Posted by Larry Hoover on November 17, 2002, at 8:21:05
In reply to Re: EMPower's ingredients... » Maisy, posted by IsoM on November 17, 2002, at 2:30:06
> Now excuse me if I sound a little naive, or maybe I'm still confusing which EmPower everyone's referring to (but I don't think so).
No, there's only one. Synergy and Truehope are the same company.
> But what's the big deal? I read the list of ingredients, the potency, & how many capsules a day are to be taken. What's unusual about it?
Not much, except it is a package.
> None of the potencies are very high, none of the vitamins & minerals in it can't be found in foods, & no one ingredient is emphasized over another. Many don't even reach 100% of the RDA of such nutrients. A person could get all these vitamins & minerals in a healthy, well-balanced diet & they, too, would be in chelated form as it's found naturally.Yes, but this is not a diet substitute. It is taken in addition to an existing diet. That difference may not be moot.
I know I don't eat well when my mood is dysregulated.
> So why is there such a hullabaloo about this supplement? And why is it supposedly better than eating a healthy diet? The formulation is no more superior over that of vitamins & minerals in foods. I'd like to hear from someone on why this is different, please.It contains free amino acids. Some people may not be able to access the aminos in proteins, due to unrecognized digestive problems. The amino mix (the relative concentration) may have important effects at amino uptake sites in the body and brain. The trace minerals may be very important to the effects of the package. And the idea of getting all the nutrients simultaneously as a bolus may be very important to the net effect, via synergy. We recognize the collective action of B-complex vitamins. Perhaps this collective action is more extensive than has been recognized to date?
Just my speculative train of thought.
Lar
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