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[Chemist]

So I've been a lurker[someone who reads without ever posting] here and at brainmeta and frankly I don't know who to trust anymore to get safe, tested, noncontaminated supplements.

I've read the posts about relentless improvement at brainmeta and I've read the posts about lifemirage here. I'd like to trust relentless but would do so only if they would use a different Analytical Chem Lab.

Where is everyone going to buy their supplements. I've been buying brandname Nootropil and Ampament from International Antiaging. Has anyone had experience with their products. How do I know the Nootropil and Ampamet I'm buying is genuine?

I'm a chem major and i'm honestly tempted to test for dangerous contaminants and for active ingredient content myself. Has anyone on here done it, what procedure did you use? Did you first test your methods for sensitivity?

Edited by Chemist, 26 May 2008 - 12:13 AM.

[Ghostrider]

So I've been a lurker[someone who reads without ever posting] here and at brainmeta and frankly I don't know who to trust anymore to get safe, tested, noncontaminated supplements.

I've read the posts about relentless improvement at brainmeta and I've read the posts about lifemirage here. I'd like to trust relentless but would do so only if they would use a different Analytical Chem Lab.

Where is everyone going to buy their supplements. I've been buying brandname Nootropil and Ampament from International Antiaging. Has anyone had experience with their products. How do I know the Nootropil and Ampamet I'm buying is genuine?

I'm a chem major and i'm honestly tempted to test for dangerous contaminants and for active ingredient content myself. Has anyone on here done it, what procedure did you use? Did you first test your methods for sensitivity?

Well, opinions differ and it depends on who you talk to. Personally, I get all my stuff now from iHerb. There's no reason to trust them more than a Vitamin Shoppe or a Target, but I buy there for convenience (it's like the Amazon.com or Newegg.com of supplements), their shipping is also cheap, free if you buy over $60. It really comes down to what specifically you are buying. I trust AOR, Now, and Jarrows...sure they could have an outbreak of food poisoning or contamination, but that would really hurt their reputation and possibly destroy their business. Because the stakes are so high, I doubt they would cheat. If you buy Piracetam or some other exotic nootropics, personally, I would use Relentless Improvement or someone who performs 3rd party purity testing. When I need fish oil, I might just restock at Costco. They sell in bulk and have a high turn-over rate so the fish oil would be less likely to go stale. I just need to convinece myself that their mercury filtering is as good as what I can get online.

[pycnogenol]

I buy nearly all my supplements on iHerb. Brands I buy and trust are:


Jarrow Formulas (my favorite)
Now Foods
Source Naturals
Life Extension
Nature's Way
Life Enhancement
Country Life
Doctor's Best
Allergy Research Group
Twinlab
Himalaya
Nature's Formulary
Paradise Herbs
Enzymatic Therapy
Nature's Answer
Olympian Labs
Natural Factors

I would like to try out BlueBonnet Nutrition (see my thread) but would like some feedback about this company from members here first.

Regarding relentlessimprovement.com - I'm going to PM Ghostrider an interesting article about this company.

Edited by pycnogenol, 27 May 2008 - 06:42 PM.

[Ghostrider]

Regarding relentlessimprovement.com - I'm going to PM Ghostrider an interesting article about this company.

No reason to keep the article a secret:

http://www.practical...al-Supplements/