When staring down bottle labels at the pharmacy, how do you determine which supplement is the best? This is a question we often receive from, Dr Direct 4U clients: how does the average consumer determine if diligent quality control steps are being carefully being followed. Even doctors and other healthcare practitioners often balk at the task; naturally, they may prefer to spend their time researching which herbs or formulas are likely to be effective in the first place rather than worrying about manufacturing procedures or product purity.
How to Determine Which Supplement is Best? The Dr Direct 4U Deference
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- 06 Dec, 2023
How to Determine Which Supplement is Best? The Dr Direct 4U Deference
When staring down bottle labels at the pharmacy, how do you determine which supplement is the best? This is a question we often receive from, Dr Direct 4U clients: how does the average consumer determine if diligent quality control steps are being carefully being followed. Even doctors and other healthcare practitioners often balk at the task; naturally, they may prefer to spend their time researching which herbs or formulas are likely to be effective in the first place rather than worrying about manufacturing procedures or product purity.
Unfortunately, without strong government oversight in the industry, the burden is upon the consumer (you!) to find trusted brands and/or trusted doctors and retailers that watch out for your health and safety. Most sellers will likely be unable to show you all of the documents and lab results they use for legal reasons, any quality seller should be more than willing to let you know what their standards are, how they enforce them, and what quality control evidence they need before selling a product. Dr Direct 4U's supplements and vitamins (Metagenics, NutriDyn, Progressive Laboratories, Tonic Sea, ....) nutritional labels have been verified by independent, reputable, 3rd party testing laboratories
Naturally, we wouldn’t be talking about this topic if we weren’t passionate about and rigorous in our own quality standards. In fact, as we’ve mentioned before, Dr Direct 4U was founded simply to be sure we were providing our patients and customers with only safe and effective products. As such, we have very rigorous quality requirements for each supplement and nutraceutical we carry. For the sake of transparency and to give you an idea of our quality control measures, we require that:
All products provided on Dr Direct 4U comes directly from the manufacturer, there is no chance for relabeling, counterfeiting, diluting, or any other form of fraud.
- Strict heavy metal testing standards
- Targeted chemical analysis appropriate for each individual ingredient
- (GMP) Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) certification
- Onsite audits and third-party laboratory testing
- Detailed specifications from supplier
- Targeted microbial testing on every raw material and finished product
- Enhanced contaminates testing program
- Any known herbal adulterants testing
We also require additional testing when there are further concerns with quality. For example we verify that the companies we use to source our fish oil use only very low-risk fish stocks and species, and test their supplements for several radioactive isotopes. These precautions were the direct result of the release of water from the failure at the Fukushima Nuclear Reactor. So far we have
yet to find any trace of radioactive contamination.
The supplement companies we deal the most with tend to go above and beyond the aforementioned quality control measures. Metagenics, completes a clinically trial every product on actual human patients before selling it. This allows them to be sure each product works as they intended it to, requiring hard evidence rather than relying upon supposition or simple traditional use.
www.drdirect4.com is an excellent source of high quality supplements! Other good sellers of quality supplements exist as well. We are simply trying to give you the tools to find the best products and companies for yourself, and to let you know the our standards. We provide our clients with the best clinical outcomes over the past 10 years. Trust these articles will make it easier for you to navigate the supplement aisles with confidence.
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