Supplement Talk

Buying Supplements on a monthly basis can turn into a high cost. This cost can be higher or lower depending upon which supplements you use each day. For this reason alone it’s beneficial to have stores that can offer cheap supplements, while also providing quality products. There are plenty of online stores that promise quality products at an affordable price, to ease the process of sorting through endless online stores I’ve evaluated the top three stores that deliver quality supplements at an affordable price.

Supplement Warehouse

Supplement Warehouse provides top of the line supplements, including many that you can only buy at specialty stores. One thing that is particularly great about this store is that they don’t play shipping games, you get charged what shipping cost and not a penny more. The delivery from this store is more efficient, in fact often their package arrives before expected. As a bonus, they seem to always have a free item that can be added on to your order.

Badass Supplements

Badass Supplemesnt provides quick shipping and is an online store I sometimes use to purchase VPX NO Shotgun. Their shipping prices are affordable as well as their products. They charge nearly half for NO Shotgun than other supplements stores do, the only problem that I have with Badass Supplements is that their stock runs out quick, therefore it tends to be a 50/50 whether or not they will have my product or other products in stock.

Supplements 4 Cheap

When I am unable to order NO Shotgun from Badass Supplements I turn to Supplements 4 Cheap. They always have, it’s a little more than Badass, yet still affordable. They offer numerous shipping options, ground shipping is the cheapest and I believe around $9. Supplements 4 Cheap seem to process their orders relatively quickly, minimizing waiting time.

A recent supplement recall has been initiated. A total of 15 lots have been recalled due to drug contamination. The drug mixture itself is surprising to say the least.

The diet suppressant Sibutramine has been discovered in the 5 supplements listed below.  Sibutramine is a prescribed drug that shouldn’t have been added to any over the counter supplement. This particular appetite suppressant has a long line of side effects including severe side effects such as fainting, chest pain, anxiety and muscle stiffness. Aside from the normal risk associated with the Sibutramine side effects, people who unknowingly take it may have negative drug interactions caused by medication that they normally take on a daily basis.

Ever Slim

Ever Slim Chocolate Shake Mix

Ever Slim strawberry Shake Mix

Mince Belle

Everlax

Even more disturbing than the appetite suppressant drug Sibutramine being mixed into weight-loss supplements is the following two supplements for men. These two supplements have been crossed with Tadalafil, used to treat erectile dysfunction. Tadalafil also has a long line of side effects such as muscle pain, blurred vision, peeling of the skin and erections that last beyond 4 hours.

Acai-man Mangosteen

Perfect Men

Considering that this recall has been specifically towards 15 lots all of which was the target of one Irwindale, California store, at first glance looks like a rather strange accidental contamination. That is until you stop to consider the fact that the appetite suppressant went into the supplements geared towards losing weight and the erectile dysfunction drug went into the supplements geared towards men. In fact both of those supplements are sold as special herb blends to increase sexual drive.

It sounds like another supplement company selling an inferior product became desperate and crossed the FDA regulated ethical lines.

To tackle the synthetic vs. natural vitamin debate can be somewhat difficult. This is in part due to the fact that a lot of times it just comes down to personal choice. Stacked side by side the overall quality of each is similar enough to be equal.

Health wise, natural vitamins are derived from natural sources, therefore someone who tries to consume only natural products would most likely prefer a natural vitamin opposed to a synthetic one. If that isn’t a concern then a synthetic may be preferred as it provides the same doses of each vitamin. One drawback of a natural vitamin is the actual dose often natural vitamins are larger and therefore harder to swallow, often leaving that vitamin taste in the mouth and throat.

Price is a common deciding factor when determining which vitamin stands out. Price wise synthetic vitamins tend to be a little cheaper. This actually isn’t surprising considering that more often than not it just costs less to manufacture synthetic products opposed to the price of natural products. For those who just prefer a natural product, the extra price usually is more than worth it. Today’s economic market has changed considerable, as a result more and more people are choosing price over natural ingredients. Fortunately they’re able to receive a more than adequate vitamin.

Regardless of whether a person chooses synthetic or natural vitamins todays vitamins are made of superb quality. This in its own way makes the main deciding factors price and pill/serving size. Unless of course you only want all natural ingredients, then that mere fact would determine your choice.

Xenadrine RFA-X is one supplement that many people won’t like, however some people will so I’m basing this review on consumption, body interaction and results. I had purchased a bottle a while ago and had in fact taken it, though most of the bottle still sits in my cabinet. The biggest problem I had with it is that it wasn’t the original Xenadrine and they took a terrible route to try to mimic their original product that many people liked, though regulations now prevent their original product from being sold.

Consumption

The amount that you have to consume is a little much. You have to take three capsules twice a day. These aren’t little capsules mind you, they’re rather large and a little more than I would want to swallow, since my bottle still sits hidden in the back of my cabinet I would have to say that I apparently chose not to swallow them.

Body Interaction

To understand what Cytogenix, the makers of Xenadrine have done lets go back to the original Xenadrine. The original Xenadrine had ephedrine as did pretty much any bodybuilding supplement during that time. Regulations came along that required all ephedrine to be kept out of bodybuilding supplements, so the quest to create a similar product began. Many supplement makers have been able to achieve this.

I cannot say the same for Xenadrine, they have replaced it with Caffeine and many other caffeine like herbs. The end result, way more stimulant reaction than anybody should have at one time. My reaction was so intense that my head literally felt like it could explode, hence the mostly full bottle that remains.

Results

First let’s look at their claim, “Test subjects slashed 4.2 times the weight than the placebo group.” To begin with they are comparing their results to a placebo group and any thermogenic supplement will give more results than the natural unassisted group. So does it work? To a degree yes, Their thermogenic compounds work and fat burning does in fact increase, however Xenadrine RFA-X doesn’t stand out as the new miracle fat burner and at best it’s only average and therefore certainly not worth the price, the amount you have to take or the possibility of side effects. There are just better supplements on the market.