Who makes and sells the best supplements?
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October 2nd, 2013
I take a ton of them. I take so many in the morning that I am almost too full to eat breakfast.
But there aren’t really strict regulations regarding their content and purity.
It sort of gets down to “reputation” and experience with the product. I have my own favorite makers, but it never hurts to get another opinion.
Just seeing who you folks think is generally delivering a good product.
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We buy from Simply Supplements. I only take Omega 3, but my boyfriend takes loads more.
Back when I believed in supplements I used to trust Nature’s Way.
We take MegaFood supplements, because the use naturally food-sourced nutrients rather than synthetics.
As for reliability of brands and products, I am unsure whether there are any studies that test them. Consumer Reports just did a test on Glucosamine and Chondroitin supplements… I don’t recall which brands did best. I’ll check tomorrow.
@josie I’m like you. I take an awful lot of supplements. I read everything I can get my hands on about the industry, and what is new, new laws, you name it. I also talk to naturopaths and ask what brands they recommend. PM me for the brands I know are good.
@snowberry – Please share your experience here. That is the whole point if Fluther: to share knowledge and experience with others who have interest in the topic. Thank you.
@snowberry – Thanks for the information. I only recently found Now Foods products by buying some of their oils to make my own skin lotion. I just bought a bottle of turmeric capsules from them for its anti-inflammatory properties. The MegaFood anti-inflammatory formula must have just come out within the past couple weeks.
As for the Consumer Reports article I mentioned, they tested several brands of glucosamine and chondroitin supplements to see if they met the standards of having all the listed ingredients in the labelled quantity, not having too many contaminants, and being 75% dissolved in water after an hour. Now Foods is the only brand mentioned in this thread so far that was tested, and it did meet standards. I recognize that they only tested one particular supplement, but personally feel generally more confident in the brands that met standards and less confident in those that were below standards.
The article also mentions that NSF International does certify some products: Dietary Supplements and Food Safety and Quality and other Product Certificationns. The U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention also has standards for supplements.
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