Lets clarify one thing: Supplements are SUPPLEMENTS!

Supplements should only be used if you cannot get enough nutrients from your diet in general. Supplements are useful for people suffering from certain disorders and cannot get the nutrients they need from certain sources because it also contains others. (ie. gluten)

Which ones are good for losing weight?

This is a very common question. Most of the weight loss supplements out there have thermogenic effects, which means that it heats up your body after you ingest it, which requires calories to do it. As well, your body also needs calories to cool yourself so, it uses up more calories during that phase.

Tips:
- Do not try anything that adjusts your hormone levels (growth hormone), thyroid (T2, T3, T4)) or testosterone levels (Andro, clenbuterol etc.).
- Stay away from ephedra! - it has been known to cause many heart problems in people.

In the archive section we talk about these supplements.
You can also post a question in the weight loss forum to the left.

Which ones are good for gaining weight (usually muscle)?
To gain weight is very simple, ingest more calories that you burn.

Caloric balance = calorie intake - daily caloric expenditure (RMR + exercise + etc.)

If you have a positive caloric balance you will then gain weight. If you dont, you will lose weight.

Please visit the archives section to review more supplements and information on how to gain weight. You can also look in the forum section. (under body building)