What can you learn from the book and who can benefit from it?
This book is for you,
- if you are about to make a product purchase decision, or if you are curious about the effectiveness of your existing products, and would like to delve deeper into the ingredients to better understand why a product works or doesn't work,
- If you are a conscious shopper who seeks deeper knowledge and aims to see through the marketing messages of the "vitamin industry", opt for truly good and effective products for yourself and your loved ones, rather than the overhyped but often low-quality ones.
- if you are facing various health challenges, and primarily seeking natural yet quality solutions to your problems,
- if you are a healing professional (doctor, naturopath, nutrition and lifestyle consultant, etc.) who wants to delve deeper into the various interrelationships and the benefits/drawbacks of available molecular forms in order to recommend the best products to your clients,
- If you are a merchant, and you want to sell high-quality products.
This book is not for you,
- if you blindly believe in manufacturer advertisements,
- if you are afraid that your trust in the experts or manufacturers you believed to be reliable is shaken,
- If you are satisfied with the health products you currently use and are not interested in learning how to choose higher quality products,
- if you think your health is someone else's responsibility!
Why is this book practical?
Because it contains:
- Analysis of all vitamins, minerals, and trace elements allowed in the EU.
- A very simple method to exclude products and manufacturers offering abysmal quality (but disguised with red marketing tape)
- guidance on what to look for on the labels and how to interpret the information (all of this in English as well so you can understand the ingredients of imported products)
- background information on the production of the products (so that you also see that Swiss and Norwegian scientists do not work overnight for your health), available prices, peculiarities of legal regulations
- numerous practical examples of various manufacturer slip-ups and a plethora of intentional deceptions,
- ...and many other useful things to help you choose a dietary supplement more easily, the one you really want, and to make it more visible that you are responsible for your own health!
Learn more about the author of the book
Dr. Szabolcs Bíró
Professional background:
Over 21 years of experience as a chemical engineer in domestic and international settings. Holds a degree in chemical engineering accredited by the British IChemE, and a Ph.D. in petroleum and petrochemicals. Research and development engineer. Honored by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and the Hungarian Chemical Society. The primary inventor of a global patent and a US patent application.
What motivated you to write this book?
“Lead yourself blindfolded, blindly…” – says a Hungarian folk song dating back to around 300 years ago, which symbolizes well the system surrounding us in the 21st century too. In capitalism, the profit-at-all-costs principle often operates, and the vitamin industry is no different from the rest. It is a sore point that they play with people's health, but in my opinion, regulation and the system do not adequately protect consumers. The only real solution is not to blindly trust others, but to pay attention to the composition of health products. This book aims to help in this.
I do not consider myself the champion of truth, I just wanted a book that puts consumers' interests at the forefront and evaluates different products, manufacturers' attitudes through this perspective.