As we hope you appreciate, there are a large number of supplements available to consumers and not all of them will be as effective as potentially claimed. Not only that, but the supplements that are effective may not be something that everyone should look to use because the application of supplements should be specific.
As such, when talking about supplements to others, it’s critical that the full picture is communicated – those who work with others in a coaching capacity need to bare this in mind above all. If you are a coach, or indeed if you are working with a coach, bear in mind that it is unethical in most cases to sell supplements to clients.
This may not always be the case – if a coach or gym has supplements available, as well as unbiased and fair information on them so that clients/customers can buy from a reputable source then this is perfectly permissible, but it is not ethical to push or strongly promote supplements to those who may view you as an authority figure – especially when you personally profit from doing so. As a general rule, each individual should be free to make up their own mind about what to buy, using impartial information available – if you think that someone you know may benefit from a supplement, refer them to examine.com above so that they can read up on it for themselves and decide whether or not they feel that a supplement is right for them.
In the next module, we will start to look in depth at you, the person who is applying all of this. While we like to think we make all of our food choices consciously, that may not be the case, so rather than your unconscious mind and surroundings working against you, it’s time to make them work for you.