Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Healthy Habits: 3 Mistakes to Avoid When Selecting a Supplement

Walking into a nutritional supplement store and finding the right product can be overwhelming. The shelves are lined with products that can do everything from cure ailments to help you lose weight. According to the experts at BioRhythm, most people fall victim to three pitfalls of choosing a supplement – the main one being price.
 
“Most supplement companies fight for that space by appearing to offer a premium product with bargain prices. However, logic tells us that if you find a Ferrari with a Kia price tag, something is wrong,” says BioRhythm CEO and founder, Mark Mangieri.
 
Here are the 3 mistakes you need to avoid when selecting supplements:
 
1.    Cheaper is not better. The most important factor supplement users give when choosing a supplement is price. But there are many ways to reduce the quality of a supplement while maintaining a perceived value.  Keep an eye out for fillers, proprietary blends that contain more than two or three ingredients and serving sizes that are unrealistically small. “You only have one body and you shouldn’t waste time trying to get professional results with a buy one, get one sale,” Mangieri says.
2.    Overconsumption of protein.  More is not better, Mangieri says.  Protein consumption studies show up to 1.5 grams and sometimes 2.0 grams per kilogram of protein per day can be beneficial for an elite heavily trained athlete. No additional lean mass gains or body fat reduction is noted over 2 grams of protein per kilogram (2g/2.2lb). After a workout, 20 grams for a 185 lb. trained athlete is the “Goldilocks”/ideal zone (approx. 0.1g per lb).
3.    Packaging and store placement. Yes, the shiny label in the cool textured bottle stacked in a giant pyramid at the front of the store can make you feel like a bug attracted to a florescent light. However some of the most innovative formulas backed by solid science may be on the bottom shelf at the back of the store. Many companies pay to be in the front and as a result may have less in their budget for real science in the bottle. 
 
 
About BioRhythm
 BioRhythm is a premier product line formulated with fitness goals, not production cost, in mind. Our synergistic compounds and recommended stacks are put in place with the singular goal of more results faster. BioRhythm was founded on the most basic principles of product development: You get what you pay for. Competition for shelf space in retail stores and internet sites is at an all-time high for dietary supplements. Most supplement companies fight for that space by appearing to offer a premium product with bargain prices. And all of our senior staff members have at least a decade of professional sports supplement experience.

  

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