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ADVOCACY SPEECH ON THE GUIDELINES IN SELECTING HEALTH PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

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Guidelines in Selecting Products and Services
There are a lot of health products in the market ranging from those treating medical
conditions to nutritional supplements. It is therefore easy to get the wrong product which will
not satisfy your needs. When choosing a health product look at the effectiveness of the product
to heal or providing relief to the condition you are suffering from. The health products always
come in different forms, they can come in the form of tablets, liquids, or in semisolid forms.
Look for the form which best suits you and you are comfortable to take it in that form. You
can assess the quality of the product by looking at the labels and understand what contents are
present in the product or supplement. You should also look and inquire if the product is
accredited by the FDA or the National Poison and Drugs Centre, to be sure that you are buying
a safe product.
You should also have an insight of the formulas and dosages of the product. After that,
you can confirm with your physician or pharmacist on the prescriptions provided on the labels
as well as the formulas. Verifying the prescriptions with licensed physicians will help you to
take correct dosages and formulas of the product and ensures that you are safe from overdose
and poisoning. Apart from the dosage and formulas, the brand should also provide alternatives
and ways which the consumer can use in case of drug poisoning or intake of overdose. There
should be contacts of the relevant health helpers who can be contacted in case the two happen.
It is essential to also look at the cost of the products, though this is not a significant
factor because anyone who is looking forward to healing; the price of the product does not
matter a lot. You should also put in mind that not every expensive product is the best one and
not cheaper products are the worst. Most times, you will find natural products which are more
beneficial are cheaper than the GMO (Genetically Modified Organism) products.
Health Matters…Just keep moving and be keen to live long!!!
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