3 Keys To Choosing An Effective Nutritional Supplement
Vitamin shopper Bob is perusing the nutritional supplement aisle
at his local health food store. The claims on the bottles jump
off the shelf at him: "World's most powerful formula!" ... "10X
Stronger" ... "Most effective yet!" So many products, all
claiming to be the best! Which is actually the best?
Bob needs to learn exactly what to look for to determine which
product is really the best. These 3 keys will help you choose a
supplement that will give you your money's worth.
Key #1: Raw numbers The first thing you can check (and probably
the easiest) is to check the raw numbers on the product label.
How much of the active ingredient is in the product? How many
miligrams of a particular nutrient? If the information is not on
the label, contact the manufacturer. They may have the data to
send you.
Key #2: Are the numbers lying? They say that numbers don't lie.
That isn't true in this case. The raw numbers can actually be
very deceptive. Here's why: many nutrients are very fragile, &
easily destroyed. You need to find out if the product is
proccessed and handled in a manner that all the nutrients are
still there when you swallow it. In other words, you want your
supplement to contain all of the nutrients when you swallow it
that the label says it did in the lab where it was tested.
It can be pretty tough to figure out whether a product meets
this criteria or not. The best way to do this is to find out if
the manufacturer has done studies to determine if the product is
just as effective off the shelf as it was in the lab.
Key #3: Are the nutrients absorbable? Once you have determined
if the product you are considering buying still has all of it's
nutrients in it when you buy it, you need to find out if your
body can absorb the nutrients that are in the products. There
are two pretty simple ways to do this: 1) Find out if there is a
scientific study on the absorbability of the product, 2) Find
out if the nutrients in the product are still in their natural
form. Just having the nutrients in a food base won't work. The
nutrients need to be in their original form.
If you use these three keys when choosing a nutritional
supplement, I promise you that you'll be able to better choose
the product that's truly the best.