Cheap Now Pay Later

In the last few weeks a recurring theme keeps cropping up in discussions with clients, chats with friends and in general observations.

It seems we are obsessed with discounts, cheap products and squeezing the last drop of juice out of things. This is especially so when it comes to supplements.

If you need to lose fat, if you desire to get stronger, if you wish to get healthy then cheap doesn't cut it! For example the recent law suits against unscrupulous well known supplement manufacturers in the USA regarding toxins and PCB's in their fish oil products just highlights the dangers of buying cheap nutritceuticals. 

There is a general guide that I believe should be adhered to. 

If you can buy it off the shelf in a shop, don't buy it!

If it means you have to wait a few days for it to be delivered to you, then so what? If it means it will improve your health, allow you to get lean and actually prevent further health problems, then isn't that worth paying a little bit more?

The most common  complaint I receive in my private practice is the price of the supplements that I advise clients to get. Well this is my response, its expensive, because it works!

Another example is cheap protein powders: cheap whey causes gas, bloating and most people are lactose intolerant. Using cheap whey just exacerbates the issue. I use and advise clients to only use an Organic Raw Milk based protein powder, which does't create problems but actually improves their results from the gym. 

Buying cheap and nasty multivitamins with synthetic components and cheap fillers  is the same as buying cheap food, you get what you pay for.

Here's a couple of comparisons for you to think about:

Comparison 1 :

Commercial produced GM grain fed meat high in pro-inflammatory Omega 6 vs organic grass fed meat high in anti-inflammatory Omega 3s

Comparison 2 :

Cheap store bought supplements with fillers and synthetic vitamins, non-guaranteed quality vs expensive practitioner recommended supplements with guaranteed quality and assurance. 

Cheap supplements now  - pay later: still in the same shape and with further health problems?