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Nutritional Supplements
The FDA does not require that manufacturers of nutritional dietary supplements prove their products are safe before marketing them. Independent supplement testing companies such as Consumer Lab often find that many supplements don’t deliver the dose claimed on the label, or worse contains cheaper substitute botanicals and sometimes none of the botanical compounds. Our clinical nutrition practice is a scientific evidence-based practice. We utilize scientific research to develop nutritional recommendations and protocols. We select nutraceutical formulas to recommend to our patients made by supplement companies that are professionally reputable, and who care about quality, purity and efficacy to deliver safe reliable nutritional products. The source of where supplements are purchased is very important. It is best to buy direct from the manufacturer to ensure that the product is not contraband, expired, imitation and even heavily marked up in price which is common on websites such as Amazon. In order to achieve the results shown in the scientific literature, it is necessary to use quality supplement products that deliver the same exact dose and the same quality and form of botanicals that was used in the research. This is a good reason why it is important to work with a scientific evidence-based nutrition professional, otherwise the desired health results may never be achieved when implementing nutritional supplements. Our focus is on supplements made by companies that create products which are research guided and standardized according to the scientific literature and that also heavily test their raw materials and final formulations. When recommending supplements to patients, we must consider many factors relating to the patient. Minerals can share the same cell receptors and when not taken correctly can cause deficiencies. Medications can cause many different nutrition deficiencies and supplements can interfere with medications. Supplements can have negative side effects if they are not used correctly or are used in certain medical conditions. It takes a lot of education and training to understand the role nutritional supplements play in specific biochemical pathways and physiological processes. This is why it is best for people who want to utilize nutritional supplements to do so under the supervision of a healthcare professional who has expertise and training in nutritional supplements and botanicals. Here at Artemis in the City, we have many years of advanced education and training in nutritional supplements and botanical medicine and we have spent thousands of dollars buying supplements to assess for quality so that we can feel confident in the recommendations that we make to our patients. Our patients receive discounts. If you would like to purchase quality professional grade nutritional supplements and are not yet a patient of Artemis in the City, please contact us to become a patient so that we can help you.
Artemis in the City’s Trusted Supplement Vendors:
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Artemis in the City is very selective when it comes to nutritional supplements that we recommend to our patients because we are tasked with developing nutrition therapies to help our patients address a wide variety of health issues. We must be able to trust that what we are recommending to patients will deliver the correct dosing of vitamins, minerals, amino acids, enzymes and botanicals, and contains only the ingredients printed on the product label that the manufacturer says it does.
