Comment · Wed, July 8, 2020 · Natrium Health & Nootropics Depot
Testing reveals, many CoQ10 / SAMe supplements contain almost no active ingredients, despite label claims.
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ProperBeat · 284 points
Supplement manufacturer NOW reports that of the 10 CoQ10 and SAMe products it subjected to analytical testing, only a few came close to meeting the label claims. Most products contained nothing useful or very little. The company purchased 10 CoQ10 products and 10 SAMe products and tested them to assess how much of the respective active ingredients they contained.
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Longroadtonowhere_ · 3 points
Thanks for the reply!
Shame to hear about Pure Encapsulation, though I still think I'll trust them with vitamins (probably hard to f those up).
I don't really know all what Nootropics does on the testing end, but your reputation here is stellar so I buy pretty much all of the herbs and mushrooms I've tried from you. And I've recommended you to friends and family when asked what about supplements. I keep to a few trusted brands (ND, Now, Jarrow, Pure, and Thorne), because, like you said, the amount of bullshit out there is terrifying.
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Natrium Health & Nootropics Depot
Properly forming quality systems in a company is very complex. You need good people in your R&D, QC, and Operations departments, and those people all need to work together well. If you don't have that, you can have big issues. I think a lot of companies don't value good people, and they don't value building good collaborative teams. The biggest strength we have at ND is the quality team I have built, and the in-depth processes we have formed over years.
I really am proud of all my employees. It's been a long difficult road to build the team I have, and I am just very pleased with how everyone has stepped up to the plate. I've made it a cornerstone of hiring that new hires need to understand the mission we are on, and treat things as seriously as they need to be. They know we are making things that people put into their bodies. They understand the seriousness of that. I think that is crucial to ensuring your quality systems do not break down. The people running the day to day have to understand why the processes they are following are in place, and understand the consequences if one of them is not followed. In the end you can have all the processes and procedures in the world. It won't make a lick of difference if the people following them bend the rules. This is where we excel with ND. Everyone that works for me actually cares about all of you as our customers. I've made them aware how crucial our mission is, and they all want to be a part in seeing that mission through. That level of care shows in the end.