Supplements: Are They Really As Effective As You\'ve Been Lead To Believe

written by: John Ferriere and Ben Kong; article published: year 2007, month 11;


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Do you know, with a solid grounding in functional nutrition and how your body really works you have a massive edge, without even using supplements - Eating clean will already deliver you massive results.

Supplements are really just the final edge that they were always meant to be. By actually fuelling your body correctly, and seeing it change you will no longer be clinging to the false hopes that many of the supplement companies depend upon to sell their inferior products. Instead you will be able to make intelligent and rational decisions about what you would like to use and invest your money in, measure the results and stick to what works without having to voraciously consume in blind hope for an easy way out.

In the morass of corruption that is the supplement industry at large, there are companies that honestly innovate and research to create products that actually increase performance and play a role in improving your body. You will often find that their advertising is more down to earth (though not always) but the main thing is that they back up their claims with solid scientific journal research as opposed to fake statistics or studies done by their paid scientists and outrageous before and after shots.

You will also find that these more reputable companies also pride themselves on making better quality products. They don’t just copy but strive to make what in their opinion is a superior product. You can often tell when you read comparisons of the active ingredients to see who is serious. It’s no guarantee but it helps. The bottom line though is if you see and feel a result from a product on a consistent basis and you are happy to invest the money then for you, it is a good supplement.

Supplements are often dressed up in the realm of complex science and there are new products coming out every day. In time you will also see old products make comebacks and you can chuckle at the audacity of seeing something you saw 10 years ago being hyped as the next big thing.

The key is to simplify things.

Supplement Groups

First of all it is important to note that most supplements fall into various groups. Once you know the basic supplement groups which are related to a specific goal or body function, there is essentially a small core of things that work very well in each group as well as several others that work well for most people but may not have as solid research to back it up (as yet) or may not work for all people. This second tier may also include new or emerging products that show a lot of promise from respectable companies.
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