NutriSearch Consumers' Guide to Nutritional Supplements Condensed from the NutriSearch Comparative Guide to Nutritional Supplements, 4th Edition

Abridged from the Comparative Guide to Nutritional Supplements, 4th (Professional) edition, the Consumer edition is an easier-to-read format of the original. A brief overview of the role of nutritional supplementation in preventing degenerative disease precedes the rating of more than 1500 nutritional supplements available in the US and Canada. Products rating 4 stars and above are illustrated in colour graphs.

Author, educator and biochemist, Lyle MacWilliam is president and CEO of NutriSearch Corporation, a Canadian company serving the needs of the natural health products industry. As a consultant and public advocate for the industry, Mr. MacWilliam s scientific, communication, and research skills have been solicited by several agencies. He is a contributory writer for Life Extension Foundation, a non- profit agency dedicated to the scientific exploration of optimal health and longevity. His creative works, including the popular Comparative Guide to Nutritional Supplements (now available in Spanish, French, and Chinese) and the Comparative Guide to Children s Nutritionals are used by leading nutritional manufacturers and healthcare professionals to provide consumers with reliable tools with which to sort through the maze of nutritional supplements on the market today. Mr. MacWilliam has also served as a consultant with Health Canada, Environment Canada, Human Resources Development Canada, and the British Columbia Science Council; he is currently engaged as a scientific consultant for nutritional manufacturers in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Mr. MacWilliam is also a member of the Society of Industry leaders, an international organization dedicated to bringing together authorities from all fields in a global network connecting industry veterans and academia professionals with institutional investors. A former Canadian Member of Parliament and Member of the Legislative Assembly for British Columbia, Mr. MacWilliam served at the behest of Canada s federal Minister of Health to help develop a new regulatory framework for natural health products, ensuring Canadians access to safe, effective, and high quality nutritional supplements. An accomplished martial artist, Mr. MacWilliam is passionate about personal fitness and health. His written works hit hard at today s lifestyle and dietary patterns and their role in the development of degenerative disease. His scientifically rigorous, no-nonsense delivery, served with a touch of humor, has earned him praise internationally as a sought-after speaker on the importance of optimal nutrition and lifestyle.