Shellack, plastics, heavy metals, petroleum products, and solvents. All of these are used in the vast majority of the supplements North Americans are buying. Like 99% of them. And what’s the “nutrient” in your actual supplement? You probably won’t believe the following list. But I’m going to tell you; please feel free to fact-check me:
What about tinctures, shrubs, etc. from the local apothecary? How about products on sites like Mountain Rose Herbs or Azure Standard? Seems like these would be better as they are from nature, contain all cofactors, etc. Maybe the best alternative to growing your own? What is a good solution because food alone, even organic, we are being told is WAY less nutritious now due to growing practices like monocropping. We need an option to optimize health.
Regarding supplements for breast cancer, I’d be super curious to hear your thoughts on the so-called “pure” melatonin powder from PureBulk, Tudca & Serrapeptase from Double Wood, and about using Ivrmctn & Fenben. Also, for those people doing daily coffee enemas, what about when it’s sometimes necessary to “supplement” with extra magnesium in order to replenish electrolytes?
I welcome any and all advice you may wish to share! Thank you!!!
Everything has chemicals and toxins. You can't avoid them. You trade one for another or may get one that has less chemicals. Do any of you want to spend your life chasing something you can't catch? The older you get the less your liver can detox. The body starts to break down. Meds and supps just help you but some time or relieve some symptoms at best. We can't just eat, sleep, and go on with our lives anymore. We have become compulsive and fearful.
What's odd is that pharma is on record saying that they have to get a handle on the supp industry so why would they say that and ban things and to usurp if they were part of it?
Oh, glad I came across this one! I'm publishing a long essay on the same topic (mine focusses more on prenatal vitamins) this Sunday and am linking to this. I've been in this rabbit hole since finding out I was pregnant in February and opting not to take prenatal vitamins.
Is there a clean and effective thyroid supplement out there??? In the past I've tried prescription Naturthroid, Armour, Levo, and compounded for Hashi's. The first two became unavailable, so I effectively switched to a non-prescription supplement called Thyro8, which rebranded to Balance+ by Harmonia Wellness. However, it went off the market, as well. (Dang! I did better on this than prescriptions.) I recently tried ThyrAid supplement, but had more inflammation on it. I am currently taking a gummie supplement from Fling called Thyroid Power, but it has too much sugar in it! I won't take any response as medical advice.
A patient sent this to me. I was involved in Functional Medicine before it was cool. For most FM docs, they just exchanged the word "Alternative" to "Functional". It's like putting lipstick on a pig. Don't even get me started on FM "certification". They more like a diagnosis du jour course put on by influencers.
It's funny you mention Standard Process. Chiro colleges received a large $$$,$$$,$$$ if they only promote SP products. It is hilarious that SP promotes their glandular products. These glandular products are miracle products. How can a gland from a dead (organic, grass fed, free range) cow or pig transmogrify into living human replacement to replace glands in the human body is miraculous.
FM docs jump from lab company to lab company, i.e. adrenal and hormone testing, claiming the test are erroneous. The labs are CLIA certified. It's NOT the lab company or the results. It is the FM analysis. This results in the FM jumping from supplement company to supplement company for all the reasons stated above. Botton line is - If the diagnosis is in error - the treatment is in error.
“Medicine has suffered from "fads" from time immemorial."
"The authority of some great leader or teacher is enough to bolster up an error for a generation or more. In fact, much that is today taught is merely the dictum of some one who has never taken the pains to investigate the truth.”
Walker E. Reflex Irritation as a Cause of Disease. JAMA. 1895;XXIV(5):165–166.
And unfortunately, the diagnosis is coming from the practitioner who profits on your illness doesn’t matter if there claiming they’re on the good side or the alternative it’s the same symptom pill vitamins and supplements aren’t benign substances or toxic chemicals that create more profits for the practitioners down the road as you progressively get more and more ill needing, of course more and more treatments and supplements
What about tinctures, shrubs, etc. from the local apothecary? How about products on sites like Mountain Rose Herbs or Azure Standard? Seems like these would be better as they are from nature, contain all cofactors, etc. Maybe the best alternative to growing your own? What is a good solution because food alone, even organic, we are being told is WAY less nutritious now due to growing practices like monocropping. We need an option to optimize health.
How can you have your vitamins tested?
Robyn, what's your take on probiotics?
Regarding supplements for breast cancer, I’d be super curious to hear your thoughts on the so-called “pure” melatonin powder from PureBulk, Tudca & Serrapeptase from Double Wood, and about using Ivrmctn & Fenben. Also, for those people doing daily coffee enemas, what about when it’s sometimes necessary to “supplement” with extra magnesium in order to replenish electrolytes?
I welcome any and all advice you may wish to share! Thank you!!!
Everything has chemicals and toxins. You can't avoid them. You trade one for another or may get one that has less chemicals. Do any of you want to spend your life chasing something you can't catch? The older you get the less your liver can detox. The body starts to break down. Meds and supps just help you but some time or relieve some symptoms at best. We can't just eat, sleep, and go on with our lives anymore. We have become compulsive and fearful.
What's odd is that pharma is on record saying that they have to get a handle on the supp industry so why would they say that and ban things and to usurp if they were part of it?
I've been told by many Naturopathic doctors to take ox bile due to not having a gallbladder. I would love to hear your thoughts on this!
Oh, glad I came across this one! I'm publishing a long essay on the same topic (mine focusses more on prenatal vitamins) this Sunday and am linking to this. I've been in this rabbit hole since finding out I was pregnant in February and opting not to take prenatal vitamins.
I’d love to see a transcript of a sit down between you and Amanda vollmer - you both would have a robust discussion on this topic.
Yes! I agree. Amandha is very pro supplement (esp Vit D) and gets very angry when people disagree with her.
Beta glucan from Better Way Health. Thoughts on this please?
Is there a clean and effective thyroid supplement out there??? In the past I've tried prescription Naturthroid, Armour, Levo, and compounded for Hashi's. The first two became unavailable, so I effectively switched to a non-prescription supplement called Thyro8, which rebranded to Balance+ by Harmonia Wellness. However, it went off the market, as well. (Dang! I did better on this than prescriptions.) I recently tried ThyrAid supplement, but had more inflammation on it. I am currently taking a gummie supplement from Fling called Thyroid Power, but it has too much sugar in it! I won't take any response as medical advice.
I would love to hear about garden of life products. Thanks!
Too bad they sold out to Nestle years ago.
Robyn, you’re right: I’m ANGRY, but only because I totally believe you.
I started talking supplements because I learned foods were devoid of nutrients.
So the answer..
we all need to become regenerative farmers?
Which reminds me: where do the nutrients come from in your hydroponic towers?
Ask the best wishes!
Thank you for being brave enough to look at the truth on all sides, and willing to share it.
A patient sent this to me. I was involved in Functional Medicine before it was cool. For most FM docs, they just exchanged the word "Alternative" to "Functional". It's like putting lipstick on a pig. Don't even get me started on FM "certification". They more like a diagnosis du jour course put on by influencers.
It's funny you mention Standard Process. Chiro colleges received a large $$$,$$$,$$$ if they only promote SP products. It is hilarious that SP promotes their glandular products. These glandular products are miracle products. How can a gland from a dead (organic, grass fed, free range) cow or pig transmogrify into living human replacement to replace glands in the human body is miraculous.
FM docs jump from lab company to lab company, i.e. adrenal and hormone testing, claiming the test are erroneous. The labs are CLIA certified. It's NOT the lab company or the results. It is the FM analysis. This results in the FM jumping from supplement company to supplement company for all the reasons stated above. Botton line is - If the diagnosis is in error - the treatment is in error.
“Medicine has suffered from "fads" from time immemorial."
"The authority of some great leader or teacher is enough to bolster up an error for a generation or more. In fact, much that is today taught is merely the dictum of some one who has never taken the pains to investigate the truth.”
Walker E. Reflex Irritation as a Cause of Disease. JAMA. 1895;XXIV(5):165–166.
And unfortunately, the diagnosis is coming from the practitioner who profits on your illness doesn’t matter if there claiming they’re on the good side or the alternative it’s the same symptom pill vitamins and supplements aren’t benign substances or toxic chemicals that create more profits for the practitioners down the road as you progressively get more and more ill needing, of course more and more treatments and supplements
Should be an interesting book…