Let’s talk supplements.  Supplements are exactly that; Supplements.  They’re not supposed to take the place of a balanced diet, which is one of the most common mistakes people make.  People forsake good eating habits and try to rely on the latest wonder pill to delivery unrealistic results.

The supplement industry was a $25.2 billion entity last year alone and it gets bigger every year.   Pick up any major fitness or muscle magazine and you will see that in most of them, at least 1/3 of their pages are ads for some sort of supplement.  These products range anywhere between very good to, in my opinion, “garbage”.

Most supplement companies have professional body builders touting the benefits of their  sponsor’s product.  Do your research.  Most of these pros are on either steroids, human growth hormone, or a combination of both. No amount of the “over- the- counter- wonder- stuff” they are hawking will result in you even approaching their level. 

An example of a “garbage” supplement; Back in the day, liquid amino acids were the rage.  “Cherry Flavored” (supposedly), this foul tasting stuff was consumed by the gallons.  It was literally made by dumping enzymes into vats of discarded parts from slaughterhouses.  These liquidated parts included hooves, hides and anything else they could toss in there that wasn’t used in even the most horrendous meat by-products for even dog food.  Needless to say, someone got very rich by selling actual garbage. 

There are some very good products out there which can make a vast improvement in your appearance if you choose the right ones in the right quantities.  The “shotgun” approach of trying every latest fad pill or powder based on the pure hype of ads may disappoint you with the result being a slimmer wallet.  Look for the “good products” in our next newsletter due out in August.