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Herbal Supplements. Buyer Beware

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    buffcody
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      This recent article in the New York Times should caution us all if we buy supplements to fight our cancers.  We may not be fighting cancer but our own health.

       

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        Squash
        Participant

          Dangerous to the wallet it seems but hardly dangerous to the health..

           

           

          Squash
          Participant

            Dangerous to the wallet it seems but hardly dangerous to the health..

             

             

            Squash
            Participant

              Dangerous to the wallet it seems but hardly dangerous to the health..

               

               

              john243
              Guest
                I want to share the amazing results with Cannabis oil cancer miracle cure. My wife just recovered from breast cancer just 19 weeks of using it. She have being having this breast cancer on her left side which she have been battling for over 3 years.
                 
                More importantly, she is no longer having to deal with the embarrassment and annoyance of Chemo, Radiations and those crazy cancer drugs which is been recommended by oncologist nor daily fatigue. If you have been in the situation, you will know what it means to be free indeed.
                 
                Thanks to Dr. Thomas and Mr. Rick Simpson. Save yourself, and your family members and friends by helping them out with this information for better understanding.
                 
                Where to order the medication online!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
                 
                 
                for more help.
                john243
                Guest
                  I want to share the amazing results with Cannabis oil cancer miracle cure. My wife just recovered from breast cancer just 19 weeks of using it. She have being having this breast cancer on her left side which she have been battling for over 3 years.
                   
                  More importantly, she is no longer having to deal with the embarrassment and annoyance of Chemo, Radiations and those crazy cancer drugs which is been recommended by oncologist nor daily fatigue. If you have been in the situation, you will know what it means to be free indeed.
                   
                  Thanks to Dr. Thomas and Mr. Rick Simpson. Save yourself, and your family members and friends by helping them out with this information for better understanding.
                   
                  Where to order the medication online!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
                   
                   
                  for more help.
                  john243
                  Guest
                    I want to share the amazing results with Cannabis oil cancer miracle cure. My wife just recovered from breast cancer just 19 weeks of using it. She have being having this breast cancer on her left side which she have been battling for over 3 years.
                     
                    More importantly, she is no longer having to deal with the embarrassment and annoyance of Chemo, Radiations and those crazy cancer drugs which is been recommended by oncologist nor daily fatigue. If you have been in the situation, you will know what it means to be free indeed.
                     
                    Thanks to Dr. Thomas and Mr. Rick Simpson. Save yourself, and your family members and friends by helping them out with this information for better understanding.
                     
                    Where to order the medication online!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
                     
                     
                    for more help.
                    AnitaLoree
                    Participant

                      For years I have used Consumerlab.com as my go to resource for which herbs, supplements, vitamins have been tested and approved/not approved by their referral labs. I would not recommend using and do not use any product that has not passed CL evaluation. Established by Tom Cooperman, MD in 1999 because the FDA does not test these products and consumers are not protected.  There is a wealth of information on the site besides the product evaluations.  They include a full herbal encyclopedia discussing sources, uses, benefits, cautions; a question/answer forum; updates, & more.  Annually, subscribers receive an emailed questionnaire listing hundreds of supplements.  We check what brands we are using enabling CL to keep current with consumer preferences.  CL purchanses off the shelf and uses several certified labs to test the same product. Responding to buyers' practices, CL has added Trader Joes, Costco and Whole Foods brands for testing.  Dr Cooperman is often invited to appear on national news interviews where he advocates for quality testing of OTC products. 

                      I might just mention one other valuable resource that is working to protect the public:  Environmental Working Group (ewg.org). They are a non-profit research organization that has created the "Clean 15", "Dirty Dozen" lists of safe/contaminated fruits, vegetables. They also have compiled lists of non toxic, environmentally safe consmetics and sunscreens among other work.  We can regularly keep up on pending legislation that affects food, products, environment through their website and send emails to our legislators pro/con.

                      These are 2 resources among several (inc this very valuable forum) that I use to try and create as pro-healing internal/external environment as I can for my husband who is Stage IV mel in his cervical spine, Keytruda since 09/14 and stable ๐Ÿ™‚

                      I am touched by each/all of your journeys and keep you corporately and individually in my prayers for strength and peace.  A.L.

                       

                        joelcairo
                        Participant

                          I have heard bad things about ConsumerLabs. I can't comment on the quality/accuracy of their lab work, but I personally don't consider the lack of ConsumerLabs testing of a given product to be a significant negative.

                          joelcairo
                          Participant

                            I have heard bad things about ConsumerLabs. I can't comment on the quality/accuracy of their lab work, but I personally don't consider the lack of ConsumerLabs testing of a given product to be a significant negative.

                            joelcairo
                            Participant

                              I have heard bad things about ConsumerLabs. I can't comment on the quality/accuracy of their lab work, but I personally don't consider the lack of ConsumerLabs testing of a given product to be a significant negative.

                            AnitaLoree
                            Participant

                              For years I have used Consumerlab.com as my go to resource for which herbs, supplements, vitamins have been tested and approved/not approved by their referral labs. I would not recommend using and do not use any product that has not passed CL evaluation. Established by Tom Cooperman, MD in 1999 because the FDA does not test these products and consumers are not protected.  There is a wealth of information on the site besides the product evaluations.  They include a full herbal encyclopedia discussing sources, uses, benefits, cautions; a question/answer forum; updates, & more.  Annually, subscribers receive an emailed questionnaire listing hundreds of supplements.  We check what brands we are using enabling CL to keep current with consumer preferences.  CL purchanses off the shelf and uses several certified labs to test the same product. Responding to buyers' practices, CL has added Trader Joes, Costco and Whole Foods brands for testing.  Dr Cooperman is often invited to appear on national news interviews where he advocates for quality testing of OTC products. 

                              I might just mention one other valuable resource that is working to protect the public:  Environmental Working Group (ewg.org). They are a non-profit research organization that has created the "Clean 15", "Dirty Dozen" lists of safe/contaminated fruits, vegetables. They also have compiled lists of non toxic, environmentally safe consmetics and sunscreens among other work.  We can regularly keep up on pending legislation that affects food, products, environment through their website and send emails to our legislators pro/con.

                              These are 2 resources among several (inc this very valuable forum) that I use to try and create as pro-healing internal/external environment as I can for my husband who is Stage IV mel in his cervical spine, Keytruda since 09/14 and stable ๐Ÿ™‚

                              I am touched by each/all of your journeys and keep you corporately and individually in my prayers for strength and peace.  A.L.

                               

                              AnitaLoree
                              Participant

                                For years I have used Consumerlab.com as my go to resource for which herbs, supplements, vitamins have been tested and approved/not approved by their referral labs. I would not recommend using and do not use any product that has not passed CL evaluation. Established by Tom Cooperman, MD in 1999 because the FDA does not test these products and consumers are not protected.  There is a wealth of information on the site besides the product evaluations.  They include a full herbal encyclopedia discussing sources, uses, benefits, cautions; a question/answer forum; updates, & more.  Annually, subscribers receive an emailed questionnaire listing hundreds of supplements.  We check what brands we are using enabling CL to keep current with consumer preferences.  CL purchanses off the shelf and uses several certified labs to test the same product. Responding to buyers' practices, CL has added Trader Joes, Costco and Whole Foods brands for testing.  Dr Cooperman is often invited to appear on national news interviews where he advocates for quality testing of OTC products. 

                                I might just mention one other valuable resource that is working to protect the public:  Environmental Working Group (ewg.org). They are a non-profit research organization that has created the "Clean 15", "Dirty Dozen" lists of safe/contaminated fruits, vegetables. They also have compiled lists of non toxic, environmentally safe consmetics and sunscreens among other work.  We can regularly keep up on pending legislation that affects food, products, environment through their website and send emails to our legislators pro/con.

                                These are 2 resources among several (inc this very valuable forum) that I use to try and create as pro-healing internal/external environment as I can for my husband who is Stage IV mel in his cervical spine, Keytruda since 09/14 and stable ๐Ÿ™‚

                                I am touched by each/all of your journeys and keep you corporately and individually in my prayers for strength and peace.  A.L.

                                 

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