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Before you Buy Supplements
Today, people seeking to supplement their nutritional needs will often look for the cheapest vitamins and supplements. They tend to avoid purchasing medical grade products from doctors offices assuming the products will be too expensive. But while shopping over the counter or on Amazon or eBay may be quick and easy, you may be purchasing low quality or harmful products just to save a few bucks. Also, over the counter supplements are not regulated by the government so you should consider this before taking them.
Ordering Supplements on Amazon or eBay
Did you know that Amazon does not require a certificate of authenticity when products are sold on their platform? That means anyone can open up a store, create a product, and sell it. This is great for small (honest) businesses that are trying to get started. But for some, it’s an opportunity to make big money with no oversight.
One of the easiest ways to make a dishonest buck in the supplement world is to create a pill that mirrors a name-brand health supplement. They are able to create lookalike packaging on the internet for a “discounted” price.
Here’s the bottom line; If a legitimate medical-grade supplement is popular, you can bet someone, somewhere in the world, is counterfeiting it. Fake pills virtually never have the correct amount of the active ingredient they are supposed to contain.
For instance…
- They can create a label to look like the best selling brand and sell it as their own.
- They can change the date on expired products and repackage as new.
- They can buy products and cut it with inferior or unsafe materials and relabel them.
- They sell stolen products released on the black market without quality control.
What About Over the Counter Supplements?
The different between the medical-grade supplements we sell at Science Based Wellness and over the counter supplements is the ingredients. These vitamins or supplements often contain synthetic or cheaper forms of vitamins. Medical Grade supplements typically contain the best forms of vitamins that make sure that your body is getting the most effective and natural form of the vitamin. This is why they may cost a little more. Also, over the counter vitamins generally have lower concentrations of the product which means you may need to take more of the over the counter supplement to get to the daily requirement of a medical grade product. That being said, this makes the over the counter supplement not cheaper at all.
Also, over the counter or store grade supplements have more fillers. This means that you could be ingesting dyes, cork, and much more. These toxic fillers can make a person sick with prolonged use. Another downfall to over the counter supplements is that the exact ingredients don’t have to be listed on the label. This means that you never know what exactly you’re taking when you purchase and use an over-the-counter supplement.
About Pharmaceutical Grade Supplements
Pharmaceutical grade supplements are manufactured to the same standards as pharmaceutical drugs. They contain the highest quality ingredients available and meet all pharmaceutical standards and regulations. Science Based Wellness physicians prescribe vitamins and minerals the way that other doctors prescribe drugs. This is done in order to alter a patient’s biochemistry to restore overall health in a safe, natural way.
Now that you understand the difference between over the counter supplements and medical grade pharmaceutical supplements, you can make a more informed decision when you are trying to achieve optimal health.
Until next time, stay healthy!