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Useful Facts on Health Supplements
Botanical remedies, herbal supplements, alternative treatments
Dietary supplements - Traditionally, dietary supplements referred to products made of one or more of the essential nutrients, such as vitamins, minerals, and protein. But the Dietary Supplements Health and Education Act broadens the definition to include, with some exceptions, any product intended for ingestion as a supplement to the diet. This includes vitamins; minerals; herbs, botanicals, and other plant-derived substances; and amino acids (the individual building blocks of protein) and concentrates, metabolites, constituents and extracts of these substances.
Take That Supplement - Some doctors have thought that herbal supplements were so ineffective that they wouldn�t hurt you. They assumed that these substances would not help but thought there was no cause for concern if a patient wanted to take them. Now we're seeing that in fact these substances do have activities within the body. Something that could have a positive effect could potentially have a down side, too, says Mary Hardy, M.D., medical director of the Integrative Medicine Medical Group at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
Bee Pollen
Beta-Carotene
Beta Hydroxy-Beta-Methylbutyrate
Borage Oil
Bromelain
Cartilage (Bovine/Shark)
Chlorophyll
Chondroitin Sulfate (CSA)
CLA
Cobalamin
Cod Liver Oil
Copper
Creatine Monohydrate
Curcumin
Cyancobalimin
Calciferol (Vitamin D )
Fiber
Flavonoids
Flaxseed Oil
Fumaric acid
HCA
Histidine
HMB
Hydrochloric Acid
Hydroxycitric acid
Lactase
Leucine
Linseed Oil
Lipase
Lutein
Lycopene
Malic Acid
Methylsulfonylmethane (MSM)
Multi-Vitamin/Mineral
Octacosanol
Oligomeric Proanthocyanidins (OPCs)
Omega 3 Fish Oils
Ornithine
Pancreatin
Pantothenic Acid
Papain
Phosphatidyl choline
Phosphatidyl serine
Procyanidins (PCO's)
Progesterone
Proline
Protein (Soy)
Protein (Whey)
Pycnogenol
Pyruvate
Serine
Shark Cartilage
Silicon
Sulfur
Wheat Germ Oil (Octacosanol)
Wheatgrass
Whey Protein