Is There Really a Difference?

Do you ever wonder if your current supplements are high quality or if they even make a difference?

The following are some simple ways to be assured you are making a wise investment:

1. Check absorption: You will want to see that your supplement dissolves in water within 30 minutes or less. This is the standard the pharmaceutical industry uses for tablets. Otherwise, it goes in your body and right back out. (Shaklee’s Vitalea digests in 17 minutes.)

2. Check if the absorption reaches the bloodstream: Always ask the company for peer-reviewed research on their products. Peer-reviewed means that it is unbiased, legitimate research vs. advertising research where you pay someone to publish research in what looks like a legitimate journal.

3. Check balance: Some of you may have tried supplements, or have taken them for years with little or no results. This is often because of an improper balance of vitamins. Many nutrients do not work effectively unless in a certain balance. For example, the B vitamin, Biotin is extremely expensive. You will want to see that Biotin is at least 100% of the daily value.

4. Is the amount on the label really found in each tablet? A common problem in the food supplement industry is quality control. It is not uncommon for the amount in each individual tablet in a bottle of supplements to vary drastically!

Shaklee performs up to 262 quality assurance tests on every single product. The supplements contain the exact amount of minerals and vitamins provided on each label.

5. Check the manufacturer’s “cooling” system to preserve nutrients: When supplements are manufactured at a low temperature, all the vitamins, minerals, enzymes, and phytonutrients are protected in the process. The enzymes are essential in helping your body absorb the nutrients. It is common for companies to use too much heat and pressure in making their tablets, which consequently destroys the enzymes, rendering your supplements useless.

6. Are sugars, artificial colors, or sweeteners used? Read the labels.

7. Are your supplements safe? Does the company provide scientific research to confirm this? Shaklee provides 176 separate tests for purity, freshness, potency, and safety on the raw ingredients of every single product. They also spend over 180 million dollars a year on scientific research. They are in a league of their own!

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