Today we’re going to talk about how to choose the best supplement. The supplement industry is a 50 billion dollar industry, and it’s growing exponentially each year. Supplementation is vital for human health, but it’s really hard to choose the right supplement, so we’re going to give you 11 tips on how to choose the best supplement.

Tip 1: Choose a supplement with clinical studies 1:02
Tip 2: Patents and intellectual property 2:10
Tip 3: Certifications 3:17
Tip 4: The ingredients of supplements need to be easy to find 3:53
Tip 5: Transparency 4:51
Tip 6: Use and take supplements that have standardized ingredients in them 6:00
Tip 7: Proprietary blends 7:17
Tip 8: One exception to proprietary blends 8:31
Tip 9: FDA or FTC warning letters 9:04
Tip 10: Avoid supplements that are making crazy medical claims 9:43
Tip 11: Choose supplements made by companies with a scientific team behind it 10:52

“Now most supplements when they say they have clinical studies, really what they have is a clinical study on an ingredient that they are using in the formulation, but not on the entire product itself. And when you’re using a clinical study just on one ingredient, you’re not sure–all bets are off if the actual formulated supplement is doing what it should.” 1:21