This document discusses important factors to consider when choosing supplements. It suggests that supplements are not strictly regulated and may contain incorrect ingredients or be harmful. It then lists 12 questions to ask about supplements, including whether they are plant-based and grown sustainably, certified organic, disintegrate quickly, adhere to manufacturing standards, test for contaminants, have bioavailability data, antioxidant content measures, a medical advisory board, and FDA approval. Choosing supplements made by companies that can answer these questions positively can help ensure safety.

1. 12/27/2020
SAFE are your
SUPPLEMENTS?
How
Prof. Roel Tolentino, MD, MBA, FPCS
General Surgery-Surgical Oncology
Chairman of Surgery – CEU School of Medicine
Nutrition Coach
DEC. 27, 2020
8 pm.

2. Did you know that the
supplement industry is not
strictly regulated?
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3. Did you know that some
supplements do not have the right
ingredients?
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4. Did you know that taking the
wrong supplements may be
harmful to you?
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5. …..you can have the right knowledge
to choose what is safe for you.
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6. …will discuss the important factors to
consider when you buy your supplements.
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Cancer
Researcher

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10. Slideshare.net
supplements and roel tolentino

11. sa NUTRILITE ko,
HEALTHY ako.
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17. Is your supplement a plant based product?
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18. If plant based, did it come form a variety of
plants?
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22. Does the manufacturer own its own land and
grow and harvest, and concentrate plants?
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28. Does the Vit. C concentrate contain the whole
plant concentrate, including phytonutrients?
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HEALTHY ako.
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30. Are the supplements organic from the soil and
seed up?
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Certified organic dietary supplements
- provide nutrients in their most natural form
- they are the most biologically active and
beneficial they can be

35. Is the disintegration time on the tablet about 30
minutes or less?
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37. Chewable tablets
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38. Does the manufacturer adhere to Good
Manufacturing Practices?
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39. QUALITY CONTROL
• follows Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs) –
the established, required practices for production
and testing
• > 25,000 tests each month (Nutrilite)

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43. Does the manufacturer checks its entire line for
heavy metals, microbiological contaminants
and pollutants? Desirable nutrient compounds?
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45. Does the manufacturer have published BIO-
ASSAYS?
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47. Nutrigenomics – the science of
how our genes interact with
nutrients.
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HEALTHY ako.
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49. Does the manufacturer have Oxygen Radical
Absorbance Capacity score on its anti-
oxidants?
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50. 3,000 ORAC units/day
RECOMMENDATION: 3,000 - 5,000 ORAC
units daily
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51. X 33 for Vit E X 7 cups for Vit. C X 6 cups for Vit. B9
3 lbs for Vit B1 x 22 for Vit B6 4 lbs for Vit B 12
4 cups for Mg 1 ½ for Vit B 3 x 8 for Vit B251

52. Does the manufacturer have a medical advisory
board?
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53. Are the products FDA approved?
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57. chemotherapy agents with supplements
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HEALTHY ako.
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63. • Raw materials – to ensure the quality of
the ingredients that go into a particular
product.
QUALITY CONTROL

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Disintegration – to ensure the tablets
disintegrate in 30 minutes or less.
QUALITY CONTROL

65. QUALITY CONTROL
Micro limit
Macronutrients
Micronutrients
QUALITY CONTROL

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Stability – to check the shelf
life of the tablets.
QUALITY CONTROL

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Take your NUTRILITE
EVERYDAY!

68. sa NUTRILITE ko,
HEALTHY ako.
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