Contrary to the ubiquitous advertising of these products, dietary supplements are NOT medicine. They have not gone through the rigorous testing for safety and effectiveness that drugs and medical products have to go through. Look carefully at the label on all dietary supplements in pharmacies and on media advertisements. If you see the following required label, it is not a medical product:
Generally, if one is healthy, one does not need dietary supplementation. However, if you do have a medical problem that may benefit from them, your physician may recommend that you take them. Click here for a list of dietary supplements.
Human knowledge has progressed exponentially since the dawn of modern science. It is no longer reasonable to accept claims without sufficient objective evidence. The harm from religion, alternatives to medicine, conservatism, and all other false beliefs will be exposed on this blog by reporting the findings of science. This blog will also reinforce what should be the basics of education: History, Civics, Financial Literacy, Media Literacy, and Critical/Science Based Thinking.
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