Archive for the ‘Consumer Alerts’ Category

I would say that over half of the questions I get  have to do with supplements. Most deal with basic stuff: protein powders, the ECA stack, creatine but a number also deal with the more esoteric stuff on the market. I will say this for the bodybuilding magazines, they have many lifters (especially new lifters) [...]

IF your physician talks to you about putting you on any medication, suggest that you both consult their PDF (Physician’s Desk Reference) for further information on side-effects, etc., before they actually write the prescription. Because I will assure you, most doctors get their information only from the beautifully-printed circulars about the drugs handed to them [...]

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‘Ingesting artificial fluoride chemicals does not prevent tooth decay, but rather destroys your insides and leads to the development of cancer and other illnesses. These are the disturbing findings of an assessment recently compiled by award-winning chemist, author, and founder of ThePeoplesChemist.com, Shane Ellison. Frustrating more than 50 years of bad science that has claimed [...]

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Well I have been proved right yet again! I am not one to blow my own trumpet (if only – then I would not need the wife any longer!) but I have been advising agaisnt so called ‘Energy’ drinks for years. You may have noticed that I have never recommended them in any of my [...]

EU Supplement Ban Starting to Bite

Posted: 30th April 2012 by commander in Consumer Alerts
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Well it seems as if the EU, that un-elected bunch of toss pots who have looted the European Economy, are in bed with Big Pharma whose legal drugs kill thousands a month and love to impose their rules and laws on other countries are claiming their first casultys with their new ban of Sports supplements [...]

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I disagree with much of this article, however I am off the opinion that not only could I be wrong (I am human after all – mea culpa!) but also that there should always be a balanced opinion on any subsject. You can check out my views on GHB and GBL on this site and [...]

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Are you feeling virtuous about your healthy breakfast of wholegrain cereal washed down with a glass of orange juice? After all, it’s better than an artery-clogging fry-up. In terms of fat, at least. But few of us realise that a bowl of Bran Flakes plus juice will account for half our recommended daily amount of [...]

Consumer Alert: Legalsteroids.com

Posted: 17th April 2012 by commander in Consumer Alerts, Supplements
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This Consumer Alert can be short and sweet. Legalsteroids.com is an example of the worst kind of lies and mis-information that leads countless young and inexperienced bodybuilders to part with their hard earned cash for complete and utter crap. The site sells such ‘legal steroids’ such as d-bol, winni-v and liquid andriol. They are of [...]

  You’ve been getting ripped-off, screwed -over and done with no lube right in front of your face. Maybe it didn’t dawn on you, or maybe it did, those Ferraris, $500,000.00 give aways and luxury vacations are paid for by us. What kind of quality can be going into these products? They can afford their [...]

EU to Ban Herbal Supplements

Posted: 9th April 2012 by commander in Consumer Alerts, Supplements

  Hundreds of herbal medicinal products will be banned from sale in Britain next year under what campaigners say is a “discriminatory and disproportionate” European law.   With four months to go before the EU-wide ban is implemented, thousands of patients face the loss of herbal remedies that have been used in the UK for [...]