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To: cyclotic

I hate to say it, but herbs and supplements benefit the herb and supplement sellers and producers, and no one else.

In some cases, taking herbs that contain pharmaceutically active components can be dangerous since you have no way of knowing how much of the pharmaceutical component is in the supplement. Otherwise, taking them is probably harmless.

The best thing for health is a proper diet. It must be balanced between the macronutrients (proteins, fats, and carbohydrates) and contain a variety of foods so that you get adequate amounts of micronutrients (vitamins and minerals). Eat different colored fruits and vegetables. Don’t consume more calories than your body requires.


55 posted on 12/20/2017 6:15:50 AM PST by exDemMom (Current visual of the hole the US continues to dig itself into: http://www.usdebtclock.org/)
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To: exDemMom

You’re welcome to your opinion. I’m not much for that stuff, but I must admit, some of it seems to work.

I think I know where you’re going in the supplements

She doesn’t buy processed supplements, just the raw herbs and make sup her own concoctions. It’s not out of control and crazy with her.


56 posted on 12/20/2017 6:20:05 AM PST by cyclotic (Trump tweets are the only news source you can trust.)
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To: exDemMom
I hate to say it, but herbs and supplements benefit the herb and supplement sellers and producers, and no one else.

Absolutely incorrect. There are truckloads of evidence based results to show that many many spices as supplements are effective.

Additionally probiotics are the wave of the future, esp in allergy control.

You could not be more wrong. I did grad work in immunology, made monoclonal antibodies for a living for years, worked as a medical technologist for some 30 years. I understand the literature.

68 posted on 12/20/2017 8:17:32 AM PST by MarMema (I now choose to live my life as a heterosexual married woman)
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