What’s the Difference? Health Store vs Practitioner Supplements
The FDA does not regulate supplements, so we prioritize sourcing products from reputable companies that conduct rigorous lab testing. Quality matters! Unlike supplements available at grocery or health food stores, our products are third-party tested to ensure their quality and efficacy. This extra step helps ensure you receive supplements that meet the highest standards of safety and effectiveness.
Supplemental therapies include herbs, antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, enzymes, probiotics, prebiotics, fiber, essential fatty acids, polyphenols, phytochemicals, proteins, lipids, isoprenoids, and phenolics. Nutraceutical is the hybrid of “nutrition‟ and “pharmaceutical.” A nutraceutical is any substance that is a food or a part of food and provides medical or health benefits, including the prevention and treatment of disease. They play a significant role in modifying and maintaining normal physiological function that maintains healthy human beings.
Professional supplement manufacturers work hard to make sure their products do not contain artificial ingredients, additives, excipients, allergens, etc. They also work to ensure the dosage is identical in every capsule.
Sometimes professional supplements offer therapeutic potencies not available in retail products. Furthermore, when you assess the amount of the key ingredients compared to the cost, a professional supplement may actually be a better value on a $/mg basis.
Professional supplements often include additional ingredients to help with absorption. A professional supplement manufacturer may choose a more expensive “source” for a component because it is known to be more bioavailable.