Islon Woolf MD
Supplements vs drugs - the birth of a misleading dichotomy
In my last email, I illustrated the supplement double standard - a tendency to think that supplements are effective and have no side effects. In this email, I will explore how this perception came to be. Why we erroneously think of supplements as being different than drugs. Drugs and supplements defined Drugs are defined as compounds that are novel and synthetic. They are synthesized in a lab and not found in nature. Drugs include prescription medications and over-the-counter