Are Your Supplements Safe?

Today we are going to talk about supplements. Are your supplements safe? And is it safe to buy from online places like Amazon? I have a question for you. Do you take supplements? But how do you know what are taking is safe? Where do you get your information from? Do you get your information from marketing departments from these big companies, from television ads, from radio ads, from podcasts from commercials and magazines, maybe from salespeople. It's very difficult to navigate these waters alone.

How Do Supplements Work?

Supplements can be absolutely life transforming, but the whole world of supplementation is very confusing. The marketing behind supplements is convincing people to go buy supplements, but it's not educating people as to why they need the supplements in the first place.

Every time I watch a video online for different supplements or I listen to a podcast everything sounds like I need it.  There are all kinds of claims, especially online, to get you to think that this supplement or that supplement can solve all your problems. Whether it’s loss of sleep, joint pain, or weight loss, everyone is trying to solve their problems.  That’s where I come in. I say, test don’t guess. I’m trying to educate; I’m not discussing certain brands or endorsing any products.  Schedule a free call with me today.

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Where Do Your Supplements Come From?

The world we live in today is wreaking havoc on our gut, toxins, chemicals, stress. Nobody thinks about stress is really whether it's physical stress or mental stress. We've talked many times on the Harmony with Food Show about food and mood, fix the gut, fix the brain. Today we're focusing on the fact that you may take your supplements willy nilly. If you don’t know what supplements are working and you don’t know what supplements are not working and I’m going to be giving you advice on whether you should be shopping for your supplements online. Some studies that found that some of the supplements on Amazon were not what they promised shopping, we know there's thieves everywhere. Why wouldn't they be on Amazon? They're going to take your favorite product by Dr. So -and -so, and they're going to make it look exactly like the bottle that you've bought at your natural health food store.

You can get guidance from someone like me, but I am not going to sit here and tell you exactly what supplements that I think are the best because the problem with that is how you're going to go on Amazon and order it. Chances are you may not even get the product that you hoped for. And then you're going to be like, oh, that didn't really work. Well, there are reasons for that. There are reasons for doing things the right way, the correct way. And sometimes you get what you pay for. So, it's best to go with a blood test to decide and to decide what supplements to take and want not to take.

Knowing What’s Working

Maybe you're spending hundreds of dollars a month on supplements and you're not even sure if they are or are not working. The problem also is they can be doing more damage than good.

 It's best to go with a blood test to determine exactly what supplements you need and not spend money needlessly on supplements that you don't need. Because we know that certain supplements can be toxic to our body. For example, while folic acid can prevent cancers, high doses of folic acid in synthetic form, it's possible they may be promoting some cancers. We're in control of our fate and we're in control of our fate through our mouth.

So, we need to think about is this working? And can I see this in the lab tests that I've done. And if you're suffering with weight loss resistance, joint pain, maybe you've been told you're celiac negative. You don't have celiac disease, but you do have IBS. Now what? That's when we can say tests don’t determine exactly what food, we want you to understand where the pitfalls are, what things there are to avoid, what risks and dangers exist. In the world of supplementation and on the flip side, we want you to know what hope and possibility exists. And that's part of the reason I do the Harmony with Food Show is to educate. Now, I'm not going to sit here and say this supplement's the best supplement for you. I can help you determine exactly what tests would be best for you. So, if you're kind of feeling confused, you feel like you're spending a ton of money on supplements, you don't know which one is or is not working.

One we just talked about was folic acid, which can, as the synthetic form, can actually promote cancer. Now that's the opposite of what you're trying to do, I assume. Vitamin D can be toxic at levels above 120.And some people would argue with that, but I'd say beer minimum of 5 ,000 a day. And again, we're in functional nutrition, we're going to want your vitamin D to be up more, you know, 60 would be the lower end. We want to see it more 80 to 100. Some people would say over 100 is toxic. I would like let's stay in the safe zone. We want to make sure that we're getting the appropriate supplements and we're not just taking them and wasting money every month. Or in the best scenario, you're wasting money, and you don't even know what supplements are or are not working. And the worst scenario, you are causing damage to your body, either promoting cancer or toxicity to your liver.

Looking for Quality Control

There are also companies that may look legitimate, but they use low quality ingredients and don't have their products third party certified for quality assurance. Amazon is a large company with numerous warehouses. We all know this spanning the continent. As a result, there are challenges in regulatory inventory. Since Amazon doesn't stock all their supplements, they sell in their warehouse, it can be difficult to guarantee the storage and handling condition for these third parties. In other words, there's thieves everywhere else. Why wouldn't they be on Amazon? You may be ordering a product that has quality control issues when buying supplements on Amazon. And one of the things that I see a lot is people buying store brand supplements.

I might be able to lead you to a website where you can help find out more and find exactly what you need because if I'm not the exact person for you, that's okay. We're going to save ourselves both time and energy and frustration.

Another study said 14 of the most popular colloidal silver products sold on Amazon, the results found that 70 % of them contained only ionic silver and yet over half of them were marketed by manufacturers as colloidal silver0 despite there being major differences between the actions and healthfulness of the colloidal silver so this isn't to frighten anyone I just want you to be aware and educated you don't know what you don't know and If you're not sure what you're doing with your supplements or you're having a lot of weight loss resistant GI issues, brain fog, fatigue, and conventional medicine is just not doing it for you. 

This is where I come in and say, test, don’t guess. Schedule a call with me today to find out the best path for you. We're in the 21st century and it's by no means a one size fits all situation. That's why I created the bio unique boutique program where we can talk, where we can determine. Exactly what testing you should or shouldn't do by making a free call. Don’t waste another minute suffering from food intolerances, allergies or GI problems or trying to figure out what supplements to buy. Schedule a call today so you can test, not guess!

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