Comment · Wed, October 23, 2019 · Natrium Health & Nootropics Depot
How widespread are fake supplements?
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auxiliary7 · 9 points
So, a question I haven't seen asked here and one I'm curious in. How many supplements are fake on the market? How many supplements get stored improperly? Is there any kind of U.S or European regulation that tests the supplements for their claims?
I've just recently had Ashwagandha that did good from one brand and Ashwagandha that sucked from another and I want to understand why. One was an extract in a pill and the other was just root powder itself. The extract claimed 5% Withanolides, while the root power didn't claim anything. So could it be that one of my Ashwanadha's just freaking sucked and probably was a scam?
And this doesn't only apply to Ashwagandha, it happens many times, I'd estimate half my supplements to be useless. I usually pay for the cheapest supps, but I live in Europe and thought maybe it'd be regulated?
Also any European brands recommended here? I usually just buy generic brands...
As an example here's a Washington Post article claiming 80% of herbal supplements don't contain the herbs? [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/02/03/gnc-target-wal-mart-walgreens-accused-of-selling-fake-herbals/](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mi…
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love-ya-all · 0 points
IMHO it's just a crazy well done marketing as it seems that there is only one company out there - Nd. There are much more good suppliers/companies but /nootropics people /sock puppets promote ND
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Natrium Health & Nootropics Depot
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