A word on nutritional supplements

Even though they look like drugs, nutritional supplements are classed as food and can therefore be sold freely. However, just because everyone can buy them - doesn’t mean they should.

Supplements can have powerful therapeutic effects – and that means that they can also be harmful. They can interact with medication and do considerable damage. Many nutrients work in synergy with each other (if you take one, you need to take the other), others are in opposition (too much of one thing can suppress another). With some nutrients, you should get tested first to avoid toxicity because there can be too much of a good thing.

Nutrients in supplements come in different forms, some more ‘bioavailable’ than others. Sometimes you’ll want them to be easily absorbed, sometimes you don’t. Lastly, with supplements, you get what you pay for. There are vast differences in quality, bioavailability/absorbability, purity and price. It is a minefield, and I strongly advise taking advise from someone like me who is trained in the use of supplements and knows their way around the maze of products.

Give me a call and book in for a consultation to ensure that you take only the supplements you need, for as long as you need them, and that you take them safely.