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"Examine" Your Supplements

sptrout
sptrout
Not really about chronic pain, at least not directly, but many people take supplements for a great variety of reasons including pain. I thought I would share a site that I found months ago that I have found very useful, and that does not sell anything (with the exception recently of a new book they just published). If you take any supplements this site is an excellent place to go to see what, if any, research has been done, and the expectations of getting any results. Well worth a look.

Per the site's main page: "Examine.com is an independent organization that investigates the science behind supplementation and nutrition. Over one million people visit us every month."

http://examine.com/
gramybear
gramybear
Thank you for sharing this. I know many of us cannot exercise like we use to, and some not at all so hopefully one of these days there will be an answer for those who want to so badly. I'm hoping this site can tell me about a supplement that I cannot find in any store which is called "Devil's Claw". It's suppose to be really good for pain. I will continue to exercise in whatever capacity that I can right now, but if it ever gets to where I can't, I hope there is an answer. Hugs GB
billwfriend
billwfriend
I do not take any suppliments except a daily Centrum Mens 50+

do not need to do research on that as it is just to boost my vitamin intake....thanks SPTROUT for the link to site...
ricksalv
ricksalv
Thank you for the insight. I do take a handful of supplements every day. I've saved it to my favorites on websites and will be checking up on this shortly.

I always wandered if Nature's Made vitamins were of higher quality because they claim to be USP approved. Now I will be able to look into it.

Thank you
lladyfairhair
lladyfairhair
Always good to research the crap out of everything... supplements - vits- meds...
sptrout
sptrout
Just a note of clarification. Examine does not evaluate "brands" or manufacturers, but specific supplements, "fish oil" for example. It would be impossible to evaluate all the brands of supplements, and would take years and cost a fortune. For example of what is provided, below is a link directly to the supplement called curcumin:

http://examine.com/supplements/curcumin/
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