, 2010 at 10:31 pm
Of course the brand is important. In the supplement industry, no one is watching what companies do very closely. So, some companies are fly-by-night while others are very credible.
A great resource to research these products is NutritionalTree.com. They collect consumer reviews on thousands of products and rate them from 1-5 stars.
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January 10th, 2010 at 10:33 pm
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