https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 08 Apr 2026 02:08:46 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/psa-herbal-supplement-study-in-the-nyt#post-1203888 Fri, 08 Nov 2013 08:23:59 +0000 Happygal 1203888@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is why there is a big bag of supplements just sitting under my bathroom sink. I bought a lot of TTC supplements, and later read a report about the lack of scientific studies showing that they're effective. It was a bit liberating, really. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/psa-herbal-supplement-study-in-the-nyt#post-1201791 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 12:25:47 +0000 daniellemybelle 1201791@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is really disappointing considering how much money I am spending on supplements to increase my supply. :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/psa-herbal-supplement-study-in-the-nyt#post-1201721 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 12:04:32 +0000 Boheme 1201721@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow! I wish the FDA regulated herbal supplements and vitamins. That is scary. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/psa-herbal-supplement-study-in-the-nyt#post-1201714 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 12:01:36 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 1201714@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've done my best to find what I think are reputable brands for the supplements that I take. They may not be perfect, but at least for my vit D, my levels have gone up. Mostly we try to stay away. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/psa-herbal-supplement-study-in-the-nyt#post-1201660 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 11:48:54 +0000 looch 1201660@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is really difficult to deal with, especially since I know the best source is real food, but I often don't make the best choices. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/psa-herbal-supplement-study-in-the-nyt#post-1201573 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 11:32:54 +0000 heartonastring 1201573@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think this makes a good case for sticking to very high quality supplements, particularly those available through NDs. I try to avoid supplements sold in the grocery store/drugstore for this reason...their quality is so poor and thus their efficacy is really questionable. That isn't to say that higher quality supplements are perfect, but I think there's a much better chance that they are what they say they are. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/psa-herbal-supplement-study-in-the-nyt#post-1201570 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 11:31:57 +0000 JoJoGirl 1201570@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Espion: Yep, agreed it's an issue with FDA regulation. The moringa I take actually comes with its own analysis report on contents of that particular bottle.. it's too bad they can't force all compaines to do the same. </p> <p>Although the same is very true of a lot of our food supply! Thinking back to my work on the salmonella in peanut butter outbreak... that company ran tests and FOUND contaminants in their PB but didn't have to do a recall or take any action... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/psa-herbal-supplement-study-in-the-nyt#post-1201565 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 11:30:40 +0000 Bookish 1201565@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I read this over the weekend and I'm going back and forth on whether or not to stop taking my Fenugreek. One one hand, it seems to help a tad, but on the other hand... I have no idea what I'm taking in, apparently, and that scares me.</p> <p>@Espion: That's scary :/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/psa-herbal-supplement-study-in-the-nyt#post-1201560 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 11:29:13 +0000 Espion 1201560@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When I was in medical school, a biochemistry professor used mass spectrometry to see if major vitamins had anything close to what they said they did...none did. </p> <p>The problem is the FDA does not regulate herbal supplements or vitamins. I never argue with a patient when they take a million vitamins, but I always gently suggest that real food is always your best source. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/psa-herbal-supplement-study-in-the-nyt#post-1201542 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 11:26:19 +0000 deerylou 1201542@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I read this over the weekend! What a bummer. As someone who (unsuccessfully) tried incredibly hard to increase a tiny BM supply w/ an array of supplements, it is unfortunate to think I could have been doing diddly squat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/psa-herbal-supplement-study-in-the-nyt#post-1201532 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 11:23:57 +0000 blackbird 1201532@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>And people are leery of giving "real" medicine to their kids. Man. This is the shit we should be afraid of </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/psa-herbal-supplement-study-in-the-nyt#post-1201492 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 11:13:18 +0000 JoJoGirl 1201492@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I saw this in the NYT a day or two ago - totally bummed. As someone who was recommended by my medical provider to take Fenugreek, Moringa root, Mother's milk tea etc, I hate to think about what i may actually be ingesting :( </p> <p>"Using a test called DNA barcoding, a kind of genetic fingerprinting that has also been used to help uncover labeling fraud in the commercial seafood industry, Canadian researchers tested 44 bottles of popular supplements sold by 12 companies. They found that many were not what they claimed to be, and that pills labeled as popular herbs were often diluted — or replaced entirely — by cheap fillers like soybean, wheat and rice." </p> <p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/05/science/herbal-supplements-are-often-not-what-they-seem.html?pagewanted=all&#038;_r=0" rel="nofollow">http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/05/science/herbal-supplements-are-often-not-what-they-seem.html?pagewanted=all&#038;_r=0</a> </p>