Lori Esarey MS, APRN-C, ABAAHPGoing Beyond Weight Loss to Achieve Wellness For Life

FAQs - Are all supplements created equal?

1 Oct 2021

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A short YouTube monologue explaining that while supplements are common and often necessary for those pursuing optimal health, their quality varies widely—from pharmaceutical and medical grade down to veterinary grade—and these differences affect cost and safety. The speaker warns consumers that cheaper, lower-grade supplements (example: CoQ10 sold at ~$10) can be inferior or harmful compared with higher-grade options (example: pharmaceutical-grade CoQ10 at ~$60) and advises avoiding low-quality products if one can't choose quality.

Questions this video answers

October 1, 2021.

Approximately $60 per bottle.

Approximately $10 per bottle.

Supplements are a big industry. They're a huge industry for a reason. I think we recognize the fact if you're on a trajectory towards optimal health, you recognize that supplements are necessary for you. But what you may not recognize is that not all supplements are created equal. There's different grades of supplementation, quality grades, from pharmaceutical and then medical grade, all the way down to veterinary grade. A supplement that is a quality grade, pharmaceutical may cost, like CoQ10 may cost $60 for that bottle, whereas a veterinary or lower grade may only cost $10. And to the consumer who is not educated in those differences, they're always going to choose cheaper. If you're going to take something that is less expensive and cheaper, and you're not choosing quality, please don't take it at all. There are harmful detriments. There can be things that can be really, really, it.