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There are hundreds of supplements available for purchase, and Examine has analyzed over 400 of them.
With the overwhelming number of supplements you could buy, how do you figure out which ones you need?
It’s not like you can trust supplement companies; they have one goal: to convince you to buy their supplements.
Instead of relying on marketing claims, you need to figure out which supplements are worth your time and which are a waste of money.
Here’s the truth: you should take specific supplements based on your health goals. A 60-year-old with aching joints has different needs than a 30-year-old who can’t fall asleep; recommending the same supplements to them is wasteful and senseless!
Making sense of the information — and misinformation — out there can be overwhelming. There’s a ton of conflicting information online, and most of it is pushed by people trying to sell you specific supplement brands. Plus, reading scientific research is a complex skill that requires specific education and expertise.
This is where we can help.
Examine’s only goal is to break down and make sense of research. Not only do we not sell supplements, but we also don’t recommend any brands, nor do we do any consulting or accept advertisements, donations, or sponsorships.
We are 100% independent and extremely serious about being unbiased when it comes to nutrition and supplement information.
We only care about the science. It’s why millions of people visit us every month, why professionals from major sports leagues rely on us for nutrition and supplement analysis, and why we have tens of thousands of customers.
To that end, we created the Supplement Guides to help you level up your knowledge and take only the supplements that are proven to work — and skip the ones that waste your time and money.
Go from “This supplement works... I think?” to “I know these supplements work.”
There is no magic pill that works for everyone; instead, you need to take the supplements that help achieve your goal.
So we created 17 different guides, each focused on helping you optimize a specific health goal.
We analyzed all of the available scientific research so we can give you the best recommendations on how to optimize your health.
We have four main goals when recommending a supplement. We tell you:
We use our decades of knowledge and research to give you easy-to-understand, step-by-step directions to help you optimize your supplementation.
Some supplements can impact the efficacy and potency of other supplements. Bolster your results by learning how best to combine supplements based on your situation and goals.
Not everyone is the same — we each have our own health issues, concerns, and goals. We understand that, so our guides give you the context and information behind supplements so you know exactly which ones are worth your time and money, and which you can safely skip.
The average American spends over $350 on supplements every year!
People take supplements they think are helping but are not useful; our guides help you identify which supplements you don’t need.
The guides will pay for themselves with the savings they’ll bring you in the long run.
Our guides only tell you what to take, not which brand, because we are 100% fiercely independent. You won’t be hit with the unfounded claims and outright misrepresentation of research that are the tactics of shady supplement companies.
You can supplement confidently, knowing our recommendations are based on science and not because we’re trying to push profits.
The reality is that science is not exact. Sometimes there’s evidence that a supplement may work, but we cannot be 100% sure.
So we’ve broken down our recommendations into five descending sets of priorities:
This way you can maximize your hard-earned money and spend it on what you wish rather than wasting it on supplements that will be useless to you
With free lifetime updates, even as your needs change, our guides remain useful.
There are hundreds of nutrition studies published each month. It’s why we have an entire research team whose only job is to stay abreast of the latest research. If you take a look at our social media, you’ll see we’re always posting about research as it is published.
Here is an example of one section from one of our guides being expanded over the years:
Examine has been around for over nine years. Are your health goals the same today as they were nine years ago?
We keep up with research and update our Supplement Guides accordingly so you’ll be confident that you have the latest and greatest recommendations for your changing health goals.
Over the years, we’ve had thousands of people send us messages, emails, and videos thanking us for our research and how following our advice vastly improved their health and lives.
If you want to improve your health, save money (by buying only the supplements you need), and save time (by not having to figure out everything yourself), then our Supplement Guides are the perfect complement to your health goal regimen.
Plus, with our unconditional 30-day money-back guarantee, you can buy with complete confidence.
Because we don’t sell supplements ourselves, we’ll tell you which supplements are a complete waste of your money — promise.
Benefit from decades of important research without spending decades poring over studies.
Our Supplement Guides are the culmination of years of research and experience — we’ve distilled thousands of studies into practical steps you can take right now.
Stop wasting your time and money on supplements that don’t work.
Stop getting information from biased sources trying to sell you supplements.
Start taking supplements that will help you achieve your health goals.
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Whenever I want unbiased, meticulously researched, and scientifically credible supplement information, I turn to my friends at Examine. They review thousands of studies and give bottom-line supplement recommendations better than anyone else in the industry. For me, my team, and my colleagues, they’ve become a trusted resource.
John Berardi, PhD, CSCS | Co-founder Precision Nutrition | Advisor to Apple, Nike, and Equinox
Examine’s updates help me to stay on top of current research on supplements and diet trends. I appreciate the detail on topics like supplement-nutrient interactions, and their in-depth summaries are a great way to get “the lay of the land” quickly and efficiently.
Jennifer Sygo, RD Cleveland Clinic Canada | Performance Toronto Raptors
Examine has been a long-time favourite resource of mine. Everything that the team at Examine puts out is relevant, trustworthy, and most importantly, actionable. I would highly recommend these resources to any fitness/performance professional or anyone interested in learning how to live a healthier lifestyle.
Bryan Marshall, Player Development & Applied Sport Science | Vancouver Canucks
As the Head Performance and Strength Coach for an NBA team, I am responsible for delivering credible and relevant information on all things sport performance. Examine is my go-to source when it comes to nutrition and supplementation.
Ramsey Nijem, Head Performance & Strength Coach, Sacramento Kings
I’ll keep this simple: Examine is where I go when I want to look up what the science says on supplements and nutrition.
If you want the truth on supplements and what works and what doesn’t, no one does it better. You can tell they spend the time and effort to get the full picture. And as a pro bodybuilder, that’s exactly what I need.
John Meadows, IFFB Pro Bodybuilder
I turn to Examine any time I need to understand complex nutrition topics. The team consistently delivers science-backed, practical, and digestible information that I can trust.
Michael Easter, Lecturer - Journalism, UNLV | Journalist, contributor to Men's Health, Outside, and more
Examine is the most trusted resource on the internet for making intelligent decisions regarding your health. I visit it daily and frequently suggest to my patients to visit Examine before purchasing any supplements or making any dietary changes.
Mike Hart, MD
Examine has become THE repository resource for nutritional supplement information. Most other similar databases fail at what they’re good at, which is being accessible and being comprehensive. Their frequent updates stay on top of the literature as it evolves. Examine gives me an excellent overview of the body of work, which helps me filter and refine my search strategy when I’m looking up supplements that I get asked about that I’ve never heard of. The Human Effect Matrix provides interpretation that is lacking in every other supplement database in the world. Most people don’t have the time or interest to develop high-level expertise, but need somewhere to turn to to make informed decisions about their supplements. That information is at Examine.
Dr. Bryan Chung, MSc in Rehabilitation Science, MD, PhD
It’s insufficient to simply rely on belief, conjecture or internet advice to determine if supplements are right for you. Instead you need to rely on research. With Examine’s reference guide, not only will you find their summary of the research, but also links to the original papers should you want to do your own due diligence. Truly a massive and helpful undertaking.
Dr. Yoni Freedhoff, MD, CCFP, Dip, ABBM
We look at scientific research and summarize the findings for you in plain English
Michael received a BSc in exercise science with a minor in nutrition from George Mason University (where he mentored under GMU’s resident sports dietitian, Deanna Busteed, MS, RD, CSSD), then an MSc in human nutrition from McGill University. His master’s thesis examined how modifiable lifestyle factors can potentially predict vitamin D status. As a full-time senior research manager at Examine, he primarily writes and updates the Supplement Guides, maintains the company’s database of supplement studies, and blogs about various health topics. When not working for Examine, he enjoys finding ways of using technology to further science communication.
Kamal is a nutrition researcher with an MPH and MBA from Johns Hopkins University, and is on hiatus from a PhD in nutrition in which he researched the link between diet and chronic pain. He has published peer-reviewed articles on vitamin D and calcium as well as a variety of clinical research topics. Kamal has also been involved in research on fructose and liver health, mindfulness meditation, and nutrition in low income areas.
Gregory enjoys bringing his quantitative and analytical skills to bear on issues relevant to people's health and well-being.
An avid member of the fitness industry for the past 15 years, Bill is currently a postdoctoral fellow, where he is examining the role of metabolic stress in the control of protein synthesis and inflammation in health and disease.
Pierre-Alexandre holds graduate degrees from New York University, the University of Toulouse II, and the University of St Andrews. At NYU, he was MVP then captain of the Taekwondo Club, president of the Karate Club, and founder of the Martial Arts Club. After graduation, he wrote a grammar book, then found himself working as assistant professor of French in Taiwan. After some years enjoying the best foods in Asia, he moved back to France to freelance as a writer, translator, and copy editor. He’s Examine’s resident copy editor and has been overseeing our Supplement Guides since 2016.
Searching for ways to improve his health and frequently confused by the conflicting messages from publications and popular authors, Wyatt dove head first into the scientific research and became fascinated by its logic and methods. Contributing to his most respected website has only intensified his interest and motivated him to pursue an education in nutrition.
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Most supplement research comes with an inherent bias. Studies are often backed by supplement companies with a vested interest to arrive at a conclusion substantiating their claims. All of this is done with one purpose in mind - to make you spend your money on pills and powders which may not work.
Other companies that don't do research themselves just cherry pick studies that make their products look good. Often time these are studies performed on rats and in petri-dishes - not in actual humans!
As Examine is an independent company that does not sell any supplements, we do not cherrypick. We are not trying to sell you supplements. We are 100% neutral and conduct all of our research independently, allowing us to come to our own conclusions regarding the validity of which supplements work.
Absolutely. The Supplement Guides are actually written with our own mothers in mind. They are easy-to-read and give you simple step-by-step directions on which supplements to take (and which to not waste money on).
Supplement Guides are easy-to-follow with step-by-step instructions. They can be easily used by your mother or father! The Examine Membership helps you understand what the latest research is. It's great for those who want to take care of their health and keep up with scientific research.
Unless you are a researcher, you should choose a Supplement Guide.
Our goal is to update the Supplement Guides with new scientific evidence at least once a year.
We will notify you of each major update via email. With that said, you can simply download a new copy from the Member’s Area and it will be the latest version of the Supplement Guides.
We offer an unconditional 30-day money-back guarantee on all our products. Should you be unhappy with the Supplement Guides for any reason, simply email us at support@examine.com and we will refund your purchase.
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