Given that something like 90% of these supplements are totally ineffective, we should have been questioning this for a long time!https://twitter.com/JAMA_current/status/1034183628077629440 …
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The classic example is aspirin: if you want aspirin you can either boil up a batch of willow bark and choke down the tea, along with a bunch of contaminants such as cyanide, or take a small pill with no cyanidepic.twitter.com/zBsE0le3m4
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It's also worth remembering that many supplements are either misleadingly labeled - they don't contain what they say they do - or contaminated with adulterants https://theconversation.com/safety-of-contaminated-vitamins-and-nutritional-supplements-cant-be-left-to-consumers-39901 …
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(These issues are a bit less of a problem with the big brands, but are still there)
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On the one hand, supplements offer virtually no benefit On the other, there are real and persistent risks with taking them More tough choicespic.twitter.com/rvN2bFru1I
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Worth noting: THIS IS NOT TRUE IF THEY ARE PRESCRIBED BY AN ACTUAL, CERTIFIED MEDICAL DOCTOR If your GP (who is not a chiropractor) tells you to get a supplement, there is probably a good reason
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As a friend of mine says, "if alternative medcine worked, itnwoild be caled... medicine."
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I need to proofread ;)
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Really so you are saying taken an NSAID long term is safer as an anti-inflammatory than Turmeric, Garlic, Olive Leaf and Fish Oil?
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Absolutely. And these conversations always reminds me of this...! https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/557094-i-m-sorry-herbal-medicine-oh-herbal-medicine-s-been-around-for …
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