Informed Consent Regarding Nutritional and Herbal Supplements

Effective as of February 27, 2024

 

Informed Consent Regarding Nutritional and Herbal Supplements According to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended, Section 201(g)(1), the term drug is defined as an “article intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease.” Technically, vitamins, minerals, trace elements, amino acids, herbs, or homeopathic remedies are not classified as drugs. However, these substances can significantly affect physiology and must be used rationally. 5 Elements Coaching, LLC., offers nutritional counseling and makes individualized recommendations regarding the use of nutritional or herbal supplements to upgrade the quality of foods in a patient’s diet and supply nutritional components to support the physiological and biomechanical processes of the human body. Although these products may also be suggested, or you may choose your own nutritional and herbal supplements through FullScript for their specific therapeutic purpose, their use is chiefly designed to support given aspects of metabolic functions. Nutritional or herbal supplements may be safely recommended for patients already using pharmaceutical medications (drugs). Still, some potentially harmful interactions may occur, so using FullScripts without further services is at your own risk. For this reason, you must keep your healthcare providers fully informed about all pharmaceutical drugs and nutritional supplements, herbs, or hormones you may be taking.

 

Sale of Nutritional & Herbal Supplements at 5 Elements Coaching LLC

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You are under no obligation to purchase nutritional supplements at our website.

As a service to you, we make nutritional supplements available on our website. These products are only from manufacturers who have gained our confidence through considerable research and experience. We determine quality by considering (1) the quality of the science behind the product, (2) the quality of the ingredients themselves, (3) the quality of the manufacturing process, and (4) the synergism among product components. 

 

FullScript offers a wide variety of professional-grade brands of supplements that are ordered through FullScript and mailed directly to your door, which meets 5 Elements Coaching, LLC.,  high standards. While these supplements may come at a higher financial cost than those found on the shelves of pharmacies or health food stores, the value must also include assurance of their purity, quality, bioavailability (ability to be adequately absorbed and utilized by the body), and effectiveness.

FullScript makes these products available to our clients and the general public to ensure quality. You are not guaranteed the same quality level when you purchase supplements from the general marketplace. 5Elements Coaching, LLC., is not suggesting that such products have no value; however, product quality varies widely, given the lack of stringent testing requirements for dietary supplements.

 

CONTACT US

5 Elements Coaching LLC welcomes your questions or comments regarding the Informed Consent Policy:

Email Address: info@5elementscoaching.org.