Confused - Alternative vs. Traditional

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Hi everyone,

This message is somewhat a response for ne, but may be helpful to some

others as well.

I do agree that what to take, what not to take, which brand to trust, which

brand not to trust... is confusing. I hope I can help a little with some

things I have learned by being involved in the health and nutrition

industry the last year and a bit. I am an independent distributor with,

from what I know, one of the better health and nutrition companies. I have

been doing my research and have a few suggestions for choosing which

brand(s) (of alternative medicines) to trust. I am new to the group, so

this may be old information, but I hope it isn't, and that it is helpful to

a few people. My experience is mainly with vitamin/mineral supplements and

a little with herbs.

Here is a couple of suggestions for choosing a brand: (it may take a little

digging to find this info out, but worth the effort)

1. If looking for vitamin/mineral supplements look for ones that are

naturally cold-pressed, in a tablet form, that are made with a vegetable

base.

2. Look for a brand that lists all of the ingredients on the label,

because legally they do not have to do this.

3. Try to find a brand where the company who researches and formulates the

product also produces them. Many companies contract-out the manufacturing

of their product, thus losing control over quarantying their quality and

potency.

4. Look for a brand that guarantees the potency and quality of the product

by adhering to stringent analytical and quality control procedures.

5. If possible, find out who are the founding members of this company.

Are their physicians and scientists behind the product, or a slick business

person just looking for money.

6. Look for a brand where the companies manufacturing facility complies

with pharmaceutical-grade Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP). Some of the

better brands will voluntarily comply with the GMP and produce their

products to pharmaceutical-grade.

That's about all I know. I hope it is helpful.

To add to the confusion, here is a quote from Dr. Colgan, whose

book I am reading, " The New Nutrition " . It says, " The majority of

multi-vitamins are woefully inadequate. In a recent study at Yale New

Haven Hospital... many were made with the wrong ratios of nutrients to each

other... or were missing some nutrients altogether. Of the 257 vitamin

products tested, only 49 were judged to be adequate. "

Wow! That tells me we need to investigate what we buy and who to trust.

Cheers,

Corrie, 28, Waterloo, Ontario