How do you decide which dietary supplements to buy, on what advice/evidence of efficacy, and where d'you shop?

Your interest in supplements is a sign that you want to take charge of your health. That is a good thing! Eating the right quantity and quality of food should be all that you really need, so I would start with good nutrition. However, you can supplement to help your body through an illness or if you feel that you are lacking something. If you do take a supplement, make sure it is of the highest quality, otherwise you are just wasting your money. Try shopping at a food cooperative, a place like like Whole Foods or a reputable health food store. The first link offers a lot of information and guidelines to answer your question. The second link will allow you to investigate specific supplements.





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I haven't seen any proof that vitamins or supplements actually work, or are effective. That is why the FDA does not approve them. I still take them though. I guess it may be a ';placebo'; effect, I don't know. I do know it can't hurt. I buy them at Walgreen's.How do you decide which dietary supplements to buy, on what advice/evidence of efficacy, and where d'you shop?
talk to an educated naturopathic doctor...they can help you decide what things to take....
well i'm 21, and a female vegetarian so i eat fairly healthy. what i take is a multivitamin, an iron supplement, a combo of vitamin b6, b12 and folic acid, and antioxidants (vitamins a, c, e) and since i've made these adjustments my overall health has improved DRASTICALLY. especially with regards to my energy, the iron really helped. i just looked into what my major health problems were, i was tired and seemed susceptible to the latest cold so i wanted to strengthen my immune system and increase my iron storage. i'm a vegetarian so i make sure to be pills that are vegetarian, not made out of gelatin and with vegetable derived ingredients. usually i shop at the nutrition house or the natural food pantry. i don't shop at shopper's because they sell fur products and refuse to take a stand on it. if you're just looking for a supplement in general and otherwise your health is okay, go for a multivitamin! drink green tea because it is high in antioxidants (protect against destructive free radicals). you can get iron naturally by drinking orange juice or something high in vitamin c along with your meals because vitamin c allows your body to absorb more iron, more efficiently. hope this helps!
Eat organic fruits and vegetables or grow your own. Stay away from anything with the word diet in it. If it's absolutely necessary, crazy glue your mouth shut.
The sad truth is that now a days we just don't get the nutrients that our body needs everyday. When looking into the problems that you have physically to determine what vitamins and minerals that you need dont forget the ones that help them work properly. IE when taking calcium the body also needs vitamin c to help process it.








Vitamins, before they are made to sell to us, are sold via bids (like in auctions) to the highest bidder. You may pay more for them but they are of the better quality.








Good Health...