3 Things You Need To Know About Choosing a Quality Nutritional Product

One: Research & Clinical Studies
Formulating a nutritional supplement is like putting together a recipe for a dish. Just like in food, you have fast food recipes put together by cooks and then those that are restaurant quality entrees prepared by chefs. Quality formulations originate from careful research suggesting safe uses of ingredients in the appropriate dosages to synergistically offer the end consumer a quality product for better health. Detailed research is required from clinical studies and research papers to pinpoint the right ingredients to be used in unison for a formula to accomplish the company’s goal – providing effective, safe and uncompromising quality to the end user. Experience and education also play a key role in understanding the difference of a good versus excellent formula. Educating yourself as well as asking your vender's for help can keep you educated and ahead of your competitors.

Great Nutritional Learning Sites:
www.pubmed.gov – National Library of Medicine Search
www.crnusa.org – The Science Behind the Supplements
www.nih.gov – Health Information
www.healthynotes.com – Health & Lifestyle Information
www.herbalgram.org – Research & Information about responsible use of herbs and medicinal plants
www.sequencexo.com – Your provider for high quality nutritional products and education

Two: Relationships Between Manufacture & Supplier
When evaluating the ingredients of a nutritional product, it is important to focus on the origins of the ingredients and how they are obtained. Quality ingredients are harvested at optimal conditions so that the purest extracts are retrieved. During the extraction process, it is key that some ingredients go through the extraction process under low heat so that active ingredients are not destroyed. On the same token some will need to go through the extraction process under high heat so that the purest active ingredients are obtained. Pure and safe ingredients are also grown without pesticide contamination or any genetic alteration for better growth. It is difficult to distinguish pure and safe products from others, which is why the manufacturing facility is so important to you and the products you have on your shelf. Manufacturing facilities with strict regulations have established relationships with key suppliers that offer safe and pure raw materials.

TIP OF THE WEEK: Ask your suppliers for more information about their manufacturing facilities such as licenses, inspection seals, and cGMP’s.

Want to know what a GMP stands for? Read in our next section, Quality Manufacturing

Three: Manufacturing Quality – GMP & What It Means For You
GMPs stand for “Good Manufacturing practices.” In general, GMPs describe the methods, equipment, facilities, and controls required for the production of dietary supplements. They define a quality system that manufacturers use to produce quality products on a consistent basis. The GMPs set requirements for creating quality control procedures, designing and manufacturing plants, and identity testing of both individual ingredients and finished products. When a manufacturing facility is certified under GMP standards, then the consumer can be confident that the products are manufacture with quality and assurance.