Health Products and Whole Food Supplements

How do you choose which health products and whole food supplements to use?  There are so many choices, and so much conflicting information about them that it is very difficult to decide what you need.

The first place to look is at your own health.  Are you healthy?  If your weight is okay and your health is good, a healthy organic diet and a good whole food multivitamine is probably all you need. If, however, you are overweight, chronically tired or have health problems, you may want to add some specific health products whole food supplements to your diet.  A naturopath or herbalist can advise you what supplements are best for you.

Buy health products whole food supplements only from reliable, recognizable sources.  If you don’t know which companies have a reputation for providing safe, high quality health products whole food supplements, talk to your naturopath or a friend who is familiar with health products.  Several companies have been providing these products for decades, and have established excellent reputations.

When you’re choosing health products whole food supplements, make sure they are organically grown.  You don’t want any preservatives, pesticides, chemical residues or artificial substances in them. 

Check for freshness, too.  Any good health product or whole food supplement should have an expiration date on it.  They do not last forever on the shelf, and without an expiration date, you don’t know how old that particular supplement is.

Follow the directions on any health product or whole food supplement that you buy.  More is not better.  Some products are helpful at one dosage range and harmful it you take too much.  You can overdose on some health products and whole food supplements.

Health products and whole food supplements may interact with any prescription medications you take.  If you are taking prescription medications, talk to a physician, naturopath or pharmacist to see if there could be drug interactions with the supplements you want to take.