Choosing the right dietary supplement can be a headache. What criteria should you pay attention to? How do you choose between the profusion of pillboxes in parapharmacies, organic stores and online stores?

Not all food supplements are equally effective: it's important to pay attention to the ingredients used, the proportion ofnatural active ingredients, and the quality charter of the laboratory that produces them. Once you've reviewed these criteria, how do you choose the supplement that really suits your needs? Read on to find out more.

Contents

1. Basic criteria for choosing the right dietary supplement

2. The most useful food supplements for you, according to your needs

You want to support your immunity

To improve muscle mass

To alleviate joint pain

To strengthen your bones

3. Conclusion

1.  Basic criteria for choosing the right dietary supplement

In recent years dietary supplements are increasingly popular and allow us toenhance our daily well-being. Indeed, no power supply brings thenutrient completeness the body needs. That's why they're particularly useful for restore the body's physiological balance, maintain good health and prevent the onset of disease. they are able to make up for our deficiencies, we provide vitamin intake, the minerals and enzymes we need, from fight against fatigue at the change of season or in winter, and many other ailments (digestive disorders, , immune system support, , problems muscular or joints, , stress...) However, they are not medicines.

Visit directive 2002/46/EC of the European Parliament, decree n°2006-352 defines "food supplements" as "foodstuffs the purpose of which is to supplement normal diet and constitute a concentrated source of nutrients or other substances with a nutritional or physiological effect alone or in combination, marketed in dose form, namely forms of presentation such as capsules, pastilles, tablets, pills and other similar forms, as well as sachets of powder, ampoules of liquid, dropper bottles and other similar forms of liquid or powder preparations intended to be taken in measured units of small quantity."

For Laboratoire Pronatur, the focus should be on ingredients of natural origin : focus on vegetarian capsules To those made with animal gelatin or tablets containing additives, the assets from France (our melon SOD comes from Eyragues, just a few kilometers from our Saint-Rémy de Provence and we try to prioritize resources from Provence (but also from the rest of France) and Europe as much as possible products biological or from the fair trade, the gMO-free plants, with the adapted packaging (for example, the illite green clay used in our massage gel is sun-dried). For certain plant ingredients that do not grow in France, we opt for international solutions, turning to cooperatives that meet our quality charter.

Please consult the list of ingredients andallergens (particularly in cases of gluten and lactose intolerance or allergy), as well as recommendations for use to guide you towards the best dietary supplement for you. Be sure to respect the indicated daily dose. Find out about contraindications and side effects, and consult your health care practitioner if in doubt, or if you're already taking medication. Finally, remember that dietary supplements are taken in parallel to good nutrition and meet specific needs, but cannot be used to never a substitute for a healthy lifestyle. 

2. The most useful food supplements for your needs

To support your immunity

In general, opt for vitamin B-based dietary supplements, of iron or royal jelly to create an immune shield that boosts your body's natural defenses. To find out more about the benefits of buckwheat, read our article : Buckwheat, source of vitamin B, ally of the change of season. 

We recommend a 40-day course of treatment as soon as you feel the need for a little boost with NATURAL DEFENSE : the vitamin B complex contained in buckwheat germs combined with iron extract from kaloupilé leaf contributes to restoring energy metabolism and immune system stimulation, and contributes to red blood cell formation. L'Eleutherococcus ("Siberian ginseng") is a plant which supports the body's natural defenses. Visit Melon SOD, renowned for its anti-inflammatory properties, helps to strengthen the immune system. It's also a powerful antioxidant that protects the body against oxidative stress, acting as a kind of defensive shield that traps free radicals to combat cellular aging and associated health disorders.

You can also test the ROYAL JELLY from our partner, the Lustrel laboratory, a veritable nectar of the hive, from theorganic farminge, which contributes to boost the immune system and boost vitality.

You want to improve your muscle mass

Excellent source of protein, recommended for vegetarians, vegans and athletes, the spirulina from Alpilles of our partners increases muscle mass and facilitates recovery thanks to its varied nutritional content. Plus? It detoxifies heavy metals and deacidifies the body. We recommend a one-month cure, several times a year, for example in anticipation of a Sporting event (trail, marathon or other).

Visit aGY dietary supplementsflex® dedicated to joints such as JOINT INTEGRITY and JOINT LUBRICATION are also recommended for athletes who put a lot of strain on their bodies during training. These two supplements with plant and marine active ingredients help tooptimize your input at minerals and in vitamins, of support your function muscular and joint, of lubricate joints to avoid injury.

You want to ease your joint pain

Little is known about the role of a superoxide dismutase (SOD) supplementation in the joint health. However, a Study by Mikko Juhani Lammi at the University of Umea in Sweden, dating from 2018, underlines the major role she could play for relieve painful joints. The full range of dietary supplements AGYflex® contain melon SOD, in addition to the most effective ingredients for combating joint pain. We advise you to focus on three active ingredients in particular: the chondroitin, the glucosamine and thehyaluronic acid.

Focus on chondroitin and the glucosamine, substances produced naturally in the human body that contribute tocartilage maintenance. Alternate the intake of AGYflex® GLUCO / CHONDRO and AGYflex® SHARK CARTILAGE is an excellent way to take care of your joints. The formula from first complement enriched with copper contributes to protect cells against oxidative stress. The formula from second, which combines vitamins C and D at marine assets in their natural matrix, is a regenerating complex for joints.

The complement AGYflex® JOINT LUBRICATION targets synovial fluid in particular, which naturally contains hyaluronic acid, responsible for lubricating the cartilage surfaces of joints. Its formula, rich in hyaluronic acid, allied with marine collagen, at manganese and SOD melon, contributes to compensate for impoverishment the synovial fluid that makes the more vulnerable cartilage. 

If you would like to discover other food supplements based on active ingredients useful in the fight against joint pain, don't hesitate to consult our full article on harpagophytum or the MSM.

You want to strengthen your framework

Visit aging leads to progressive, normal bone loss. To slow it down, it is a good idea to calcium supplementation but also in vitamins which improve calcium binding to bones, such as vitamin D. 

Our food supplement range AGYflex® BONE CAPITAL ensures good absorption of the calcium needed to maintain strong bones thanks to its three main ingredients, all 100% of natural origin: the calcium, the vitamin D3 and the vitamin K2. The vitamin K we use comes from the natto, a traditional Japanese food made from fermented soybeans.

3. Conclusion

When you're about to choose your food supplement, be careful with the formula (natural ingredients, , biological, respecting the wildlife and the flora...) but also to laboratory quality that produces it.

Visit pRONATUR laboratory is equipped with a Team composed of pharmacists, of doctors and nutraceutical specialists. Specializing in natural ingredients and sustainable supply chains, the site is ISO 22000 certified for the design, manufacture and distribution of food supplements. The laboratory's carefully selected partners also produce in accordance with quality and ethics charters.

Whatever the dietary supplement that you wish to take, don't forget to read the label or the instructions for use before starting a course of treatment. Do not exceed the daily dose recommended and pay attention to side effects in case of discomfort, do not hesitate to consult a doctor.

Please note: This article is not a substitute for medical care. This information is not a therapeutic claim. Food supplements sold by PRONATUR are not medicines and cannot in any way replace treatment, a diversified, balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle.

Cover photo of Nataliya Vaitkevich