06-11-2013, 23:35
I hope you ladies have been staying on top of events and have read the news that most herbal supplements are not what they are labeled to be.
www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/11/222/abstract
According to this study:
‣ 59% of products contained plants not listed on the label
‣ Although 48% did contain what was on the label, 1/3 of these had fillers.
‣ Product substitution occurred on 30 out of 44 products
‣ Only 2 out of 12 companies had pure products(no substitutions, contamination or fillers)
Unfortunately, company names were not published to avoid lawsuits and angry CEOs. Now, maybe one day the company names will be leaked on wikileaks, but that's mostly for political stuff
I just want us all to be aware that not all supplements are created the same and someone could just put dirt in some capsules and label it as something else because no one would be none the wiser. We have no way to verify our herbs and I think the best way to ensure we are getting what we need, we should be sharing supplement brands because if you got some result and then someone else got some result from the same brand, then maybe it's real.
If someone finds some brands that adhere to Good Manufacturing Practices(GMP) and is verified, please share! I don't want to be taking pulverized weeds under the belief that it's Pueraria
www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/11/222/abstract
According to this study:
‣ 59% of products contained plants not listed on the label
‣ Although 48% did contain what was on the label, 1/3 of these had fillers.
‣ Product substitution occurred on 30 out of 44 products
‣ Only 2 out of 12 companies had pure products(no substitutions, contamination or fillers)
Unfortunately, company names were not published to avoid lawsuits and angry CEOs. Now, maybe one day the company names will be leaked on wikileaks, but that's mostly for political stuff
I just want us all to be aware that not all supplements are created the same and someone could just put dirt in some capsules and label it as something else because no one would be none the wiser. We have no way to verify our herbs and I think the best way to ensure we are getting what we need, we should be sharing supplement brands because if you got some result and then someone else got some result from the same brand, then maybe it's real.
If someone finds some brands that adhere to Good Manufacturing Practices(GMP) and is verified, please share! I don't want to be taking pulverized weeds under the belief that it's Pueraria