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Nutrition Warning or Disclaimer:
Vitamins, diets, and holistic therapies and
products must not be assumed to be good without careful evaluation.
The medical concern against holistic products stating that they
are not regulated or have a standard for manufacturing have a sound
basis for their complaints. I am not for FDA regulation yet there
are serious problems from the commercialization of holistic products.
As an example my research on EDTA
found that many of the sites promoting an EDTA product claims that
it helps clean the arteries, yet there is no proof of this anywhere
that I can find. Yes there are numerous observations many by reputable
doctors yet no scientific studies to verify the observations. This
makes the observations no more than a testimonial by effected persons
making the claims, likewise it does not disprove it either. The
problem is that often the companies selling nutritional preparations
build a marketing program to make a profit without valid scientific
proof that the product does in fact do what they claim. In the numerous
EDTA products I evaluated most state that their product is better
than all the others on the market. I discovered that there are several
chemical differences within two groups of EDTA. One being a calcium
sodium solution and the other being just sodium. There is no way
to determine if brand "x" is better than brand "z"
because they do not reveal their chemical properties, their potency
for the selected properties, or their source for ingredients. Thus
brand "x" could be twice as good at half the price as
brand "z" and there is no way to know. In researching
"MIROMEDEX" a web site for doctors that is not open to
the public the interventions dosage of EDTA is 100 times that listed
on the oral product I purchased for effectiveness to remove lead.
In other words the product I am taking is 10% of what medical science
indicates is needed to remove lead. (DO
NOT ASSUME THAT ALL HOMOPATHIC REMEDIES ARE LIKE MY "EDTA"
WITH LOWER DOSES THAN MAY BE NEEDED AND DO NOT INCREASE THEIR RECOMMENDED
DOSES WITHOUT RELIABLE PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL ADVICE.)
Of even greater concern is that the medical
site lists side effects that are the same as those listed on many
of the EDTA sites as illnesses cured by the product.
This is typical of all products for example; aspirin is derived
from the inner bark of an Aspen tree and taking too little will
not stop a headache while too much will cause a headache or can
kill you.
I am paying
an exorbitant price for an EDTA product that according to the med
site is not enough to make a difference, is not proved to do what
they claim and their only proof are testimonials and marketing statements.
Many of the EDTA sites have pictures of arteries before and after
yet they are not photographs of actual persons but pictures created
by an artist.
What does this all mean?
- Holistic products usually have
a sound basis for improving health.
- Since there are no standards
to use to evaluate one product against another there is no way
to insure the product is what is claims to be. This applies to
all nutrition even natural foods.
- There is no way to determine
if one brand has as much of a vitamin or herb as another.
- Too many holistic products rely
on testimonials not reliable research.
- Too many holistic products take
a proven fact obtained from valid research and expand it with
unsubstantiated claims to make their product appear to be as good
or better than it may be.
- Beware of Individual testimonials
which are less than worthless.
- Why it is that marketers
use and readers accept testimonials is beyond my comprehension.
- They seldom have verification
that the statement is from a real person.
- It is not uncommon for a marketer
to write testimonials and claim someone else wrote them.
- There is no way to follow up
on the person to see if a future problem does not occur.
- There is no way to compare
such statements with circumstances that may alter your experience.
- It is like buying a certain
brand of car. You may have an excellent experience, then the
next year a bad experience with the same car or brand. How many
times has a friend or family member recommended a certain brand
of car or gadget and you had a bad experience with it?
I am not against holistic products in fact I am adamantly in favor
of them and opposed to or very careful of taking prescriptions.
The same standard must be applied to both in that I carefully evaluate
and research a vitamin or herb just as I have learned the hard way
to do for a prescription. I treat my Doctor as a hired professional
consultant not my ultimate decision maker. Many holistic products
can have an overdose problem and some are even dangerous. In contrast
all drugs are a poison and must be used accordingly. For example
oxygen is a free radical yet we cannot live without it and the moment
we take our first breath it begins to kill us as well as keep us
alive. Probiotics and antioxidants are reported to minimize oxygen
free radicals but will not prevent our death from it. Likewise poisonous
drugs are often life saving and can slow the death process but not
stop it such as the insulin I have to inject every day. It is a
poison that is causing organ damage, yet at this time I cannot live
without it. My choice is to prolong my life even though it may eventually
kill me while without it I am certain to die much sooner.
This site recommends carefully evaluating any of our research and
consult reliable medical personnel using caution in all health products
or issues both traditional medical and homeopathic. It is probable
that what we report on today will be outdated next month and it
is impossible to keep up with all changes. |