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The Importance of Quality, Quantity, and Consistency in Scientific Research

Nothing in science is ever concrete. People rethink and work on clinical studies all the time, trying to improve what was proven.

There are factors that must be examined to make a claim of “backed by science.”

  1. Quantity: How much research has been done? Only a few? Hundreds? The more studies done on a subject, you can feel confident on current results. Watch the dates of the study. Science is always evolving.
  2. Quality: Look for research done by people at the Top of their field and published in a well-respected Peer-Reviewed Journal. This sorts out the unreliable information. Any study can be paid for to turn out as you want. It is the Peer-Reviewed study that makes it accurate. Specifically, you want to see randomized controlled studies. These studies test a specific treatment on a group of participants. Not all participants think they are getting the “trial.”
  3. Scope: Look at the range of dates of the studies. Decide if recent conclusions are relative to the past.
  4. Consistency: This happens when more than one study comes to the same conclusion.
  5. Universality: Does it affect all or specific groups of people.

You do have to do your research today on all the new products being introduced. Nutrition products are not judged by the FDA. You need to look into their background of the company and the science the company uses.

Don’t buy nutrient supplement based on cost. There are way too many ways to get a product to market cheaply. What happens is quality suffers greatly. Aren’t you worth quality?

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Welcome Aboard!

Blogging is something I always wanted to do. A written chat to share what I have learned. I hope you enjoy as you read, learn a bit, and leave a comment or two.

I plan that the purpose of my blogs will be to share with you Nutrition and Health insights. These insights will hopefully help make you make good choices and your family healthier.

I have finished several long courses with Precision Nutrition. It is an internationally recognized school of Nutrition for Nutrition Coaches, especially in the Sports Field. I have learned quite a bit about metabolic health and sports health. I hope to share tidbits with you.

Precision Nutrition taught me how to coach. I re-alligned my business, Wellness Makes Cents, to become more of an educational/coaching site for friends, family, and new friends.

I chose Shaklee Corporation for my supplement company. I liked their guarantee of PURITY, POTENCY, and PERFORMANCE. I couldn’t find this guarantee with any other company.

My girlfriend introduced me to Shaklee through their Skin Care line of products. She tried and tried and caught me one night whereas I said “I’ll try if it is right now!” And I found myself convinced! I next tried the cleaning product line. (I had passed my Master Gardener class and was looking for clean cleaning products.) I found that the line worked, and I have never changed. I then began to look into Nutrition.

Years ago I tried Centrum Silver. I was beginning to get tired and thought vitamins would be a good choice. Centrum Silver is widely advertised as one of the best on the market. I faithfully took several bottles worth, and then ran out. For some reason, I delayed in buying another. I never noticed any difference. This is where I doubted that vitamins would really “work.”

Shaklee nutrition taught me different. When the product is pure, you Will notice the difference.

I chose the Shaklee Corp. for my supplier. I have researched and tried other companies, but I come back to Shaklee for its guarantees: Purity, Potency and Performance. A good product is essential to my business.

I will share with you topics of interest. I am hoping you will ask as to what is on your mind, and wanting more information.

You might want to check out my Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wellnessmakescentswithmarycommunity. This is a Facebook community of people with similar interests in their health. They also care about their family’s health and the health of the planet.

I look forward to your comments!

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