Is iHerb legit?

[Slothboy]

iherb products are very generic.

Nothing special about them or unique.

Isnt that the thing about generic products, yes they dont have the brand name but isn’t it all the same stuff at the end of the day? Just like medications you buy at the chemist, the cheaper generics have the same stuff in them minus the price. Or am I wrong about that?

 

[Mobster]

No mate, coming here and asking people who have bought from them before is the way to go here. If it was a con, why would they admit it?

Yes mate. You specifically asked 'where do they ship from'. They, who ship, will know.

 

[Mobster]

Isnt that the thing about generic products, yes they dont have the brand name but isn’t it all the same stuff at the end of the day? Just like medications you buy at the chemist, the cheaper generics have the same stuff in them minus the price. Or am I wrong about that?

You are. Somewhat.

Example (I've used this example in our podcasts): dosing and quality. A good joint product needs to include Glucosomine at an effective dosage. Cheap versions low dose this. 300mg vs 1500mg daily.

IF a product is identical and lower priced that's fine. But if it's cheaper cos it has less that's not

 

[Slothboy]

Yes mate. You specifically asked 'where do they ship from'. They, who ship, will know.

As would people here

 

[Slothboy]

You are. Somewhat.

Example (I've used this example in our podcasts): dosing and quality. A good joint product needs to include Glucosomine at an effective dosage. Cheap versions low dose this. 300mg vs 1500mg daily.

IF a product is identical and lower priced that's fine. But if it's cheaper cos it has less that's not

Right. Some might use cheaper ingredients such as what the capsules are made of, but if its the same dosage of the product then I dont really care. Im broke as fuck.

 

[Slothboy]

Alright so Ive done some research on this N2Guard that everyone keeps mentioning, and I gotta say I’m disappointed. Its full of synthetic vitamins like Thiamine, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin D among many others. Yes it’s got some good things in there including garlic, dandelion, milk thistle and NAC, but in a much smaller dose.

Granted there are some compounds in there that im not aware of, but again still in very small doses. What makes this so special apart from the fact that its got many different ingredients in 1 capsule? I mean 15mg of Omega 3 per 7 capsules is literally nothing. Not trying to argue with you guys just asking questions.

It seems to me that you can just eat real foods and get much more of these compounds into your body that way, and you would not have to pay $100 per bottle. I’m not on a cycle, but I am looking to improve liver health.

Honestly guys, I’m disappointed.

 

[Mobster]

Alright so Ive done some research on this N2Guard that everyone keeps mentioning, and I gotta say I’m disappointed. Its full of synthetic vitamins like Thiamine, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin D among many others. Yes it’s got some good things in there including garlic, dandelion, milk thistle and NAC, but in a much smaller dose.

Granted there are some compounds in there that im not aware of, but again still in very small doses. What makes this so special apart from the fact that its got many different ingredients in 1 capsule? I mean 15mg of Omega 3 per 7 capsules is literally nothing. Not trying to argue with you guys just asking questions.

It seems to me that you can just eat real foods and get much more of these compounds into your body that way, and you would not have to pay $100 per bottle. I’m not on a cycle, but I am looking to improve liver health.

Honestly guys, I’m disappointed.

Yes. But how much food? A shit ton lol Ironically that would stress your organs

 

[Mobster]

Right. Some might use cheaper ingredients such as what the capsules are made of, but if its the same dosage of the product then I dont really care. Im broke as fuck.

Knock of the Internet - that's $30 right there. Same with the phone. Could easily be up $100 a month

 

[Mobster]

As would people here

If they used it. How you doing with that snippet so far? Nothing right? Save time and ask the company

 

[Slothboy]

Yes. But how much food? A shit ton lol Ironically that would stress your organs

Not a shit ton at all considering how much the doses are

 

[Slothboy]

If they used it. How you doing with that snippet so far? Nothing right? Save time and ask the company

Only time will tell, also it was more of a throwaway question that I thought towards the end. Dont know why you’re focusing on this so much…

 

[stevesmi]

Alright so Ive done some research on this N2Guard that everyone keeps mentioning, and I gotta say I’m disappointed. Its full of synthetic vitamins like Thiamine, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin D among many others. Yes it’s got some good things in there including garlic, dandelion, milk thistle and NAC, but in a much smaller dose.

Granted there are some compounds in there that im not aware of, but again still in very small doses. What makes this so special apart from the fact that its got many different ingredients in 1 capsule? I mean 15mg of Omega 3 per 7 capsules is literally nothing. Not trying to argue with you guys just asking questions.

It seems to me that you can just eat real foods and get much more of these compounds into your body that way, and you would not have to pay $100 per bottle. I’m not on a cycle, but I am looking to improve liver health.

Honestly guys, I’m disappointed.

you missed how n2guard has things like tudca, taurine, COQ10, picroliv, policosonal, indole 3 carbinol, milk thistle, chlorphyll and 44 total ingredients. it isn't JUST a multi vitamin man, it is so much more with ingredients that work in synergy. the idea behind it was to take an all in 1 product instead of taking 10-15 supplements like most of us had to back in the day.

does it work? you will not only see the bloodwork as proof it works but you will also feel so much better on it.

 

[Masonic Bodybuilder]

I haven't used them before but if you are already not feeling great about it, just go somewhere else.

 

[Slothboy]

you missed how n2guard has things like tudca, taurine, COQ10, picroliv, policosonal, indole 3 carbinol, milk thistle, chlorphyll and 44 total ingredients. it isn't JUST a multi vitamin man, it is so much more with ingredients that work in synergy. the idea behind it was to take an all in 1 product instead of taking 10-15 supplements like most of us had to back in the day.

does it work? you will not only see the bloodwork as proof it works but you will also feel so much better on it.

Ok that makes me a little more for it.

 

[Mobster]

Only time will tell, also it was more of a throwaway question that I thought towards the end. Dont know why you’re focusing on this so much…

Two days in with no one replying on that part... and an email would've taken a moment

I also took the time to explain other aspects.

You mentioned capsules etc. I'd be very surprised if any found a way to cheap out on that. There's really only 3 ways. I've talked about comparing like with like. In a way N2Guard has been suggested NOT as a vitamin product (I'm sure iHerbs does cheap versions) but as (as per its intended use) a product to be used on cycle by PED users. It also has a decent vitamin profile.

Stevesmi covered the additional useful ingredients. We've done podcasts on ensuring effective doses (I mentioned an example in an earlier post), properly sourced etc

Occasionally I'll make the point as to how we're (inc me) happy to spend a typical $500-1000 on a cycle and go cheap on some aspects. I encourage members to spend a little more on doing things right (better health and better results). iHerb products are NOT aimed at PED users. They are aimed at everyone else. And that's not why you're here

 

[Mobster]

you missed how n2guard has things like tudca, taurine, COQ10, picroliv, policosonal, indole 3 carbinol, milk thistle, chlorphyll and 44 total ingredients. it isn't JUST a multi vitamin man, it is so much more with ingredients that work in synergy. the idea behind it was to take an all in 1 product instead of taking 10-15 supplements like most of us had to back in the day.

does it work? you will not only see the bloodwork as proof it works but you will also feel so much better on it.

There are 100% examples of members here posting blood test results and seeing better numbers on and off cycle

 

[Slothboy]

Two days in with no one replying on that part... and an email would've taken a moment

I also took the time to explain other aspects.

You mentioned capsules etc. I'd be very surprised if any found a way to cheap out on that. There's really only 3 ways. I've talked about comparing like with like. In a way N2Guard has been suggested NOT as a vitamin product (I'm sure iHerbs does cheap versions) but as (as per its intended use) a product to be used on cycle by PED users. It also has a decent vitamin profile.

Stevesmi covered the additional useful ingredients. We've done podcasts on ensuring effective doses (I mentioned an example in an earlier post), properly sourced etc

Occasionally I'll make the point as to how we're (inc me) happy to spend a typical $500-1000 on a cycle and go cheap on some aspects. I encourage members to spend a little more on doing things right (better health and better results). iHerb products are NOT aimed at PED users. They are aimed at everyone else. And that's not why you're here

Ok fine you’re right. I didn’t get an answer when i could have hone on the site to fond out but as i said it was just a throwaway question towards the end of my post. You win, happy now.

Capsules can come in all sorts of forms. Some are cheap, some are premium.

Also I wouldn’t big up the vitamins in N2guard since they are synthetic as well.

 

[Mobster]

Ok fine you’re right. I didn’t get an answer when i could have hone on the site to fond out but as i said it was just a throwaway question towards the end of my post. You win, happy now.

Capsules can come in all sorts of forms. Some are cheap, some are premium.

Also I wouldn’t big up the vitamins in N2guard since they are synthetic as well.

Not really. I'm thinking of the actual material of the capsule itself rather than the quality of the ingredients. A quick search verifies my '3 kinds' comment earlier: Gelatin capsules, informally called gel caps or gelcaps, are composed of gelatin manufactured from the collagen of animal skin or bone. Vegetable capsules, introduced in 1989, are made from cellulose, a structural component in plants. The main ingredient of vegetarian capsules is hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose. They used to be collagen (from bones).

Let me give you another example. You'd need to decide for yourself the value. People have asked on here about using the children's gummy vitamins they seen in Walmart. Then you might see X or Y claim to be a premium version. Finally you have male vs female and even age specific versions. Apart from whether or not you wanna pony up the cash how different are they? In some examples it'll be TINY variations in mg amounts.

ALL vitamin forms found in pills etc, inc the ones in N2Guard are synthetic. There is no stone which can be ground down to Vitamin C. Even if there was it'd require treating to make it usable. Obviously, as you inferred in an earlier post in this thread, those found in good organic food in your actual diet will be the best form. But as I said in a reply to that to get some useful doses your diet would need to be crazy, super varied and so on. It's bad enough with the processed food most people eat but what about the kinds of diets used by those on a cut - some of the more typical bodybuilding diets can be very restrictive. Imagine deciding to make your own pill from real food. It'd require 20lb of fresh fruit and veg. That's per day. And as much as I know some eat f**k eating 20lbs of it per day plus protein

As an aside: amino acids (again most BB's don't need these) can be either from food or 'stewed' in a vat. The problem with the food version is it's not for users (vegans being No1)

 

[Mobster]

On one of the (more than one in fact) podcasts I talked about Tribulus. Tribulus Terrestris was a big deal back when it came out. Still is. In the shows I talked about how you MUST get the right quality of plant. Then it grows all over the world but the best form comes from one place. And, just to add to that, the best comes only during a brief period. But when it became popular some skanky supp companies sold you the bottom of the bag, dried up, piss poor form. Worse is you really want a standardized (to a minimum percentage of the extract wanted) amount in some ingredients. Any low ball companies use the lesser form. By way of example look at THC products.

I referred to poor examples from high street companies. Here we have H&B and GNC (same company) as well as many supermarkets. They will sell you what they call 'a months supply' of X. You look and it's 300mg - one pill a day. Yet you also looked at the study behind X and X, in the study, was found to be best dosed at 1500mg a day. So HOW THE F**K is 300mg any good? And of course it's cheaper.

Ultimately it's on YOU to decide what to do.

 

[ballin2504]

Doubt it