Tremonti
Fractal Fanatic
Agreed....folks will ingest anything from GNC and think nothing of it. Wild wild west supplements. Yet they turn their nose up at testosterone. I say stop playing around with all the BS supplement crap and just go to the tried and true winner that has been in use for many many decades.Not looking for arguments here either. But surely some logic has to play a part? Yes, everyone is entitled to an opinion. But the illogicality of someone not having proper pharmaceuticals due to the perception of risks but happy to take oral supplements of who-knows-what, that hasn't been scientifically tested, not regulated by the TGA or the FDA, and without any evidence to back up some outlandish claims (like "supports testosterone" or "boosts immunity") is not logical at all?
I've had patients who are on medically-prescribed anticoagulants but who ran into big trouble (one had a cerebral bleed) because they also took St John's Wort which was "harmless because it is only a supplement". St John's Wort has powerful anticoagulant properties, so the patients anticoag control got so way out of whack that one had a cerebral bleed and a stroke. Totally preventable. The point being that supplements and alternative "natural" therapies can be way more dangerous than proper pharmaceuticals. Let's face it - the stuff you get at Chemist Warehouse doesn't even have to go through ANY clinical trials or peer-reviewed testing at all. None, zero, zip, zilch. Yet pharmaceuticals are tested to the nth degree, and most side effects and complications are well known and documented.
OK - not the time or place to carry on an argument or debate about this any more, so I'll butt out. Might go and play some guitar as alternative therapy...
With proper medical oversight, it is certainly something folks should look into.