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Not all vitamins and herbal supplements are created equally. The
ability to identify safe herbal supplements from the unsafe one
requires a little vitamin and mineral consumer savviness.
For starters,
supplements stamped with the Good Housekeeping Institute of
approval are generally evaluated in association with Good Housekeeping
magazine. Dissimilar to other organizations or testing laboratories,
the certification verifies that Good Housekeeping has deemed
the product to be both safe, efficacious and meets the standards
of good manufacturing processes.
Never make
the assumption that all herbal products are manufactured safely.
Even organizations who evaluate supplemental products are not
required to report vitamins, minerals or health products that
do not meet the standards of the Food and Drug Administration
(FDA).
Use the
following guidelines to make safe vitamins, minerals or supplemental
purchases.
• Purchase
vitamins, minerals, or other consumer health products containing
one single-herb. When products contain a mixture of herb, it
is unclear how much of the property contains the supplement.
Not to mention, certain products may contain mystery products.
• Avoid
products that promise to deliver outrageous health advantages.
In general, if it sounds too good to be true, it usually is.
Note that all supplemental remedies cannot quell a wide array
of medical concerns or conditions.
• Be leery
of any vitamins, minerals or supplements that are manufactured
outside of the United States. Although, numerous foreign herbs
are regulated, the toxicity of their ingredients may not adhere
to the standards of the Food and Drug Administration.
• Finally,
the last consideration to think about when buying vitamins,
minerals or other herbal supplements is how the nutraceuticals
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