| Many people today have begun to see the value in | | | | symptoms that they have not been medically trained |
| obtaining their nutritional needs through their local health | | | | for. Many health problems have similar symptoms. |
| food stores. In many cases organic produce is only | | | | Some of these symptoms are indications of serious |
| available at a health food store. In addition, vitamin | | | | health issues that must be diagnosed through further |
| supplements and other nutritional supplements are | | | | medical tests that can only be provided through |
| believed to have a higher quality at these types of | | | | someone who has the proper degree to do so. |
| stores vs. a grocery outlet. | | | | In most cases the people who work at health food |
| In addition to wanting to improve their health, many | | | | stores have not received any formal training that |
| people have been misled into believing that "nutritional | | | | would qualify them to give advice about serious or |
| counselors" or health food clerks are qualified to give | | | | even minor health issues. |
| advice on their health problems. | | | | Taking advice from people who are not qualified to |
| Healthy organic foods are far better for us. Taking | | | | give it could cause you a great deal of harm. It could |
| supplemental vitamins and minerals along with other | | | | even delay your ability to stop a minor health problem |
| types of immune system boosters can do our bodies | | | | from becoming a serious one, especially if their advice |
| a great deal of good, but getting advice from | | | | was inaccurate or inappropriate. The least harmful side |
| someone who works at a health food store may be | | | | effect would be that you are spending money on |
| very detrimental to our health. | | | | nutritional supplements that do not add anything |
| This is not to say that asking for help to understand | | | | beneficial to your body. |
| the quality or value of certain products is wrong. | | | | If you have a health problem, your first option should |
| Knowing how certain foods and supplements can help | | | | be to see a qualified physician. If you need advice |
| our bodies is different from getting advice on how to | | | | about your diet, a registered dietitian may be a better |
| cure our health problems. Unfortunately, there are | | | | choice. Once you have received accurate and |
| times when people seek a diagnosis for their poor | | | | knowledgeable advice about your condition you can |
| health symptoms. | | | | confidently go to the health food store and pick up the |
| The problem begins when a nutritionist or health food | | | | nutritional supplements that your body actually needs. |
| store salesman offers advice and or a diagnosis for | | | | This way you don't waste your time or your money. |