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Don’t buy pricey supplements to “fix” the body

Best valueCost: freeEffect: largeEvidence C

In one line

A bigger box does not turn the contents into medicine. If you want to show care, food or a trip to the clinic connects to the rest of the book better than a tonic.

What it costs

If you don’t buy it, that money stays. Gift packaging often costs more than the contents.

What you get

The book checked common ingredients in earlier items and did not find a clear benefit. This edition does not repeat those papers ingredient by ingredient. The claim is not “proven useless.” It is “a weak reason to spend a lot.”

How strong the evidence is

C. What the grades mean

Source

Book item 6-10. In the U.S., supplement labels generally say they are not intended to treat disease.

Watch-outs

Something a clinician prescribed for a measured deficiency is outside this item. Don’t swap a supplement in for a medicine you were told to take.

Adapted from HowToLiveBetter item 6-10.

Next habit

Best value

“Guaranteed high returns” is a no

If the same sentence promises a high return and a principal that cannot fall, decline before the pitch finishes. “I’ll try a small amount” is still a way in.

Cost: freeEffect: largeEvidence C

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