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Supplements: How Do You Know If They Are Working or Not?
You’re taking a multivitamin, maybe some fish oil, maybe vitamin D, maybe the B complex, and Glutamine.
But how do you know they are working?
Or is it all just nonsense?
Are all supplements just a scam or placebo effect?
That’s what I will discuss in this article.
Do Nutritional Supplements Work?
I and many fitness professionals frequently recommend nutritional supplements.
So on whether they work, the picture is quite clear: some do, and some don’t.
Some supplements have decades of research behind them, and they are tried-tested and true. Supplements like vitamin C, glucosamine, and creatine have a mountain of research behind them, proving their effectiveness.
What about when a new supplement comes out, and we’re not really sure whether it works?
It’s best to look at medical research.
My three favorite places to look at that are pubmed.com, Google Scholar, and Examine.com.
But just because it works, how do you know whether it works for you? Personally, I like verifiable, measurable results.
