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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Luchadorgreen · 4 points
It’s a shame how much your competitors benefit from being dishonest. I kind of wish there was a way to inform the public of how much corner-cutting happens in the supplement industry.
I gotta say, no company instills in me as much confidence as yours does and I recommend your site to everyone I know who takes nootropics. The only supplements I don’t get from you guys are the ones you don’t sell, like lithium. Speaking of which, do you ever plan on selling a form of it? Now that Swanson stopped making lithium aspartate, I’d like to find a reliable seller.
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Natrium Health & Nootropics Depot
There will always be people out there that succeed by taking the easy road. There will always be companies out there that cut corners and get a leg up. It's just the way of the world. It can be frustrating to see, but I don't think it should discourage everyone. I truly believe that people doing things right, and trying to change the world for the better, will succeed. Maybe they won't succeed as much as those breaking/bending the rules, but at least they can go to sleep knowing they did things the right way.
Lithium is one I am not sure of. It's kind of a supplement that you can easily take too much of if you have a bioavailable form. I will have to look into lithium aspartate, though. What dose do you take?