Nutraceuticals are supplements, vitamins, minerals and botanicals taken to supply nutrients the body needs for health. Diet and movement remain the main pillars of a healthy life, but sorely depleted soils and polluted social and physical environments mean many people no longer get everything they need from food alone. Used systematically with understanding, nutraceuticals can play a vital role in health and in lifespan.
Choosing them wisely isn’t simple. The nutraceutical industry, like the pharmaceutical and food industries, mostly operates with unrestrained market power. Government regulation is limited compared to many other Western industrialized nations. Labels and third-party testing by credible organizations, combined with knowledge about the products and their prices, can make the difference between successful self-health care that improves your healthspan and having to manage painful, debilitating, expensive, life altering, quality-of-life limiting, episodic and chronic illnesses. So, empower yourself, ask your questions below to learn what a nutraceutical is used for, what research and experience say about it, what is in a particular product, and how its cost compares, so you can make informed choices about how to use them to optimize your own self-health care.
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