It's a scenario that plays out in doctors' offices across the country every day. A well-meaning physician recommends a dietary supplement to a patient. The patient takes the advice on good faith. But then he or she poses the inevitable, perplexing question: “Where do I get it, and how do I know it's safe?”
Donald Levy, MD, medical director for the Osher Clinical Center for Complementary and Integrative Medical Therapies in Boston, is one of many health practitioners who are often faced with the quandary of wanting to recommend dietary supplements to their patients but feeling less than confident about providing good advice on where...
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