You have mentioned using “good” vitamins and herbs. Could you tell me what brand(s) you suggest? Thank you!
The best brands are marketed only to health professionals (and these are the brands I use on the website).
I have taken great care in designing the Primivia supplement line that is available on this website, incorporating the key ingredients in the most beneficial products on the market. There are also some good quality supplements among the network marketing programs; however, I would have to examine their ingredients in order to give you an assessment of each individual brand. I have had many readers frequently share their product information with me (often several readers share the same products with me). My decision is to recommend the successful treatment options I have personally tried.
Health food stores would probably be your next best option. Your least desirable options would be regular grocery stores and pharmacies. Buying on the internet will give you all the range of qualities, and you are dealing with unknowns unless you have a proven source in which you are confident.
Almost any option is better than taking no supplements, although there remains the concern about toxic metals found in them (mercury, lead, arsenic). The lower quality brands are not as careful about extracting harmful substances, or not letting them into the product during processing.
My doctor says I can get all the vitamins and minerals I need from my food. What is your opinion on this?
I used to say the same thing to my patients, back in the days before I studied healthy alternatives. It is the party line of allopathic medicine, although that is starting to change. Here's the bottom line, and I'll follow up with some info on what allopaths are now doing:
2 responses so far ↓
1 Gene // Aug 20, 2010 at 12:43 pm
Consumer Reports has a web site where they report on testing they do on supplements. It is a subscription site.
2 Dr. David Watson // Aug 23, 2010 at 11:38 pm
I have had excellent success with Standard Process whole food supplements, but as Dr. Gardner says, they are only sold through health care practitioners. Keep in mind the old adage “you get what you pay for”.
Leave a Comment