1, using the health care product code.
Rule 1: Eat if necessary.
The absorption of nutrients by the body is not completed in order, but eating less will force cells to absorb it. Eating once every two or three days not only reduces the risk of overdose, but also supplements the body's demand for nutrition.
Chronic patients can take appropriate vitamin B supplements. Because chronic diseases are like being in a state of high pressure, it is easy to consume vitamin B. For example, silver-haired people who have problems chewing and eating can supplement a variety of vitamins in moderation. It is best for pregnant women and children not to supplement vitamins casually. As for whether folic acid should be taken to prevent the baby's neurological defects, it is recommended to discuss with doctors and pharmacists before using it.
Rule 2: Pay attention to drug interactions.
Vitamins and health foods often interact with western medicine. It is suggested that people with heart, liver and kidney problems should consult with their doctors before using them. Common drug interactions include fish oil, garlic, ginkgo biloba and aspirin, which may cause bleeding.
Fiber health food, such as plantain, will reduce the efficacy of painkillers, so it is best to take western medicine first, and then eat health food two hours after the drug is absorbed. Liver-protecting health food, such as mushrooms, will activate the antidote gene of human body and make the drug ineffective, so it is best to use it after 3 ~ 4 hours of combination with western medicine.
Rule 3: Don't exceed the recommended daily dose.
Even water-soluble vitamin B and vitamin C with high safety will cause excessive accumulation due to less urination. For example, too much vitamin B6 can lead to peripheral neuropathy; Too much vitamin C can lead to kidney calculi and headache, so you should add more water when taking vitamins.
The intake of vitamins and minerals should be within the daily recommended range, and it is safer to choose multivitamins than single supplements. The recommended intake (RDA) of nutrition labels can be used to identify whether vitamins are excessive. The USRDA of the United States is 100%, which means it is completely consistent. If it is 100%×66, the recommended dose is 66 times, and it will be dangerous if the dose is too high.
Rule 4: It is best to choose small packages.
Eating nutritional products should also spread risks, and changing different brands at least once every two months can not only increase the utilization rate of the body, but also avoid drug resistance. In addition, because the dosage is not much, it is best to choose a small package.
2, the misunderstanding of buying health care products
Myth 1: Health products can cure diseases.
Many consumers confuse the concepts of "health care" and "treatment" and think that health care products can treat or even cure diseases, which is a wrong view. Health products can prevent, adjust and correct the sub-health state of the body. Patients with chronic diseases such as hypertension and hyperlipidemia can choose some health foods and supplies on the premise of normal medication. If health care products are used instead of drugs, it will affect the treatment, aggravate the condition and endanger life.
Myth 2: tonic is good.
Some consumers think that eating more health food and supplementing nutrition will be good, but it is not. Not everyone needs to take health food. From a medical point of view, only people who are in a "sub-health" state need to use health care products to regulate their bodies. From the health point of view, proper supplementation of trace elements every day is beneficial to health, while employees in some industries take health food with labor protection properties such as radiation protection and lead excretion, which is beneficial to health. Eating health food, no matter what ingredients and functions are suitable for you, is likely to cause harm to your body, just as Chinese medicine says, "virtual is real, but necessary."
Myth 3: blindly believe in advertising
The number of advertisements can explain the strength and scale of enterprises to a certain extent, but it can't completely guarantee that the description of advertisements is suitable for you. Blindly believing in advertisements and completely taking the contents of certain advertisements as the purchase standard of health care products may also be taken in by false advertisements and illegal businesses.
3. How to choose health care products correctly?
1, pay attention to the specific effect.
For health care products, whether imported or made in China, health care products are health care and have a specific role in the body. Therefore, only when it is suitable for a specific group of people should we pay attention to the specific users of health care products when purchasing. Many people avoid using health care products to treat diseases and eliminate this misunderstanding in order to better understand the efficacy of imported health food.
2, packaging and national qualification
Generally speaking, the state has strict control over imported health care products, and the relevant customs will also issue certain documents to regulate them. It is an important way to ensure consumers' rights and interests and their own use safety when purchasing.
3, grasp the ingredients and ingredients
Imported health food has its own medical formula, which often contains American ginseng, deep-sea fish oil and other substances. Some elderly people will have allergic reactions to these substances, while some substances are not suitable for the physique of some elderly people. These are all things that buyers need to know in detail before buying. Often imported health food is expensive and effective, but it is not suitable for their parents. Therefore, only by paying attention to these details can we buy imported health food better.
4. Is it an authoritative certification?
Camouflaging authoritative R&D institutions is a common trick in the marketing of bone health products, aiming at packaging the products more "tall", defrauding consumers' trust and attracting middle-aged and elderly people to buy them. In fact, this kind of products have no relevant government health food testing and production standard certification, no production batch number, and no information such as production origin and manufacturer is indicated on the packaging. When choosing bone health products, we should pay attention to the products that have passed the government health food testing and production standards certification. For example, Canadian products should check the batch number of Health Canada.