I offer guaranteed potency herbs and supplements to protect my patients from wasting their money on dubious products, and to assure optimum quality.
In March 1998, Good Housekeeping held a "Consumer Safety Symposium". Their message: Today's U.S. mass market for herbal products is full of products that are poorly labeled, have exaggerated claims and may be unsafe. A Good Housekeeping analysis of six widely available brands of St. John's Wort capsules ( for mild to moderate depression) and four liquid extracts of St. John's Wort revealed a 17-fold difference between the strongest and weakest product. Similar results have been published regarding Ginseng, and acidophilus supplements.
How can a lay person decide which product to use? It appears that advertisements touting each product as the strongest, purest, etc. are not to be believed. I use only products from manufacturers I have researched and trust. All products are analyzed to insure strength and consistency, a costly process. My experience with the efficacy of each supplement, and talking to other doctors reinforces my choices.
Gingko. Purchasing a low
cost supplement to save money can be a waste of money. Worse yet it may further discourage
the use of natural therapies. Some supplements need to be taken at a therapeutic
dosage. An example is the use of the herb Ginkgo. The scientific evidence for ginkgo's
benefits ( memory, circulation) is based upon a concentrated herbal extract containing 24%
ginkgoflavoglycosides, and 6% terrene lactones, and 2% bilobalide, at a dose of 40
mg./three times a day. These are chemical markers to insure strength. Good ginkgo products
are about a 50:1 concentrate. If one were to take the powdered herb they would have to
consume approximately 150 capsules a day, compared to three of the extract!
Most of the supplements I use are available only through healthcare providers, and cannot be purchased at a retail store. Once the efficacy of a treatment protocol is established a patient may try a similar retail product if available.
Let me put my research and experience to work for you.
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UNCONDITIONAL GUARANTEE
If you for any reason are not satisfied with a product, we will gladly replace it free of charge or refund your money. Empty bottles and unused portions must be returned for proper credit. Please allow 30 days for refund or credit.
