No.. they are in competition. There are excesses in the nutritional arena, but overall have a positive value. Big Pharma wants to control nutrient supplementation and reduce it's use to help grow their business. The half trillion dollar Rx drug business dwarfs the nutrient business. Big Pharma via WHO is pushing Codex Alimentarius to control and reduce the supplement business on a global basis. I can recite many personal stories where supplementation reversed ill health conditions.
Another RPh here chiming in to agree with Thomas---they are competition and yes there are predatory companies out there so you must use your body and lab work to judge how you are benefitting from any supplement. Use trusted sources. Ask a pharmacist who has experience in this area (we are not all equal in this aspect). Myself I take stuff that improves my labs --vit d level now normal, no longer pre-diabetic but diet didn't change drastically, one supplement got rid of my hip and shoulder pain and improved my mental health, one boosted my energy (hard to find) and whatever I am doing has drastically improved my inflammatory markers lab wise. I have literally spent years and thousands of dollars testing out various products on my own body and could tell you a thing or two about a thing or two. As an aside--my mom argues the SAME THING with me very much to my exasperation. I don't expect to change your mind but please think about it. There are some benefits to be had.
I will read but I believe big supplement industry is hand in hand with big pharma..
No.. they are in competition. There are excesses in the nutritional arena, but overall have a positive value. Big Pharma wants to control nutrient supplementation and reduce it's use to help grow their business. The half trillion dollar Rx drug business dwarfs the nutrient business. Big Pharma via WHO is pushing Codex Alimentarius to control and reduce the supplement business on a global basis. I can recite many personal stories where supplementation reversed ill health conditions.
Another RPh here chiming in to agree with Thomas---they are competition and yes there are predatory companies out there so you must use your body and lab work to judge how you are benefitting from any supplement. Use trusted sources. Ask a pharmacist who has experience in this area (we are not all equal in this aspect). Myself I take stuff that improves my labs --vit d level now normal, no longer pre-diabetic but diet didn't change drastically, one supplement got rid of my hip and shoulder pain and improved my mental health, one boosted my energy (hard to find) and whatever I am doing has drastically improved my inflammatory markers lab wise. I have literally spent years and thousands of dollars testing out various products on my own body and could tell you a thing or two about a thing or two. As an aside--my mom argues the SAME THING with me very much to my exasperation. I don't expect to change your mind but please think about it. There are some benefits to be had.