What dietary supplement can be taken on an ongoing basis. The science of dietary supplements: why, what and how much to take
BIO active additives: benefit or harm?
Black list of dietary supplements: hellebore and others
Linus Pauling victims and vitamin overdoses:
best the enemy of the good
"Placebo effect": the main thing is to believe
Disinformation costing lives
shark cartilage
Viturid - another panacea?
AT last years Bioactive supplements (BAA) have rapidly burst into our lives. On the shelves of pharmacies, they crowded out drugs, in the subway and underpasses they are offered by annoying distributors, couriers of TV shops bring them directly to your home. How safe are dietary supplements?
In the United States, the complications associated with taking dietary supplements are being studied very actively. Recently, one American agency published some rather gloomy data: more than 2.5 thousand cases of side effects caused by bioactive supplements were officially registered, as well as more than 100 deaths associated with them. But of course this is the tip of the iceberg, and true number no one knows the complications from bioadditives. The conditions for their sale and acceptance are such that it is very difficult to associate any incident with a bioadditive. Most of the victims on the conscience of dietary supplements with ephedrine - 900 reported complications and 44 deaths.
In second place in terms of the harvest of death - the so-called "diet teas" or "teas for weight loss", hormonally similar substance DHEA (may be hidden under different names) and even vitamins in high doses.
Biosupplement manufacturers and traders were freed in 1994 when a new regulatory law was passed in the US. After that, a real boom began in the dietary supplements trade. The supplements generously promised to slow down aging, reduce weight, improve memory, detoxify the body, protect the heart, and even prevent cancer. In Russia, bioadditives promise even more, and cancer is offered not only to prevent, but also to cure.
The traditions of herbal medicine have deep roots, but we were still not ready for the advent of bioadditives. Sometimes exotic plants that are not familiar to our medicine are used as part of dietary supplements. And those herbs that our doctors know, as a rule, are indicated on packages under rare names that we do not use (after all, the more mysterious the composition of the dietary supplement, the higher its price).
And without knowing the composition of herbs, it is impossible to evaluate either the effectiveness of the additive or its danger. Sometimes the degree of misinformation reaches the point of absurdity. Just one example. A friend of one of my patients was advised to take "Gonseen" herbal tea, manufactured by "Doctor Nona" to cleanse the body. After two weeks of regular intake, his sleep was disturbed, and a strong diuretic effect developed. And it all started at a dose five times smaller than what was recommended. He turned to me for advice. But the composition of this tea was given in the Jesuit way: of the eight herbs, only four were familiar, two - perhaps familiar (assuming that their names are given with slight errors), and the last two did not help to identify either a search in my extensive library or in world wide web of the Internet. Known herbs were quite neutral, but what was hidden behind the rest, and how much they were responsible for the development of complications (after all, maybe it was just a coincidence), it was impossible to establish.
Of course, in the list of dietary supplements, as well as all other drugs and products, Latin names herbs taken in scientific world. Only this will allow you to at least somehow navigate the world of bioadditives. But manufacturers prefer to let in the fog, hiding behind some "Ma Huang" the familiar and unsafe ephedra. And behind the Thai pills for weight loss - drugs.
By the way, if in the composition Thai tablets officially discovered psychotropic narcotic substances(although for some reason this does not interfere with their advertising in newspapers and direct sales), one can only guess about an incomprehensible dependence on products like Herbalife. I will not share rumors, I will tell only about one of my patients with severe neurosis, panic attacks and an accompanying bunch of diseases. internal organs with severe weakness, two years as "addicted" to Herbalife. At the very first appointment, when asked about the intake of conventional (certified) vitamins (for example, undevit), the patient with a gleam in her eyes began to talk about the fact that she takes much best vitamins in herbalife.
According to legend, these are the best purified vitamins. Although, from what they need to be so thoroughly cleaned - science does not know. Moreover, there are only a few pharmaceutical giants in the world - manufacturers individual vitamins(located in "third world countries" due to environmental issues), in which all other pharmaceutical factories(small and not so) buy exactly the same vitamin raw materials and already produce different complexes (differing in the composition of the components, brand promotion and, accordingly, in price).
Herbalife is also "cellular nutrition" from a long list of herbs, (about long-term use of any herbs, I already shared my doubts with you at the beginning of this book). Distributors advise to take all this joy naturally in horse doses (business is business). So, two years of taking the same herbs is a clear poisoning (considering her serious condition: physical and mental). But, here's a curious detail - praising the cleansing properties of Herbalife, the patient cited one example for persuasiveness. She recently ran out of her favorite drugs. And for ten days there was a forced break in their reception (monetary problems prevented). At the end of this break, all her illnesses became aggravated, and even new symptoms appeared (typical withdrawal, as when weaning from a drug). Moreover, she did not accept my doubts about this, completely convinced that her body was just so used to good expensive vitamins that it could not live without them. She even figuratively compared her habit of "cellular nutrition" with people's habit of a good Mercedes (as if they don't agree to anything less). But after all, I hope it is already obvious to you that this dependence is clearly not from vitamins.
How her love for "good" ended, I don't know. At the second appointment three weeks later, she was with some improvement (from homeopathic medicines passed panic attacks, formerly resistant to tranquilizers and other chemicals), but weakness (mainly from chronic intoxication) remained. She didn't write to me anymore. Apparently, financial difficulties affected - after all, her favorite herbalife is very expensive, (and the bolivar could not stand two).
Black list of dietary supplements (components of dietary supplements that are especially hazardous to health)
Hellebore
AT recent times hellebore powder, a plant of the buttercup family, is very popular. Ladies sweep away a miracle cure in the hope of losing weight in record time, and at the same time “cleanse” their body of toxins. The fact that the weight remains in place is not so important. Worse, it can hurt.
In homeopathy, microdoses of hellebore (other names are black hellebore or helleborus - Helltborus niger) are used mainly for conditions close to prostration and for loss of consciousness. Such conditions are observed in severe infections(eg, meningitis), drug abuse, severe depression. Even in homeopathy, it is not recommended to take too weak dilutions of the drug (of course, prepared only in a homeopathic pharmacy) because of its toxicity. Even the name of the buttercup family indicates the poisonous, "fierce" effect of these plants. The extract from the root of black hellebore, when accumulated in the body, causes heaviness in the head, dizziness, a state of intoxication, sometimes nausea and vomiting ( central origin), arrhythmia. When horses were poisoned with black hellebore leaves, they registered severe weakness, increased heart rate and respiration, diarrhea, and death by the end of the second day. Thank God, none of the people eat it with whole leaves. Usually, "healers" recommend taking hellebore "on the tip of a knife" (although everyone's knives are different, and gullible people often do not want to limit themselves to "useful weed").
ephedra
Often referred to as ma huang, epitonin, sida cordifolia. This plant contains ephedrine and related stimulants. Among the complications from ephedra are cardiac arrhythmias and psychoses, heart attacks and strokes. Some states in America, by the way, have already banned ephedrine supplements.
Chaparral or dwarf oak (Chaparral)
Bioadditives in the form of tea or tablets - promise to prevent the development of cancer, "purify the blood." They are associated with serious defeat liver. There have been two deaths, dozens of cases of hepatitis and other liver diseases.
Comfrey (Comfrey)
Comfrey root has long been used externally to reduce swelling, but later began to be used internally. It contains alkaloids that are toxic to the liver, and animal studies have shown them to be carcinogenic. There has been one reported death from this supplement. It is banned in Canada and Germany.
DHEA (dehydroandroepisterone)
A hormone that is converted in the body into the sex hormones estrogen and testosterone. The labels of this supplement indicate that it can fight aging. There is no data to support this. But even when taken for a short time, the supplement can increase the risk of developing cancer or lead to liver damage. 31 cases of side effects were registered.
Diet teas
This is commonly referred to in the United States as herbal preparations containing components such as senna, aloe, rhubarb, buckthorn, joster, Castor oil. All of them have a laxative effect and at the same time flush out potassium from the blood, contributing to arrhythmia. Side effects associated with these types of tea are diarrhea, nausea, and when long-term use- liver damage, intestinal atrophy and chronic constipation.
Pennyroyal (Pennyroyal): sometimes leads to spontaneous abortions
Sassafras- formerly used as a flavoring agent in butter and beer production, but now banned in the US. However, it is still sold in various tonics and teas. There is evidence that it causes liver cancer.
Linus Paulling's victims and vitamin overdoses (perfect is the enemy of good)
Vitamin C
Thanks to the aggressive advertising of the American campaign Irwin Naturels, in recent years the idea has become popular in Russia that almost everything can be cured with vitamin C shock doses. serious illness including cancer and atherosclerosis. "Easy on the heart of clean vessels"- under such an advertising motto, Lyzivit-S is being pushed. The company emphasizes that the discovery belongs to the winner of two Nobel Prizes L. Pauling. True, he does not specify that the famous physicist and chemist received awards for topics far from medicine, and his interest in medicines and vitamins arose only in his old age. However, large-scale clinical studies conducted by American doctors after the death of the laureate gave shocking results: loading doses ascorbic acid does not prevent, but rather helps to develop atherosclerosis and kidney stones. But negative results clinical trials did not lead to the cessation of its distribution, since "Lyzivit-S" was cunningly registered not as a medicine, but as a food supplement.
Vitamins A, E, D
Over the past few decades, medicine has placed great hopes on vitamin preparations(including also trace elements) in terms of protection against various diseases and suspension premature aging caused by aggressive free radicals(formed in the body under the influence of bad ecology and smoking). Vitamin pills have become a hot commodity in pharmacies, bringing their manufacturers billions in profits. Vitamins A, C, E and beta-carotene (used by the body to synthesize vitamin A) were especially advertised as "anti-radicals". But can vitamins actually work wonders? The optimism of past years is being replaced by sobering. "Exactly this big disappointment in my life," said Dr. Charles Hannekens of Harvard University presenting the results of a study conducted under his direction. Over the course of twelve years, 22,000 doctors drank beta-carotene pills or placebos (pacifiers). As a result, it became clear that the drug does not help either against cancer or against any other disease. In the course of other studies conducted in the USA and Finland on smokers, the result was even more deplorable. For example, in Finland there are 30,000 smokers during four years were taking beta-carotene, vitamin E, or a placebo. The incidence of lung cancer among consumers of beta-carotene was 18% higher than other participants in the experiment. They are more likely to die from a heart attack. The highest life expectancy was observed in smokers who took placebo. After summing up such disappointing intermediate results, the experiment had to be stopped. It also turned out that in smokers, even a small overdose of vitamin A (or its predecessor, B-carotene), contributes to the development of cancer, since their highly carcinogenic compounds are formed inside the body. So smokers (even passive ones, that is, those who are regularly “smoked” by relatives) should not even get carried away with carrot juice.
But non-smoking citizens should not relax especially either. An overdose of vitamins A and D in any case causes intoxication and is dangerous for the liver and kidneys, and during pregnancy it can cause fetal defects.
To close the topic of vitamin overdose, we can also recall other vitamins - water-soluble - group B. Their excessive intake as part of preparations (a natural overdose, that is, with food, is practically excluded here) is also fraught with various complications on the weak spot of a particular person (according to the principle: where it is thin, it breaks there). But, fortunately, extra water soluble vitamins usually do not accumulate and are well excreted by the kidneys (if they are in order). There is even such a joke that the Americans (the most passionate fans complex vitamins) is the most expensive urine in the world.
Not a single vitamin
How to explain the negative results of research?
It has long been known that the consumption of vitamin-rich vegetables and fruits is good for health, reduces the likelihood of cancer. But is it possible to reduce the protective effect of vegetables and fruits to the action of several vitamins? After all, even the group of carotenoids includes not only beta-carotene, but also more than a hundred other little-studied bioactive substances found in fruits and vegetables. You can also recall the fiber necessary for the prevention of cancer, the especially useful structure of water (similar to the structure of melt water) juice raw vegetables and fruits, about bacteria in fermented milk products that normalize intestinal flora. Replacing all this with only vitamins will not be enough.
Selenium
Recently, selenium (often included in a complex with vitamins) has been advertised as a powerful antioxidant that slows down aging. May be. But first, it should be noted that selenium, in principle, is not included in the metabolism of humans (and animals too). That is, this element in the body of an ordinary healthy person(the animal) is simply not found. Elemental selenium has low toxicity. All selenium compounds are highly toxic. Toxic selenium diseases in livestock (known as alkaline disease) are described in different countries(in a number of areas in Canada, Columbia, Kansas, Nebraska and others). There soils contain selenium in life-threatening concentrations. Alkaline disease manifests itself strong weakness, anemia, liver pathology, convulsions. Selenium actively replaces the sulfur of proteins (more precisely, the amino acids methionine, cystine and cysteine), which leads to the destruction of keratins, and, as a result, to hair loss, stratification of nails. True, when taking selenium preparations, it does not come to such a nightmare, since it is dosed in micrograms. And thank God!
"Placebo effect": the main thing is to believe!
Although, many of our bioactive nutritional supplements sold in pharmacies or "green shops" do not face an overabundance of any vitamins. Whatever pharmacy dietary supplements you take, all of them, according to the advertisement, have been tested and approved by the Ministry of Health. The gullible buyer is unaware that the product was only tested for safety and the Ministry of Health guarantees that they will not poison you. And they are not officially tested for the usefulness and content of the declared vitamins in them (since these are not certified medicines). One of the unofficial checks (commissioned by the TV program "For the future") showed that when taking many well-advertised means (for example, "longevity"), one will only have to hope for a placebo effect (improvement of well-being only through faith and self-hypnosis). And to get daily dose the most common unpretentious vitamins (C, group B), you need to drink about 40 tablets of this bioactive supplement which is inconvenient and, of course, expensive.
Disinformation costing lives
shark cartilage
It is much more dangerous if the dummy is presented as a panacea for cancer. After all, the consequence of such a "treatment" in best case are terribly advanced stages of the disease (at worst - also poisoning).
Advertising drives an intelligible thought into people's heads: sharks do not get cancer - it's all about the special properties of their body. Shark cartilage is sold with a bang all over the world and in Russia, however, the number of cancer patients not only does not decrease, but is steadily growing. At a conference of the American Association for Cancer Research, it was found that sharks, like humans, are prone to cancer. According to the results of research by American oncologists, 23 forms have been found in sharks. cancerous tumors, including liver cancer, and healing properties shark cartilage preparations are just a myth.
Viturid - another panacea?
Another "near-cancer" sensation was born in the city of Petrozavodsk. Appeared "viturid" - 0.003% solution of mercury dichloride or sublimate. Its author, biochemist T. Vorobieva, claims that it is highly effective in the treatment of cancer, AIDS and other viral and bacterial infections. Thus, viturid pulls on a panacea. After a successful advertising campaign, cancer patients from all over the country went to Petrozavodsk. True, there are no scientific data on cancer patients cured in this way. As always, there are only general phrases and thick noodles hanging on people's ears. There are a few more known cases about the sad experience of using this course of treatment by some cancer patients. Complications from this treatment - mercury intoxication with its various manifestations (the very possibility of which for some reason is denied by the "inventor", although the doses there are clearly far from homeopathic), especially hitting the kidneys. But unlike official chemotherapy, such sacrifices were made absolutely in vain - the tumor did not shrink after these courses, on the contrary, it progressed.
Near-cancer sensations on the conveyor
The authors of "sensational" methods of treatment (by the way, often - not doctors, but biochemists, "food workers", apparently without the Hippocratic oath it is more convenient to engage in such a business) always use the same scheme. First, they formulate their idea of the causes and mechanisms of the development of any disease, in which well-known facts are mixed with fiction (in the case of Viturid, this is a loss cancer cell some mysterious "polarization"). Then they explain that their drug (or method) restores exactly what is damaged during the development of the disease, but they "forget" to indicate in which scientific research it has been installed. And to consolidate the learned material, beautiful tales are told about thousands of patients whom they supposedly cured after they were abandoned by doctors. Such "noodles" are enough for a patient. And such well-known statistics as the percentage of those cured, how long they are observed, what are the complications after treatment, what are the contraindications and restrictions on the use this drug or method history, as a rule, is silent.
It is unlikely that a drug will be discovered that can cure everything cancer patient population of the Earth, as both tumors and bouquet concomitant diseases, and the constitution of people are different, and there can be no single means in principle. Only the joint management of a cancer patient by a homeopath and oncologists can really save a person’s life (or if advanced stage at least make it as easy and prolong as possible).
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Each dietary supplement has its own characteristics of use, which are prescribed in the instructions for use. Before you start taking this or that drug, you should consult with a specialist who will not only select the optimal dosage, but also determine the duration of administration.
Like any drug, a dietary supplement, despite the fact that it does not apply to medicines, has its own indications and contraindications for use. Therefore, it is always worth reading carefully about the possible side effects and the reasons why one or another remedy should not be used.
Consistency and consistency are very important when taking supplements. So, many programs aimed at restoring and cleansing the body are designed for several months of regular use of dietary supplements. This is due to the fact that the supplement does not have an immediate effect (although there are exceptions to this rule), but has a cumulative result, the effect of which may appear after some time.
Laxative teas, tablets and capsules, on the contrary, should be taken two hours after the last meal (that is, before bedtime). The effect of the application similar drugs usually comes in the morning.
Many experts advise taking vitamins regularly, regardless of the season. This is especially true for residents of megacities who do not have the opportunity to eat freshly grown vegetables and fruits from their own garden. It is also regularly recommended to take antioxidant complexes containing selenium, vitamin C, A, E, coenzyme Q10 and others (at least twice a year for a month). You can alternate multivitamins with antioxidants, taking them for one month.
For supporting normal level cholesterol, health of cardio-vascular system, liver, lungs and all cell membranes, you need to regularly include in your diet supplements based on lecithin and fish oil. Usually the standard course of taking these drugs is one month. They are also recommended to alternate: one month lecithin, the second month fish fat etc.
Vitamins, minerals and other nutrients needed to make up for their deficiency should be consumed with meals.
Preparations for raising immunity are not recommended to drink for more than two weeks - a month. They can be used to strengthen defensive forces organism in preventive purposes and also to minimize the risk of infection during colds and flu.
Taking vitamins and dietary supplements has its own regimen. Some substances are better absorbed in the morning and before breakfast, some - between lunch and dinner, while others are best swallowed during meals. Together with experts, we understand the various intricacies of the use of such drugs.
Vitamins and dietary supplements before meals
If the package indicates that you need to take the pill before meals, and even better 30 minutes, then this indicates that the drug enhances the production gastric juice. Basically, such dietary supplements can be spirulina, enzymes and enzymes, choleretic herbs. If you take them with or after meals, nothing bad will happen, however gastrointestinal tract take longer to digest food and absorb it into the intestines useful substances from additives.
While eating
When our stomach secretes juice, the latter helps not only to break down food, but also to absorb vitamins and micronutrients. If you take dietary supplements on an empty stomach, there will be no particular harm, but there will be no benefit either. After all active ingredients will pass through the stomach without much nutritional benefit. “There are dietary supplements or vitamins with an acid-resistant coating, so they can be taken almost at any time. If medicines do not have this property, I would recommend using them according to the instructions, for example, with food, and even better with food that contains at least a little fat, ”says Inna Sedokova, nutritionist-nutritionist.
Fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K are best absorbed when consumed with a diet containing fat. This rule also applies to the intake of all oils and omega acids (omega 3, 6, 9, fish oil, evening primrose oil), alpha lipoic acid and coenzyme Q10.
Time of receipt
Loading doses of vitamins and dietary supplements are best taken in the morning and afternoon, that is, at breakfast and lunch. Special attention worth paying attention to hyaluronic acid, since if we accept it in evening time, there is a risk of getting a slight swelling of the face in the morning. Also, all vitamins taken in the morning will be better absorbed by the body, since metabolism is higher at this time of day. The only drugs that are consumed after dinner are probiotics, which are drunk before bed and washed down fermented milk products to create a favorable environment and their reproduction in the body. After probiotics, it is not recommended to eat food so that the bacteria take root.
Risk of overdose
Now the risk of overdose zero, In many multivitamin complexes and especially dietary supplements, the content of active substances is not very large. “Multivitamins are always very low dosage. Accordingly, if a person actually had beriberi and he decided to start taking multivitamins, then he would simply not have enough of them. And it is pointless to prevent vitamins, the level of which is already in order. For vitamin D preventive recommendation there is, but for the rest it is really absent, ”explains Yuri Poteshkin, PhD, endocrinologist medical center"Atlas".
Water-soluble and fat-soluble - how long do they stay in the body
Water-soluble vitamins (C, group B), folic acid, biotin leaves our body almost on the same day, so it is believed that such vitamins in prophylactic doses can be drunk regularly. Fat-soluble vitamins should be taken 2-3 times a season depending on the goals, but in all cases, no matter how trite it may sound, it is better to consult a doctor. For example, in order to prescribe the actual dose of vitamin D, you need to know how much of it is already in the body. And for this you need to pass tests.
The diet fills in the gaps
In Vitamania, Katherine Price says that all the right vitamins and minerals we get from food. Doctors also support this opinion, mentioning only folic acid, iron and vitamin D, which are desirable to drink separately, especially for girls. “For women, a B vitamin such as folic acid, for example, can be really important, but this issue needs to be addressed with a doctor, since it is not prescribed in combination with a host of others. side vitamins, which she may simply not need, but according to indications. Of the trace elements, the female body also really needs iron, because every month women reproductive age lose a certain amount. And it is very unlikely that a woman, with all her desire, will be able to make up for the lack of iron exclusively from food, ”says Yuri Poteshkin.
The combination of vitamins
Not all vitamins work well together. For example, many complexes contain almost the entire periodic table, however, when taken, one component can weaken the effect of another or even reduce everything. nutritional properties to no. “When taking vitamins and dietary supplements, there are no clear prohibitions on their compatibility. But at the same time, it is worth knowing about the main incompatible elements in order to divide the reception for breakfast and lunch, for example. Microelements such as iron, manganese, zinc, and magnesium do not combine with each other. It is worth separating the intake of iron and vitamin E, B9 and zinc, beta-carotene and B2, but the latter gets along well with magnesium and even enhances its effect, ”says Olga Yablonskaya, immunologist, dietitian.
For example, iron should be consumed with vitamin C. According to a report published in the International Journal of Vitamin and Nutrient Research in 2004, vitamin C enhances iron absorption. And calcium needs to be taken with vitamin D. According to the NIH Osteoperosis National Resource Center, without vitamin D, the body cannot produce the hormone calcitriol, which calcium helps release.
beauty vitamins
Hyaluronic acid should be taken on an empty stomach or 2-3 hours after a meal. Collagen supplements are quite sensitive to gastric juice, so for better absorption, it is recommended to separate them from meals.
Herbs
Herbs to be taken before meals (10 to 20 minutes in advance) are bitter herbs that improve digestion or somehow promote more gastric acid production. Rest herbal infusions it is recommended to take 1-2 hours after a meal, as food contains fibers that impair their absorption. If the latter are saturated with multivitamins and minerals, then take them after meals.
The opinion of experts on the use of dietary supplements. Why did I decide to write this article? There are very different opinions on this issue among ordinary people.
I recently watched a morning TV show in which one renowned nutritionist warned everyone about the danger that lies in the use of biologically active additives (BAA). Because I have years of experience dietary supplement courses, I decided to look on the Internet for reviews on the use of dietary supplements, not only of those who are “deceived”, as this nutritionist says, but also of people who can confirm or refute the usefulness of using food additives for the body, as they are specialists in medicine.
On the pages of medical forums on the network there are different opinions about taking natural food supplements of vitamins and minerals. Basically, these are reviews about the use of dietary supplements by networkers of various companies with eulogies of their products and those to whom dietary supplements really helped. From the negative reviews, it often sounds not that such nutritional supplements did not help or harmed, but that many are annoyed by the importunity of distributors of various companies promoting their product.
“What are dietary supplements? and how they affect the body. We talked about this in detail in one of the previous articles on the site. Now, if you are interested in the opinion of medical specialists about the real impact of dietary supplements on the body and whether they should be taken, I suggest reading excerpts from the interview taken in various sources MASS MEDIA.
The opinion of experts on the use of dietary supplements
I often listen to webinars and read articles by a gastroenterologist O. Bazyleva . She is a member of the National Association of Nutritionists and Dietitians of Russia. Her opinion about dietary supplements seemed very convincing to me:
“Our body is a unique self-healing, self-regulating system. And there are many examples of this, when a person after an operation or after an injury through enough short term is restored completely. But a number of harmful factors affect the human body. This is the environment, and stress, and wrong junk food- they are like a knife injure our body.
There is a unique system for the use of biologically active food supplements. And thanks to the properties of these substances, we can cleanse the body, give necessary food and protect him. Thanks to this, the whole system begins to work more smoothly, as a result, many diseases go away. And the most important thing is that we do not act on the consequence, not on the symptoms, but on the cause of this or that developing process..
Here is what O. Bazyleva says about negative feedback about the use of dietary supplements of their medical colleagues:
“Now, when a good evidence base has been accumulated, when there is a rich clinical experience and very nice results, the use of dietary supplements, we can say that in modern medicine they take their rightful place. And in this situation, the statements of some doctors who are not specialists in the field of nutrition (the doctrine of nutrition) look very strange about the unimportance, inefficiency of using dietary supplements. And it is especially dangerous to have such an opinion in the field child health. For child's body it is very important to get it right balanced diet with sufficient content of vitamins and microelements. And it is now impossible to achieve this without the use of natural nutritional supplements.”
V.V. Tutelyan - Director of the Institute of Nutrition of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Professor, Academician of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences
“Regular use of dietary supplements is the best thing a person can do for their health today. Most of the world's leading scientists believe that today they have found an ideal, effective and completely safe way to maintain their health and remain as beautiful and attractive as they were in their 20s.
What are dietary supplements? These are concentrates of natural natural food and biologically active substances isolated from raw materials of animal, marine, mineral origin, food or medicinal plants or concentrate obtained by chemical synthesis, but which are completely identical to their natural counterparts and retain their properties. These substances, which human body is not able to synthesize itself, must be supplied daily with food to our body.
If this does not happen, then their deficiency develops in the body over time. This always leads to a decrease in the body's ability to fight against harmful factors environment and deterioration of health, decrease in working capacity, acceleration of aging processes”.
L. Pauling - Twice Nobel Prize Winner
« There will come a time when the doctor will treat not an ulcer, arthritis or hemorrhoids (which is only a consequence), but the root cause - a deficiency of potassium, magnesium, selenium».
Yu.P. Gichev – doctor of medical sciences, professor
"Today various firms produce a lot of dietary supplements, providing us with all necessary for the body micronutrients that we do not get from food.
Concerning side effects food additives, according to the World Health Organization, it is negligible and is measured in hundredths of a percent, while every fifth person gets sick from drug treatment (up to 40% in Russia).
B.P. Sukhanov - Academician of the International Academy of Informatization, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor of the Department of Food Hygiene and Toxicology of the Moscow Medical Academy. THEM. Sechenov and the Institute of Nutrition of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences
“Without dietary supplements, today one cannot count on health and good health neither healthy nor sick person. For many centuries, people have been looking for a miraculous panacea - a remedy for all diseases. But if a person starts using dietary supplements in time, then it is likely that in large numbers cases of drugs, he can completely forget for many years.
V.A. Dadali - Head of the Department of Biology of the St. Petersburg medical academy them. THEM. Mechnikova, Doctor of Chemical Sciences, Professor, Academician of the Baltic Pedagogical Academy.
“Dietary supplement is not a medicine, not a means of treating a disease, but a means of eliminating the causes that caused it. Therefore, their healing effect is comparable to the effect pharmacological agents and sometimes exceed it.
To my great regret, I have to say that even many doctors, in addition to knowledge about calcium, magnesium and potassium and iodine, are still not very well aware of the importance of other microelements. For example, zinc, selenium, boron and others.
Throughout the entire period of existence, one of the main human needs is to satisfy the feeling of hunger. Since ancient times, people have found everything they need in nature: they hunted, gathered berries, fruits, roots. There were also those who not only enjoyed the taste of meat fried over a fire, seasoned with natural spices, but also noticed how these same spices affect the human body. Some herbs helped stop the blood, some accelerated recovery, while others, on the contrary, worsened the patient's well-being, and some were completely poisonous.
Why BAD?
A person is accustomed to relying on nature in everything: what he ate is useful. For a long time so it was. But with the development of technology, the familiar ecology began to change. There are fewer and fewer clean places where plants can still help a person. People started to get sick more often. Many diseases are caused by a decrease in immunity, a decrease in the number essential vitamins and minerals in the body. People stopped eating right, healthy. The usual diet is 2200 kcal/day for women and 2600 kcal/day for men. To replenish the amount of minerals, trace elements and vitamins necessary for normal life, we would have to eat twice more food. Then the number of people suffering from obesity, diabetes, atherosclerosis, etc. would increase.
As you know, progress does not stand still. And in the 80s of the twentieth century, biologically active additives (BAA) appeared - the achievement of biotechnology and bioorganic chemistry - which eliminate the deficiency of vitamins and trace elements in our body. But just as miraculous properties are attributed to everything new and little known, conflicting rumors have spread about dietary supplements: that it is a panacea for all diseases, that these are health pills, that magic pill, you can lose weight, etc. There are still myths about biologically active substances.
So what are dietary supplements?
Dietary supplements (biologically active additives) are natural (primarily) biologically active substances needed to fill the gap useful elements nutrition, vitamins, to enrich the human diet. These useful "canned health" must be taken by everyone: for prevention, for complex treatment diseases. In no case, dietary supplements are not a "panacea for all diseases." Unfortunately, there is no pill that would instantly reduce weight, or immediately improve memory. All these supplements are good in combination - with medicines, with a balanced diet, with special physical exercises.
Why is such a useful tool so little credibility?
The lack of pharmacological control contributed to the fact that dietary supplements became the object of a wide advertising campaign. reliable information there was little about them at the time of acquaintance with the consumer. The marketing sales market was ready to give the consumer only the information that “sold” dietary supplements. Hence the absurd rumors about miracle pills. All this provoked speculation from some manufacturers. That's why after high sales there was a decline - consumer confidence was shaken. But people who still managed to get high-quality dietary supplements and take them correctly remained. That's why biological additives continues to be trusted by millions of people.
How to take dietary supplements?
The most reasonable approach to dietary supplements is the following: first of all, a healthy, balanced diet, then consultation with a nutritionist, and only after that taking dietary supplements (if necessary and after a doctor's recommendation).
Of course, there are such dietary supplements that you can take without consultation, but there are not so many of them. If, however, any medicines, and the person decided to take more and bioadditives - the advice of a doctor is simply necessary. There are dietary supplements that conflict with certain medications. In such cases, a warning is necessarily issued on the label: take only after consulting a doctor.
What correct usage biologically active additives improves human health and prolongs life, can be proved by simple statistics.
In our country average duration life - 60 years, while in the US and Japan - 80 years. Considering that in these countries 80% of the population take dietary supplements, and in Russia only 3%, the conclusions are obvious.
If you decide to take dietary supplements, be sure to consult your doctor. He will help you choose the ones that are right for you. In order not to fall victim to scammers, you should know that dietary supplements are sold in pharmacies or special departments of stores. In no case should you buy dietary supplements from people who work without a license, sell them on the street or get them through friends. Be vigilant, your health is in your hands.
