Comparative Guide to Nutritional Supplements

A stroll down the aisle housing the vitamins in the supermarket or drugstore reveals a cornucopia of choices. There are stores dedicated solely to selling vitamins and nutritional supplements. Based on the number of my patients who ask me questions about nutritional supplements, it has become quite clear to me that more and more people need an intelligent, informative and practical guide to nutritional supplements. They need a way to decipher the A-Z of nutritional supplements to determine which ones they really need to take…and which are the cleverly hyped fakes. That is why I recommend “The Comparative Guide to Nutritional Supplements” by Lyle MacWilliams. This popular guide provides unbiased evaluations of over 1500 nutritional supplements in the United States and Canada as reviewed by a team of physicians.

In 2002, the prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association published a report acknowledging “most people do not consume an optimal amount of all vitamins by diet alone.” Their recommendation was “it appears prudent for all adults to take vitamin supplements.” Since publication of the report, physicians have regularly discussed and encouraged patients to start including a nutritional supplement into their daily routine. As a result of this breakthrough study, the nutritional supplement world has literally exploded.

Fact: Dietary supplements are NOT subject to the same stringent regulations as pharmaceutical products by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). What this means is the manufacturer take full responsibility of ensuring the safety of their dietary and nutritional supplements. This also means manufacturers are free to put whatever efficacy labels they want on their products…even if the products do not do exactly what they claim, or worse, are not safe.

In “The Comparative Guide to Nutritional Supplements,” you will learn the scientific fact behind nutritional supplements, not the fiction. Instead of the marketing hype and scare tactics health manufacturers use to sway you into buying their products, this guide takes you through the scientific facts behind nutritional supplements. Each nutritional supplement is evaluated through 18 critical Health Support Criteria steps.

“The Comparative Guide to Nutritional Supplements” is based on scientific literature and results of clinical studies as examined carefully by physicians and medical professionals. The author, Lyle MacWilliams, is an educator and former biochemist with over 10 years experience in the field of nutritional supplements. His research focused on the effects of exercise, diet and Vitamin E supplementation on cardiac health. In 1999, he published the first edition of “The Comparative Guide to Nutritional Supplements.” Now in the fourth edition, this guide is available in a smaller sized edition with over 300 color pictures for the conscious health shopper.

For an easy to read, scientific guide, I recommend “The Comparative Guide to Nutritional Supplements.” Find out more about nutritionalguide.It is the perfect companion guide to smart consumers who want to know the science behind their nutritional supplements. When you want to know the truth behind what you are putting into your bodies, this book gives you the no-nonsense facts.