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milestogo

(23,148 posts) Sun Aug 15, 2021, 09:11 AM Aug 2021

People use all kinds of supplements that are not FDA approved [View all]

and have no proven benefits.

Supplements that supposedly improve your brain
Supplements that supposedly help you lose weight
Supplements that supposedly fortify your immune system
Drugs with absolutely no proven value
Drugs which could be harmful, or whose side effects have not been studied

And yet, they resist the vaccine.

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People use all kinds of supplements that are not FDA approved [View all] milestogo Aug 2021 OP

I take at least 15 different supplements a day. no_hypocrisy Aug 2021 #1

FDA has not "criminalized" bleach SCantiGOP Aug 2021 #18

I already have. My primary is a doctor of osteopathy and approves of supplements. no_hypocrisy Aug 2021 #21

Lol, ok! Nt USALiberal Aug 2021 #23

Are you sure you're a liberal? Earth-shine Aug 2021 #58

I don't think you're lying I think you really believe it works. Nt USALiberal Aug 2021 #61

Because placebos? Yes? Earth-shine Aug 2021 #63

Supplements are ok IF you know wnylib Aug 2021 #29

I don't think supplements are *bad* per se Mad_Machine76 Aug 2021 #45

Yes, I understand the point of the OP. wnylib Aug 2021 #49

You forgot my favorite: Sgent Aug 2021 #2

+1 dalton99a Aug 2021 #17

Only If They're Compliant... ProfessorGAC Aug 2021 #35

Everyone in the world should take OPC. Earth-shine Aug 2021 #3

Pure BS.... USALiberal Aug 2021 #24

Wife is a GC for a major supplement company. CrackityJones75 Aug 2021 #27

Well that sounds authoritative! Earth-shine Aug 2021 #41

Research the placebo effect. Nt USALiberal Aug 2021 #53

Another useless, pointless, vacuous, unresearched, full-of-self-pride statement. Earth-shine Aug 2021 #54

This message was self-deleted by its author USALiberal Aug 2021 #55

Hmm, Disaffected Aug 2021 #56

Oh, we have another self-proclaimed authority. Earth-shine Aug 2021 #57

Hmm, Disaffected Aug 2021 #59

I completely disagree. I have nothing to prove to you. Earth-shine Aug 2021 #62

I am not calling Disaffected Aug 2021 #64

I take 60 drops of liquid Maritime Pine Bark every day, have for years. You are right, it is $$, in2herbs Aug 2021 #28

Pine Bark is indeed a good oligoproanthocyanidin (OPC) antioxidant. Earth-shine Aug 2021 #47

No, I said CBD oil was an excellent AI (anti-inflammatory), with the caveat added that it must in2herbs Aug 2021 #67

Free radicals do NOT cause varicose veins. wnylib Aug 2021 #32

I'm so sorry to tell you ... Earth-shine Aug 2021 #40

Genetic, not environmental. wnylib Aug 2021 #50

You have varicose veins, you have never tried what works for me, so therefore, ... Earth-shine Aug 2021 #51

I will grant that some aggravating wnylib Aug 2021 #52

If one's veins or valves are damaged from being malformed, nutritional supps cannot help. Earth-shine Aug 2021 #60

Didn't you say in previous post that this wnylib Aug 2021 #65

Sorry multiple conversations going on. I have a solution! Earth-shine Aug 2021 #66

Even FDA approved drugs have a long list of possible side effects Merlot Aug 2021 #4

There is a good case gab13by13 Aug 2021 #22

Most of the vitamins and minerals in supplements... Archae Aug 2021 #5

What type of science are you talking about? wackadoo wabbit Aug 2021 #11

You could be describing a few things ... Earth-shine Aug 2021 #48

Just more snowybirdie Aug 2021 #6

I believe the phrase is, "They saw them coming..." Archae Aug 2021 #7

My favorite.... Tree-Hugger Aug 2021 #8

My liver, kidneys, and respiratory system are my detox tools. milestogo Aug 2021 #14

I take, and cook with, garlic and turmeric along with taking L-Methyl Folate and B-12 Siwsan Aug 2021 #9

Those work for me, too. quaint Aug 2021 #10

You are most welcome! Siwsan Aug 2021 #12

I did it a simpler way, shingles vaccine! Nt USALiberal Aug 2021 #26

Actually I totally agree but then there was this friend......... Siwsan Aug 2021 #37

Garlic and tumeric have scientific studies wnylib Aug 2021 #34

I was raised on meals that were homemade from scratch. Very little boxed stuff Siwsan Aug 2021 #38

Re: B12 supplement wnylib Aug 2021 #44

She actually has me on D, too Siwsan Aug 2021 #46

My mother told me that my sister bought some memory pills.. keithbvadu2 Aug 2021 #13

You're assuming it's the same people in both cases DavidDvorkin Aug 2021 #15

The same people who refuse vaccines are buying horse anti-parasite medicine that doesn't LisaL Aug 2021 #19

I Know, Right? RobinA Aug 2021 #68

Well, the thought came to me after the same person who posted an anti-vax meme milestogo Aug 2021 #25

This only demonstrates an overlap DavidDvorkin Aug 2021 #39

"What heavy metals in my supplements? But the Chinese are using ethylene oxide in the Covid tests dalton99a Aug 2021 #16

The Guy Being Fact Checked In This Piece... ProfessorGAC Aug 2021 #36

since when do they value regulation? TalenaGor Aug 2021 #20

and then there are preppers, buying aquarium grade antibiotics and pharma.... getagrip_already Aug 2021 #30

Yup, my anti COVID-19 vaccine boss and his wife say TexasBushwhacker Aug 2021 #31

We have Traildogbob Aug 2021 #33

John Oliver on Supplements fmdaddio Aug 2021 #42

And when they get sick with COVID Mad_Machine76 Aug 2021 #43