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Originally Posted by BudFox
Drugs are "regulated" by the FDA (in the US that is) but this doesn't mean what most people think it means. Regulation of supplements is rather weak but I don't think it;s a reason to avoid them. Some brands have a long track record. There are certifications such as NSF, GMP, certified organic, non-GMO.
I wouldn't listen to the anti-supp propaganda from mainstream docs and their pharma overlords. It is HEAVILY distorted.
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I agree!!! People will gladly take any drug their doctor recommends in a heartbeat, but suggest something as basic as vitamin C, and they'll research it for hours to prove that it will kill you!!!
Both my sister and I inherited some sort of chronic fatigue type genetic issues from a grandmother we didn't really know. We both got sick around the same age, had the same symptoms until I started taking supplements as I realized a lot of my problems were due to nutritional deficiencies--I think we have a genetic predisposition for not being able to hold on to magnesium, and I started improving. I went off meds, use only supplements and do remarkably well compared to how sick I was for several years. She on the other hand refuses to take anything other than a cheap multivitamin and every drug her doctor wants to give her. Her health is getting progressively worse to the point I fear she's going to be dead or in a nursing home within a few years. And the sad thing is, a lot of her issues could be resolved if she was willing to take a few key supplements, but she refuses. I grieves me to see her suffer so terribly....