Hi Scott–

I couldn’t agree more.  I do take a few supplements, however, just to play it safe.

Cheers–

MRE

Both sides are there for the money, and it seems most of them don’t care about the customers.

Hi Max–

Uh, everyone does whatever they do for money. I went into a medical practice to make a living to support my family. MD and I wouldn’t write books unless we got paid for them. General Motors wouldn’t produce cars unless they sold for a profit. Whatever it is that you do for a living, I’m sure you get paid for it. Does that mean you are ‘there for the money’? I suspect it does.

I don’t begrudge anyone or any entity trying to make a profit as long as it is done honestly. In the case of St. John’s Wort a few years back, it wasn’t done honestly. There were some schmucks, but there were more honest manufacturers that produced full dose supplements. And they all did it to make money. That’s what makes the world go round.

Best–

MRE

Dave

Hi Dave–

The guy I wrote about is no longer in the supplement business.  He had a small company in the 90s when I worked with him. He religiously analyzed each batch of raw materials he received before encapsulating it.  He sold his company to a larger company, which has itself been purchased by yet another company.

What I learned from my time with him is to never order supplements or raw materials from China.  The price is right, but every sample he checked was contaminated with heavy metals. He bought some carnitine (most carnitine comes from Lonza, the worldwide patent holder and is expensive) from a source in China because it was so inexpensive and found it loaded with aluminum.

Best–

MRE

but I’d better not talk about that too much, hahaaa

Hi mrfreddy–

Ah, yes, the good ol’ college days.  Indeed.

Cheers–

MRE