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Supplement Industry: FAIL
No “Enlightened Snack Bars”. No super duper fat incinerating pills. Not even a ‘great tasting’ chalky “Enlightened’ shake that will do nothing but make you bloated. We do not sell or recommend these misleading products. They are not a replacement for effort, good choices and real food.
The majority of your nutrients should be coming from real food. NOT out of a bottle, wrapper or shaker cup. Supplements should SUPPLEMENT a good diet… not BE your diet. A protein bar is NOT a meal!!! A shake or a smoothie is not a meal! Humans live on solid food. Hummingbirds live on liquids.
Contrary to what the diet industry and media reports tell us, there is no food, vitamin or supplement that will cause fat loss in the face of poor diet and lifestyle choices. As a matter of fact, some can potentially cause harm. For example, various minerals and herbs are credited with lowering blood glucose or improving sugar metabolism. Does this mean that a normal, healthy person should take these for fat loss? Does it mean that someone suffering with a sugar metabolism disorder should take them?
Will an awful tasting supplement make you a muscular beast with veins popping all over? Not so much.
Fat Burners & Appetite Suppressants
Most fat burners are merely stimulants that will cause your temperature to rise and your heart to race. Neither of these will really do much in the way of helping you drop any significant fat. But, does a higher temperature and a racing heart sound like healthy features? How about insomnia and jitters? There are some fat burners (usually illegal, banned and highly dangerous) that can be purchased if you know the right people. How does permanent damage to your body or death sound?
Some supplements are merely fiber, laxatives or diuretics. They may cause the number on the scale to move downwards; pretty quickly sometimes. But, is this fat loss? No, it isn’t. It’s dehydration at its finest. But it sure tricks a lot of people into thinking that it is fat loss.
The majority of fat loss supplements sold on-line, in supplement shops and by diet companies are junk! But, we are desperate to lose the weight and we buy into the hype. Please don’t do it.
Remember. You can never, ever EVER out-supplement an inadequate diet!
Does this mean that we don’t ever recommend supplements?
Not at all. We think that nearly everyone can benefit by adding certain vitamins, minerals and fish oils. Some people have a hard time getting enough protein into their day. For them, a protein supplement is in order to ensure that they are getting enough of this essential nutrient.
We also realize that good quality vitamins, minerals and oils can be expensive. For instance, quality fish oil from a local health food store chain sells for $64.00 for a 500ml. bottle! That's more than most of us can spend on one supplement on a regular basis.
In order to encourage our clients (and everyone else) to purchase and use premium products we have formed alliances with select CANADIAN supplement retailers who offer discount prices. They are VitaHub and Life Choice.
Please see our menu bar for a link to VitaHub, where you can shop from the comfort of your home. I no longer shop locally, as their prices are much better. The same fish oil mentioned above is $39.97 from this retailer!
Life Choice products are only available through select retailers and health care professionals. They offer homeopathic and natural supplements to optimize health. You may visit their product page to preview their offerings at http://www.life-choice.net/category/prod/Products. Contact us to order products.
While you can choose to patronize your favorite retailer, just be sure that you are shopping around and getting the best quality supplements that you can afford at the best prices, and only take what you need, which is surprisingly little if you are eating a good diet.
The majority of your nutrients should be coming from real food. NOT out of a bottle, wrapper or shaker cup. Supplements should SUPPLEMENT a good diet… not BE your diet. A protein bar is NOT a meal!!! A shake or a smoothie is not a meal! Humans live on solid food. Hummingbirds live on liquids.
Contrary to what the diet industry and media reports tell us, there is no food, vitamin or supplement that will cause fat loss in the face of poor diet and lifestyle choices. As a matter of fact, some can potentially cause harm. For example, various minerals and herbs are credited with lowering blood glucose or improving sugar metabolism. Does this mean that a normal, healthy person should take these for fat loss? Does it mean that someone suffering with a sugar metabolism disorder should take them?
Will an awful tasting supplement make you a muscular beast with veins popping all over? Not so much.
Fat Burners & Appetite Suppressants
Most fat burners are merely stimulants that will cause your temperature to rise and your heart to race. Neither of these will really do much in the way of helping you drop any significant fat. But, does a higher temperature and a racing heart sound like healthy features? How about insomnia and jitters? There are some fat burners (usually illegal, banned and highly dangerous) that can be purchased if you know the right people. How does permanent damage to your body or death sound?
Some supplements are merely fiber, laxatives or diuretics. They may cause the number on the scale to move downwards; pretty quickly sometimes. But, is this fat loss? No, it isn’t. It’s dehydration at its finest. But it sure tricks a lot of people into thinking that it is fat loss.
The majority of fat loss supplements sold on-line, in supplement shops and by diet companies are junk! But, we are desperate to lose the weight and we buy into the hype. Please don’t do it.
Remember. You can never, ever EVER out-supplement an inadequate diet!
Does this mean that we don’t ever recommend supplements?
Not at all. We think that nearly everyone can benefit by adding certain vitamins, minerals and fish oils. Some people have a hard time getting enough protein into their day. For them, a protein supplement is in order to ensure that they are getting enough of this essential nutrient.
We also realize that good quality vitamins, minerals and oils can be expensive. For instance, quality fish oil from a local health food store chain sells for $64.00 for a 500ml. bottle! That's more than most of us can spend on one supplement on a regular basis.
In order to encourage our clients (and everyone else) to purchase and use premium products we have formed alliances with select CANADIAN supplement retailers who offer discount prices. They are VitaHub and Life Choice.
Please see our menu bar for a link to VitaHub, where you can shop from the comfort of your home. I no longer shop locally, as their prices are much better. The same fish oil mentioned above is $39.97 from this retailer!
Life Choice products are only available through select retailers and health care professionals. They offer homeopathic and natural supplements to optimize health. You may visit their product page to preview their offerings at http://www.life-choice.net/category/prod/Products. Contact us to order products.
While you can choose to patronize your favorite retailer, just be sure that you are shopping around and getting the best quality supplements that you can afford at the best prices, and only take what you need, which is surprisingly little if you are eating a good diet.