In this day and age, it's very easy to get ripped off by body changing products, and let me explain why.
Most people will see between 400-600 commercials today and how many are direct toward body and image. Many companies prey on how people should look or they’re deemed unworthy and ugly. Such as girls have to be thin, wear makeup, and be perfect. Boys have to be strong, masculine, and assertive or they’re called emotionally weak and are compared to their female counterparts as girly and feminine. So, companies have developed muscle-building supplements to build muscles on guys and weight loss supplements to females.  If only people realized how wrong these advertisements are.

Let’s debunk some common myths about this subject, shall we?  There's the common myths of don't eat before bed, avoid fats, and avoid carbs. But let's target the myths about supplements.  "Supplements are dangerous,” this isn't all black and white here. There is such a thing as a good supplement and following the directions from your doctor. "Supplements can make up for a poor diet", or "If I take more, I can get the results I want!", and here is where I state that you can't reap what you didn't sow. You need to put in work and careful planning with your doctor, who is a trained medical professional, they know more about what's good for your specific body type than anyone else out there.

In the previous paragraph, I stated there are good supplements. But I had also stated they were bad in the first, how can somebody tell if a supplement is good or bad?  First, know that something sounds too good to be true, in this case, it usually is. If it's claiming to take off 20 pounds per week or month, then it's a lie or even if it does, you will likely just gain it all back the week you go off it. Not to mention, what you would be putting your body through, because your body couldn't adjust to weight loss that fast. Steroids are another example, they are used to mimic the effects of hormones to help increase muscle mass.  They’re known to have many side effects, such as, -roid rage, higher risk for infections, inflammatory conditions, all known as common symptoms. Symptoms can vary between what method the steroids were taken, inhaler, injection, creams, or by mouth.

Good supplements do to tend to be more natural.  Known good supplements are fiber, ginger, minerals, Omega-3 fatty acids, St. John's Wort, and vitamins. These supplements are known to help with reducing weight, building muscle, and improving overall health. But just because their good, doesn't mean that you can just take whatever you want.  As I have stated before, it's is best to check with your doctor to see what is best for you. Other supplements can have bad interactions with each other or any medications the person is taking.
To finish this up, companies and the media may say that you need to look and act a certain way, but this is simply not true. These companies are preying on people’s sense of needing, belonging and their money.   You don’t need to look as skinny as their models advertised, and you don’t need muscle mass enhancers.