— Supplements —
Many people ask, “Should I use supplements?”
If nutritional supplements are needed, then what supplements should a person consume?
Are supplements helpful, hurtful, or just an added expense to a limited consumer budget?
What about the production of supplements?
Are all supplements the same quality?
The world of supplementation is just confusing, and so complicated that it can make your head spin and your pocketbook poor!
The supplement industry is not regulated by the FDA, and this may good or bad, depending on one’s point of view. Good, extensive and reliable peer reviewed research on supplements is a bit limited. Producers of nutritional supplements have made a lot of claims and, at times, these claims conflict. Trends come and go. Superstar athletes and celebrities jump on the endorsement bandwagon. Who can you trust? Who can you believe? The information highway is so crowded! There are entry and exit ramps, detours and crashes! So, what should one do – use supplements, not use supplements, or do something in between?
As a Functional Medicine Based – Integrative Health Facility, Apogee Therapy Center strongly adheres to the concept that “Food is Medicine.” The closer one can get to the true food source The Creator gave to us in the beginning, the better we will be. ATC promotes organic, nutrient rich foods free from: chemicals, pesticides, hormones, and all man-made manipulation of the food source’s structure and composition. We are against the use of GMOs.
Apogee Therapy Center stands with leading Functional Medicine researchers.
Our natural Earth and its expansive produce provide humans with all that is needed to sustain us and to assist us in our pursuit to thrive in our life’s activities. The sad truth is that there is not equality in the world community. Not everyone has the ability to partake in the world’s natural bounties to the same extent. For example, in some regions of the world humans cannot produce enough Vitamin D no matter how much sun exposure is received. This is due to the angle of the sun’s rays to the earth. Some of us do not have access to the variety of food needed to meet all our nutritional needs.
Not all supplements and supplement companies are created equal.
There are supplements and supplement companies that are subpar, some even contaminated. Many companies use harmful chemical processes, fillers, and GMO based gel capsules to house the product. The warehousing of many products can be at hot temperatures, which can denature the supplements. The quality control of this non-regulated industry can be very shady at times. Apogee Therapy Center has decided to partner with Thorne and with Ortho Molecular.
These two companies both use the highest standards in the industry to formulate and produce the supplements they sell. They are not resellers but are manufacturers. They are directly involved in every point of the production process. They vet their suppliers with the highest standards, and inspect and test the raw materials received from the suppliers. They are committed to excellent sourcing of the materials used in the supplementation process. Their production plants are state of the art, and their research and quality control facilities are outstanding.
As with everything, you get what you pay for. Inexpensive supplements may not yield the desired end result. Though Thorne and Ortho Molecular are a higher price than the discount alternatives, they offer quality, concentration, and reliability. These two top supplement companies are well worth the extra price. Though Apogee Therapy Center is partnering with Thorne and with Ortho Molecular, we encourage and expect all people to perform their own research to determine what supplements they decide to purchase and consume. We have provided links, within our website to the top leaders in Functional Medicine / Integrative Health to help inform you and guide you in your selection process of the supplements you may decide to use for yourself.
We encourage you to read their blogs and websites and to make an appointment, at Apogee Therapy Center, with our Functional Medicine Based / Integrative Health based RDN, LD to help you in the process of selecting the supplements. Apogee Therapy Center encourages you to visit Thorne’s and Ortho Molecular’s websites to read about and research the supplements they produce.