Get Your Body Healthy

At the store the other day at the checkout counter I was leafing through a tabloid.  It had the most fantastic stories.

The articles inside included:

• New Proof Found:  Future Humans Built the Pyramids
• SHOCKING NEW PREDITIONS FOR ARMAGEDDON 2010
• Bubonic Plague Kills Time Machine Inventor
• Heath Ledger’s Ghost Haunts Manhattan
• Rainstorms send Chupacabras into Blood Sucking Frenzy!
• Squirrel Meat Coming to A Store Near You!

Pretty hard to believe isn’t it?

These unbelievable tabloid stories do entertain their readers and don’t cost too much.  They don’t harm anyone even if some people believe them.

There is another type of fictional story however, that can cost people a lot of money.  These tall tales are told by some dietary supplement companies and distributors as they make unwarranted claims for their products.

I’ve seen claims for: 

• A pill that kills cancer cells before they can multiply.  Not only that, they say it cuts prostate cancer risk 50% etc.
• A New “miracle cream” that makes dangerous estrogen replacement therapy obsolete.
• A Liver & Kidney Cleanse Fast-Acting Flush that undoes the damages of Burgers.. Booze… and Rx drugs.
• An exotic juice drink that’s good for almost anything that ails you!

A flood of illegitimate claims are made for these products, in advertisments, on product labels and by distributors.  Such claims frequently cause people to spend a lot of money with little or no results and may cause them to delay seeking the medical attention they need.

Don’t get me wrong, there are legitimate and beneficial dietary supplement brands out there.  As a matter of fact, even the AMA has recognized the importance of dietary supplements in disease prevention.  An article in JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, stated that it appears that it would be prudent to take supplements. Millions of people use nutritional supplements as an important part of a healthy lifestyle.

But how can you find a legitimate and beneficial supplement and avoid the pretenders in the marketplace?

First – ask for scientific proof that the product does what is said.  Are there any published studies or clinical trials available?  Ask the distributor “Where’s the science?”

It’s important to note that you’re looking for validation on the final product not just on one or two individual ingredients in the product.  For instance the intrinsic benefits of vitamin C might not have survived the processing regimen and made it into the final product or in a beneficial combination with other ingredients.

Afterall, if someone told you that their antifreeze had high levels of vitamin C in it, would you expect that drinking it would be healthy for you?

Second – Reputable dietary supplement makers do not connect the use of their product to the curing, mitigation, or healing of any disease.  As a matter of fact they’re prohibited by law from doing so.

Third – Find out how to read product labels to see what’s in the bottle.  It could be that the “miracle product” you’re paying for is nothing more than expensive grape juice.

With these key points in mind you can separate the truth from the fiction and enjoy vibrant health. 

Watch the video of this presentation to see the actual tabloid stories and some outrageous supplement claims.

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