Well as a Cdn myself.......get THIS!... i purchased my products from a spa...straight off the shelf. Thats it, thats all. To add to that? if they were out of a product, I could just walk into the local 'health food' store, and voila! there they are tonnes of IP. HOWEVER... i have been using alternatives via proteinwell (shipped within cda) as you get double the product for same price. ie: for 27-30$ two boxes of puddings !!! the other day, I asked my boyfreind to grab me a pack of IP puddings... as I had not had them in a while... and was running low of my stock... 30$ for ONE pack! what? omg.... alternatives...... all the way for this chickie..unless of course i win the Lotto Max tonight LOL

Mine is through a wellness center connected to the hospital. They never said medically supervised. I think all of us have to assume responsibility for ourselves and educate ourselves on a program before we start. I wont be surprised if someone takes IP to court soon in this sue happy nation we are in. What happened to personal responsibility? I have found most of us on here do/did our research, know about the risks if we don't take the vitamins and drink the water etc etc
Any issue that gets brought up that I don't understand I then research and/or call my physician for correct info.

Personal responsibility! Totally agree!

This thread had me thinking this exact thing in the shower today: people need to take more personal responsibility. "We" want blame others for everything and then profit off of it. Yes, there are a few folks who seem less-informed but most people here have taken the time to learn.

We need a LIKE button on this site LOL

i agree about personal responsibility, but I also think they are really stretching it to say medically supervised and I think someone would be well within their rights to sue. But as I said, the clinic I went to did not mention medically supervised. Maybe just because it isn't or maybe because it is against Canadian law to say that.

I went into a Dr B clinic here to pick up the much cheaper identical products. I had to smile because one of the nurses was having a hissy fit because she didn't approve of how another person was taking blood pressure readings.
So I guess medical supervision varies even when real.
At those clinics they pay less for product but lots more for the medical part of it.

Until this thread, I have never heard that IP was medically supervised. My doctor recommended this program to me but also told me that it wasn't an easy program and that I would have to be responsible for sticking to it if I want to lose weight. She also told me to call her immediately if I had any side effects or concerns. I didn't think witchy was a legit reason to call the first week though!