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[mitkat]

My mum started going to a naturopath a few months ago, and I was shown the supps they've got her on. I can't say I'm terribly impressed with one of them.

A.C.E.S+ZINC
http://cyto-matrix.com/p_aces_zinc.php (does not show product info, hooray)

Vit C (ascorbic acid)...................500mg
Beta-carotene..........................7000 IU
Vit E (d-alpha tocopheryl acetate...160 IU
Selenium citrate.......................50 mcg
Zin citrate................................10 mg

1 capsule, 2x a day with meals. This company looks to be direct-to-professionals sales, and pretty up on purity, which makes me wonder why they're using that form of vit e....

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Also, she's been started on Sterol 117 by Celt Naturals, $62.99 CDN for 60 CAPS.
http://www.nutrimedi...product.id=1851

This product looks decent, however very expensive.

1 capsule once a day.


So can anyone give cheaper, or in the case of the A.C.E.S+ZINC, better alternatives?

[mitkat]

Bump...come on then!

[Shepard]

For the ACE product, why not just a decent multi instead?

On the Sterol 117 product, do you know her exact reason for taking it?

[mitkat]

She's taking the 117 as "plant sterols to modulate the immune system", so says the naturopath's notes I'm parusing...she had Guillain-Barré syndrome as a teen, and it has affected her immune and nervous system (as I understand it). I don't know...she also is wrapped up in a lot of stress, an incredibly sensitive stomach and has trouble taking pills.

http://en.wikipedia....-Barre_Syndrome

For the ACE product, why not just a decent multi instead?

Good question. My older brother just got told by the owner of a vitamin shop that AOR "stuff" is "too expensive", and then he sold him Japanese chlorella in a silver bag I would never of bought. I might live in the twilight zone.

Seriously though...