By William Cortvriendt, MD, Physician & Bestselling Author03.01.19
With advancements in processing, more effective ingredients, and new insights surrounding fatty acid balance in the body, nutraceutical science is poised to re-shape how consumers use dietary supplements, and how manufacturers make and sell them.
When I first wrote the book Living a Century or More, supplement marketing was challenged by arbitrary claims and results that varied dramatically between users. As effectiveness improved, the healthcare community slowly came around to endorse supplements. Today, with scientific understanding coming into focus around the role of fatty acids in reducing inflammation and joint pain, the industry has arrived at an important tipping point.
First, no pill alone can deliver on the promise of improved health. The three-part regimen that I prescribe my patients requires strict adherence to supplement intake, moderate exercise, and for most people, a dramatic change in diet.
Diet is where the scientific paradigms are shifting. Many people think it’s years of bodily abuse and gravity that break down cartilage
When I first wrote the book Living a Century or More, supplement marketing was challenged by arbitrary claims and results that varied dramatically between users. As effectiveness improved, the healthcare community slowly came around to endorse supplements. Today, with scientific understanding coming into focus around the role of fatty acids in reducing inflammation and joint pain, the industry has arrived at an important tipping point.
First, no pill alone can deliver on the promise of improved health. The three-part regimen that I prescribe my patients requires strict adherence to supplement intake, moderate exercise, and for most people, a dramatic change in diet.
Diet is where the scientific paradigms are shifting. Many people think it’s years of bodily abuse and gravity that break down cartilage
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