Comment · Wed, August 23, 2023 · Nootropics Depot & Natrium Health
PrimaVie Shilajit and Shilajit questions
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thunderrooster · 9 points
I was looking at PrimaVie Shilajit and they say it still has heavy metals in it. Which heavy metals and how much? Should you be concerned with the amount in PrimaVie Shilajit? Are there any Shilajit products that remove all the harmful heavy metals? Does the form matter I see powders and resin. Would the organic version has less heavy metals in it?
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ResponsiblePen3082 · 3 points
Bit of an odd question: are there any studies that look at the differences between pure liquid Shilajit and dried/hardened used in capsules/tablets? I often have questions regarding studies looking at raw freshly picked plants vs dried, aged and processed supplements and how they may differ, even if theoretically the agents thought to be responsible are still "detectable" in the final product. Has PrimaVie been specifically used in studies?
Also this might be a bit stupid but is it possible the heavy metals are responsible for some of the "positive" effects reported from raw Shilajit?
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Nootropics Depot & Natrium Health
So the lead scientific officer of Natreon, Shibnath Ghosal, is the most cited researcher in the world on shilajit. He's written books about it. He was the guy that developed Primavie.
This was the patent for making the purified shilajit: https://patents.google.com/patent/US6440436B1/en
If you look at all the research papers on shilajit, Shibnath Ghosal is either the author or heavily cited.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ptr.2465
https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1351/pac199062071285/html?lang=en
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ptr.2650030606
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3758058/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/003807179190082U
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/230216170_Effects_of_Shilajit_on_biogenic_free_radicals
Shibnath Ghosal is the shilajit researcher, and Primavie is his creation.
Has PrimaVie been specifically used in studies?
Yes, absolutely!
Clinical evaluation of purified Shilajit on testosterone levels in healthy volunteers
Shilajit Supplementation Preserves Muscle Strength during Exercise
The Human Skeletal Muscle Transcriptome in Response to Oral Shilajit Supplementation
BENEFICIAL EFFECT OF PROCESSED SHILAJIT ON SWIMMING EXERCISE INDUCED IMPAIRED ENERGY STATUS OF MICE
Primavie is the most studied shilajit in the world, developed by the most cited shilajit researcher in the world. There is a lot of BS spread around by other shilajit brands, but the research is clear. This is why we have stuck to selling only Primavie ourselves.
Also this might be a bit stupid but is it possible the heavy metals are responsible for some of the "positive" effects reported from raw Shilajit?
No, there shouldn't be any positive effects from any of the heavy metals.