A quarter of a century ago there was no such thing as dietary supplement, or biologically active food supplement. Today, in developed countries, dietary supplements regularly taken by more than half of the population.
 These supplements are sold over-the-counter and include vitamins and minerals, amino acids, herbs, and enzymes.
 
Supplements are quite popular and many people do feel they are effective, still there exist negative opinions about them caused by too active advertising and a large number of scams promising miraculous effect of dietary supplements. Health scams and the marketing of unproven cures have been around for many years. Though some of the things people say about dietary supplements are true, many statements could be nothing more than conjecture, with no evidence to back them up.
 
 Instead of getting increasingly confused and unsure of what supplements to take, you should use your common sense - and read on to learn not to harm your health. There are several common myths about dietary supplements. Now, it's time to reveal the truth.
 
Myth1. Dietary supplements are not pharmaceuticals, so they are not able to improve your health.
Fact.
Everyone knows that the food we eat does not contain all necessary substances. And even if we know exactly what substance our body is lacking, it is not always possible to get it through food. Supplements contain exactly those components that are capable to maintain biobalance in our body. Indeed, dietary supplements are not pharmaceuticals, they are only food supplements, but why not to improve your health by taking harmless ingredients contained in supplements?
 
Myth 2. You can eat anything, dietary supplements refill all the missing microelements.
Fact.
Dietary supplements really help the body to refill the missing amount of the required elements. But this does not mean that you can use supplements while eating fast food. Dietary supplements are effective only as an additional source of vitamins and amino acids. So do not forget about a healthy and balanced diet.
 
Myth 3. Supplements are based on natural ingredients.
Fact.
 
In this myth we really would like to believe, but unfortunately it is not true. If the manufacture dietary supplements actually used are natural, and even organic components, the jar of dietary supplements would be ten times more expensive. However, this is not a reason to give up taking supplements. Synthetic vitamins are identical in structure to natural. So that the use of dietary supplements will not damage your health, but on the contrary, it will help to save it or restore.
 
Myth 4. It is best to use dietary supplements, which contain a full set of required elements.
Fact.
Of course, it would be cool - you take a pill, and the body immediately received the desired amount of calcium, magnesium, iodine, all the possible vitamins and amino acids. But in reality, the more components are contained in dietary supplements, the less effective they are. Interacting with each other, these elements lose their properties. In addition, each of us has our own trace mineral deficiency, so the body will take only what it lacks. So it is best to determine exactly what you are missing and only then choose the supplements.
 
The effectiveness of dietary supplements is one of the most debated issues in modern medicine. Some people are skeptical, but some are convinced of their effectiveness by acquiring promising and attractive jars in pharmacies. The main thing is: do not take dietary supplements as a medicine which can cure any disease. This is just a supplement, effective both for prophylactics or as a way to refill the number of elements needed by our body.