KAddy
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HoneyLemonDrop said:Hey that's the brand my grandparents use.
Sounds like Shaklee is the brand to go with ladies...
HoneyLemonDrop said:Hey that's the brand my grandparents use.
Leslie_C said:500 mg is 1/2 a gram (there are 1000 mg in 1 g), so u would need to take about 5-6 to get that dosage. u could do four swhich would be 2 grams, which is a pretty large dosage and should be effective. see I AM learning something in pharmacology! we are learning dosage calculations for medications. anyway, back to hair......carry on!
Mochalolita said:Dang...this stuff sounded great until Kaddy found the part about SLE. That takes me out of the running for it Good luck to everyone who tries it!
Hugs,
Crys
carrie said:
KAddy said:I was just doing a little research on it on the internet too (trying to see if there are side effects and stuff). It appears that the pills aren't that expensive. I saw a bottle of 250 pills at vitaminshoppe.com for a little under 6 dollars.
Isis said:Remember the warnings just a few years ago about buying alfalfa sprouts? .
MonaLisa said:Please share! What was it?
Isis said:This was back in 1999. I was very actively growing all kinds of sprouts at that time, including alfalfa. The warnings by the FDA said people were getting E Coli and Salmonella from eating raw sprouts . There were warning sings in all grocery and health food stores. Restaurants stopped serving them on sandwiches and in salads.
Here is a link about it:
http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~lrd/hhssprts.html
MonaLisa said:Thanks for the info Isis!
You're so right...I remember this now...
this is consuming raw sprouts...
I would hope taking the pill form would be okay.
KAddy said:I was just doing a little research on it on the internet too (trying to see if there are side effects and stuff). It appears that the pills aren't that expensive. I saw a bottle of 250 pills at vitaminshoppe.com for a little under 6 dollars.
KAddy said:Makes me a little unsure too. IF I do decide to try I will definitely limint my intake. Maybe I will just get some alfalfa sprouts and add it to sandwiches. *Yuck*
Mochalolita said:Hey Kad...yep, be careful...I already have SLE, and it's no joke when I get a flare...I wonder how many alfalfa sprouts is too much? I eat them occasionally and have no problems when its on salad or something like that (I actually like them) but I guess the problem comes in when you eat a ton of it everyday? At any rate, be safe, k?
Hugs,
Crys
KAddy said:That sounds great HLD :scratchch This may be what my DH needs as his hair is thinning. Now if I can only get him to try them and be my guinea pig.
Champagne_Wishes said:Well that tears it, off to the health food store I go. You are such an enabler *lol*.
AllMine said:dayum dayum dayum ....why did i open this thread
going to the store the buy alfafa pill
KAddy said:I am sure that they are a well trusted brand, but I don't want ladies to pop tons of pills without knowing the side effects. The info I posted wasn't specifically for using the vitamin shoppe brand, but any brand of alfalfa supplement.