Is Your Diet Protein Abundant Or Deficient?

Most healthy adults get enough protein from their diet and do not need protein supplements. Too much protein has more health risks than benefits.

In this video:

• What is protein? 00:45
• Sources of dietary protein. 1:17
• Why most people do not need supplemental protein. 2:45
• Supplemental protein and excess calories. 5:13
• High protein diet risks. 8:48

Dietary Supplement Health Risks

How some dietary supplements can interfere with prescription drugs, produce false test results, and be fatal.

In this video:

• What are dietary supplements? 00:42
• Clinically unproven. 2:44
• Supplements that prevent nutrient deficiencies. 5:00
• A little is good, a lot can be fatal. 5:59
• Potentially dangerous supplements. 7:44

Save Money: Buy Verified Supplements

Although they usually cost more, buying verified dietary supplements saves money. It assures quality, potency, and absorbability while protecting you from harmful contaminants.

Multiple research studies have found most unverified supplements either do not contain the active ingredients claimed, or do not contain the amounts claimed on the label. They have also found harmful, and even illegal, prescription drugs and contaminants like heavy metals (lead, mercury, cadmium).

In this video:

• Verified versus unverified supplements. 00:42
• Benefits of buying verified supplements. 2:39
• U.S. third party supplement verification. 3:25
• Ignore meaningless verification claims and logos. 5:09

Collagen Facts & Myths

Collagen is on of the best selling protein supplements. While preliminary data indicates supplemental collagen may have have some anti-aging benefits, the results are still inconclusive.

Many collagen supplements are collagen peptides that usually lack one essential amino acids. For most healthy people, a balanced diet provides all amino acids in collagen supplements including all nine essential amino acids.

In this video:

• What is collagen. 00:42
• What are collagen peptides. 1:52
• Collagen health benefits & side effects. 2:24
• High collagen foods. 5:26
• Collagen supplements. 7:07
• Collagen facts & myths. 8:36

Online Lists You Can Ignore

You search the internet for product reviews and get back numerous websites about the “10 Best” “Best (fill in the blank) for 2023.” Many times these sites do not agree which product is best and the reviews are vague, reviewer qualifications and testing methods are not disclosed.

Most are are commercial business accepting advertising and manufacturer incentives to sell low price, low quality products, or best selling products by internet retailers.

This video shares how to separate biased from unbiased lists and reviews.

In this video:

• There are lists for almost everything. 00:46
• .org websites versus .com websites. 1:33
• Can you trust a trusted domain name? 3:33
• Experienced testers or corporate executives? 5:10
• Biased unbiased reviews and ratings. 5:59
• Why are D-rated products listed? 7:37

Slow Versus Fast Weight Loss

A leading cause of yo-yo dieting are low calorie diet plans promoting fast weight loss. Most are nutrient deficient and lead to a slower metabolism making it easier to gain weight. People who lose excess fat slowly are more likely to achieve permanent weight loss while improving health.

In this video:

• Slow, permanent weight loss. 00:41
• Are your weight loss goals realistic? 2:38
• Calculate your body mass index (BMI). 4:08
• Estimate your current calorie needs. 4:40
• Estimate your ideal weight calorie needs. 6:23
• Develop a sustainable diet plan. 6:48

Food Versus Dieatary Supplements

Except for vitamin and mineral deficiencies, most dietary supplement are a poor substitute for a balanced diet. Protein supplements may help people eating low protein diets retain muscle mass, but supplemental protein does not increase muscle mass. Most people do not need supplemental protein, vitamins, and minerals.

In this video:

• What are dietary supplements? 00:39
• What are essential nutrients? 2:03
• Nutrient overdose. 2:39
• Nutrient deficiency. 3:55
• Food versus dietary supplements. 5:59

Clinically Proven Dietary Supplement Facts & Myths

When it comes to dietary supplement, clinically proven has little or no meaning since supplement makers are not required by law to prove efficacy before they can sell their products. With the exception of vitamin and mineral supplements, a supplement’s mental and physical benefits are largely due to the placebo effect.

In this video:

• Why food should be your medicine. 00:32
• What are dietary supplements? 1:43
• The unregulated dietary supplement industry. 2:55
• Company funded versus independent research. 3:49
• Clinically proven and peer reviewed! 4:54
• Marketing supplements most people do not need. 6:23
• Common dietary supplement myths. 8:01

Marketing Tricks: Dietary Supplement – Help or Hype

With the exception of vitamin and mineral supplements, most heavily marketed dietary supplements have no proven health benefits beyond the placebo effect.

In this video.

• What are dietary supplements? 00:43
• An unregulated U.S. industry. 1:43
• Support versus prevention or cure. 2:22
• Using meaningless terms and labels. 3:58
• Diet and lifestyle versus dietary supplements. 7:48

Related Video

The Placebo Effect

In clinical trails a placebo, it can be a sugar pill, is used as a control to evaluate the positive and negative effects of a new drug, diet, or treatment. The placebo effect can affect both mental and physical health. In many cases the positive health benefits dietary supplement makers claim are due largely to the placebo effect.

In this video:

• What is a placebo? 00:43
• What is the placebo effect? 1:10
• Is the placebo effect real or imaginary? 1:48
• The placebo effect and diet. 3:57
• The nocebo effect. 6:41

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