Why Nutritional Vitamin Supplements Could Be A lot More Effective!

This page ' Why Nutritional Vitamin Supplements Are Not As Good As They Could Be' is a sub-topic of how to evaluate nutritional supplements

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You Absolutely Need To Evaluate Supplements Before You Buy

You've already know that a HUGE amount of money is wasted each and every day on poorly put together and ineffective supplements!

This Is Why:

• GMP regulations that don't stop a bad supplements from being made


• Cheating and dishonest manufacturers and suppliers


• Supplement Manufacturing which is contracted out


• Extremely large organizational structures


• Constant pressure from shareholders - aka GREED

So let's take a look at exactly how each of these factors ultimately plays a part in witling down the strength, quality, safety and value for money of vitamin supplements.

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Nutritional Vitamin Supplements And
Weak Industry Regulations

Why is it that when your doctor tells you to take a pharmaceutical drug you do so without any real concern about its quality or ability to work? (Disregard nasty side-effects for a moment so I can make my point).

It's probably because you know in the back of your mind that prescription drugs are subject to strict regulation and oversight.

• There are no U.S. regulations in place that require proof that a nutritional vitamin supplement works!


• There are also no government agencies which regularly monitor active ingredient amounts, quality, purity and efficacy against bottle label claims.


• Companies manufacturing nutritional vitamin supplements don't have to inform the FDA before manufacturing or selling (unless there's a totally new ingredient not existing in the market since 1994).


• There's not even a regulation which requires proof that a supplement is safe!

This means unscrupulous manufacturers and suppliers with little know-how can put together and sell ineffective supplements!

This is why we end up with supplements:

• With too little or even none of the active ingredient


• Spiked with inactive fillers


• With too much active ingredient


• Containing pesticides, herbicides or pathogens


• Containing dangerous or illegal ingredients (particularly lead!)


• Containing the wrong ingredient (especially herbs)


• With misleading product info or health claims

If you're interested you can follow this link to an article about supplement fraud at WebMDHealth

Contract Manufacturing
Is The Door Open For Your Supplement?

Here's a fact that may surprise you. Over 95% of nutritional vitamin supplements in the US are produced by just a handful of contract manufacturers!

This compromises quality control as contract manufacturers have wildly varying standards (which is no secret to those like me who have worked in the industry). If you knew what I know you would be a lot more careful who you buy from, including some major brand names!


Strike A Pose

Most nutritional vitamin supplements, from simple vitamin and mineral formulations to would-be super supplements, are put together from a marketability point of view - cashing in from the latest 'in-vogue' nutrients.

Contract manufacturers get in on the act by putting together cheap ready to go supplement mixes for sale!

Company Structures And
Shareholder GREED

You probably know that nutritional vitamin supplements are usually sold via MLM (multi level marketing).

This is bad news for supplement consumers like you and I because the MLM system generates HUGE administrative costs. Layer upon layer of commissions must be paid under this structure and these absolutely impact on a supplements quality, efficacy and price.

The wide corporate structures (with or without MLM) of those humungous US based supplement companies are inefficient and generate gargantuan costs. They have no choice but to inflate product prices and look for sneaky shortcuts to drive profit.

The type of shortcuts going on behind the scenes are much too technical to bore you with but in the simplest sense they relate to the total number, type and molecular form of ingredients used; their potencies and of course the dosage amounts included.

Are You Ready To Discover The True Effectiveness Of Nutritional Vitamin Supplements And Never Get Sucked In By Marketing Lies Again?

Just follow this link back to evaluating nutritional vitamin supplements and use the evaluation criteria links there.

In no time at all you'll be evaluating multivitamin nutritional supplements like a pro!

Your health and wallet will give you a big Thank You!



Sources

1. Pilzer PJ. The Wellness Revolution. 2002. 4:106