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Supplements from Amazon…. hit pause !

by Dr. Alan Kadish NMD

As Amazon becomes more of an access point for our supplements along with many other goods perhaps, we should take a moment and pause. Are you wanting real value for your dollars or are you looking for the feel good, at too good a price experience ?

Ask yourself a quick question, can you afford to substitute low quality and price for good nutrition ? I’m going to suggest otherwise as your health is on the line so let’s look at the facts from a recent study published in the October issue of Vitamin Retailer.

Now company, a large commercial enterprise in the supplement field was taking a loss in sales of a number of products*, with some pricing so low that it would be inconceivable that the real contents were what was claimed. They bought multiple Amazon products and sent them to an independent lab along with evaluating the same samples, in their facility.

The recent focus was on phosphatidyl serine also known as PS. Some of the suppliers were charging up to 70% lower fees than their company discount pricing. Not surprisingly after taking 43 samples, all purchased from Amazon, only 2 samples actually passed……rethinking your next purchase ? But wait the results get worse. Of the 36 failures 17 were found to contain less than 10% of the labeled amount.

In the industry when your purchasing quality materials in bulk for an enterprise level organization there are a number of limited suppliers and the price is well known. Where quality manufacturers make the difference is in their quality control, starting from the receipt of the highest quality raw materials and ending with testing of their finished supplements.

Did you know that supplements are regulated by the FDA ? As a good example of the minimum regulatory process for all manufacturers, known as current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) see the article “ Can You Trust Your Supplements” by Jon Barron and appreciate the complexity and high costs. Is this adaquate regulation….. keep in mind it’s the MINMUM requirements to meet the regulations.

As one example of real quality control at a much higher level in the supplement industry see Vital Nutrient’s information at: Supplement Quality Is Our Top Priority. Please keep in mind at the Center of Health we have been only using quality products since the 1980’s. Many good firms started with the proposition that quality is essential and manufacture supplements well worth their price giving our patients results.

To get the costs down some manufactures source the lowest cost and quality products, fake the contents and/or make label claims that don’t add up to the real deal, but look pretty similar and deceive the consumer. Unfortunately, there are other ways to scam the system such as substituting the amino acid for the PS compound to try to fool the labs.  Two manufactures of the 43 tested did just that which sent the results into ridiculously high fraudulent levels, a clear red flag.

As a consumer who is looking to impact their health in a positive manner let’s purchase real products that actually meet the claims and are indeed worth the purchase price.

Take Aways:

• Purchase your supplements from reputable companies
• Two options include distributers: Natural Partners and Emerson Ecological
• If it’s too inexpensive to be real…… it probably is

*Previously tested products:  CoQ10, Acetyl-l-carnitine, SAMe

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Nicholas Saraceno | September 9, 2020

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