Watch out for supplements filled with caffeine. One of the big ways those great marketers make you think that what you’re swallowing is doing what they say it will is by juicing it with caffeine. The caffeine gives you an instant hit when you take it, and you end up saying to yourself, “Well, it’s definitely doing something!” And it is: it’s sinking its little hormonal claws into your adrenal system and memorizing your credit card number. There are plenty of good ways to take caffeine. They usually don’t involve supplements. So avoid most supplements that contain heavy caffeine; it’s there to
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