Knowing Your Supplements…Healthy or Harmful
Are my supplements helping or hurting my health? This is the big question with the latest crack-down on several major supplement companies. Choosing the most cost effective supplements doesn’t necessarily mean quality. In my recent article about food ingredients I discussed the hidden culprits that can affect our focus, anxiety, mood, and overall well-being, but what if you discovered this not only applies to food? Yes, our supplements can also be adulterated leading to ill effects to many people.
Recently in the news, several major supplement companies were exposed for the quality of their product as well as the quantity. There are two issues; one is the actual quantity of the nutrients it claims to contain on the label. The second is the added ingredients that the average person wouldn’t expect to find in their supplements with some not even listed on the label.
