By: rough ashlar
supplements here. Last time I checked, they were not subject to FDA approval, or any other regulation. Yes they are. You can't say supplements "cure" anything. Example: Stomach ulcers used to be...
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"Wait, whaaa? The basis is reading 1500 abstracts? I appreciate trying to limit to large, human, radomized placebo-controlled trials, but that doesn't mean the entire trial is valid or that the data...
View ArticleBy: digitalprimate
@benzenedream There are lots of reasons drugs fail in III, but the most common is that data from the relatively small scale IIs don't realistically show the side effect profile or efficacy (kind of...
View ArticleBy: granted
More specifically, I think the image is skewed towards giving supplements low ratings, so anything above the Worth It line is probably more trustworthy than anything below. But again, that's hard to...
View ArticleBy: granted
I think this chart is good in theory, but imperfect in execution. I was a little OMGWTFBBQ about magnesium getting such poor ratings, since I've had three (good) doctors recommend it to me for...
View ArticleBy: Mental Wimp
FWIW I swear by zinc to fight off colds and flu. You do realize that what would have happened if you hadn't taken zinc is unknowable, right? Because that's the relevant information.
View ArticleBy: lexicakes
You ever seen the sausage made, because I have. FDA statistical reviewers give it up like the boy or girl in high school with a bad rep in the back seat of a Volkswagen for an "honorarium" of $500. I'm...
View ArticleBy: benjonson
hmmmm.. don't see feverfew there. Absolutely takes care of my migraines if I put a sprig in my cheek at first warning. Oliver Sachs and others have mentioned it, I'll have to find some research on this.
View ArticleBy: DU
In 2004, I can't think of a single week where I didn't have a new cold for six months. Then my wife put us all on Vitamin C supplements, every day. I'm the control for your experiment. When my kids...
View ArticleBy: geek anachronism
telstar: Not much incentive for me there. But here's another source on the vitamin C-gallstone thingie. Sorry to harp, but yet again we've got something claiming to flush gallstones out without any...
View ArticleBy: robtf3
Ultimately, I wish there were something OTC that someone could take for a week or two of mild blues, without all the stress and hassle of the shrink (if you can even get an appointment in that time...
View ArticleBy: benzenedream
digitalprimate: You ever seen the sausage made, because I have. FDA statistical reviewers give it up like the boy or girl in high school with a bad rep in the back seat of a Volkswagen for an...
View ArticleBy: e-man
I'm surprised that zinc isn't ranked higher -- FWIW I swear by zinc to fight off colds and flu. At the first sign of any symptoms I start taking zinc immediately. At the very least my symptoms are...
View ArticleBy: Bartonius
I didn't see any mention of 5 HTP. Is that implicitly covered under 'tryptophan'?
View ArticleBy: SouthCNorthNY
If I thought the spread sheet was good I would agree with you, but I don't think it's any where near complete enough to be useful to the public at large. I'm not going to say that this is a harmful...
View ArticleBy: delmoi
http://www.grc.com/health/vitamin-d.htm has a audio CD you can listen to, talks about the UV light knocking loose hormones in the skin. (thus the health care tax on tanning beds may be an anti-health...
View ArticleBy: dhartung
I have to question this chart/methodology because of how high it places St. Johns Wort. A number of recent studies have concluded that St. John's wort is ineffective in treating depression. The...
View ArticleBy: Mental Wimp
Dammit, where's red wine? I believe any study that says drinking alcohol is good for you and dismiss any that say it isn't. Also, the evidence basis seems pretty loosey goosey for this thing. For...
View ArticleBy: rough ashlar
Yohimbe or Horny Goat Weed - I believe these raise blood pressure. (thus your boner effects. Coffee used to be such and I knew a chap who liked his pseudoepherdrine for the same) and the omega 3 may...
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