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Astrid Nordness's avatar

Was listening to Critically Thinking podcast the other day and heard Dr Palevsky and Dr Northrop discussing “someone” who was disparaging the supplement industry. No names were mentioned, but I’m going to bet it was you. They implied that you had no idea what you were talking about. I’m pretty sure none of the 5 docs have actually bothered to read your Substacks on vitamins. If I’m wrong and they have read your investigative reporting then I’m betting that their cognitive dissonance is off the charts. This whole deep dive is a REALLY tough one to get your head around. I would think it’s even tougher if you are someone who actually sells supplements.

Again, another big thanks for going down these rabbit holes to the extent that you do!

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MoodyP's avatar

I’m curious about Magnesium Glycinate. 200MG 2 hours before bed and I am able to fall asleep almost immediately 6 out of 7 nights. The older one gets the more difficult this is, so this discovery has been a huge deal.

I buy any supplements I use (not many) from NowFoods. www.nowfoods.com Which is a family owned, US firm, based in Illinois, that claims to do 100% of their own production. And has a 100k sq ft test lab where they examine the purity of their own offerings and the adulteration of other brands. They have written extensively on the adulteration, lack of stated ingredients, fillers, heavy metals, etc found in many products sold on Amazon and elsewhere. Been in business for like 70 years.

I’m not endorsing them and have no ties. But they are one of only a handful of (<6) of Us based firms who still produce most of their own products. They have one a lot of awards and have been credited with initiating the effort to get Amazon to address quality issues.

Their website is comprehensive. Their prices for direct ship are 10-20% less than in a store.

Link below is to their 2021-2022 test results on other brands of Mag Glycinate. For anyone interested.

https://www.nowfoods.com/healthy-living/articles/magnesium-glycinate-brands-amazon

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