HMS Nutrition Potent Trans-Pterostilbene - 200mg, 180 Vegan Capsules - Anti-Aging, Anti-Inflammatory, Antioxidant Supplement - Gluten, Soy & Dairy Free
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In both cases. While it would be feasible to extract Pterostilbene directly from nature, for example from blueberries, the current idea would be prohibitively expensive, and in the interest of clarity, the compound is natural because it exists in nature, such as However, according to several manufacturers' websites, pterostilbene has to do with modifying resveratrol chemically to make it commercially available. I think that pterostilbene is obtained by hydrogenating resveratrol. Due to the rapid removal of resveratrol from the human body, it has quite a weak effect, while pterostilbene takes approximately four hours to expel from the human
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For more information on trans and cis, see your organic chemistry textbook In this case, they refer to the configuration of the molecule. A molecule called trans pterostilbene is the active ingredient.
According to my interpretation, there is some help from vegetable cellulose There is no way to prevent body's absorption of pterostilbene. In its natural state, cellulose is inert unless it becomes in contact with certain active ingredients within the cell wall. With biochemistry, it is tricky to word things correctly.
Selected User Reviews For HMS Nutrition Potent Trans-Pterostilbene - 200mg, 180 Vegan Capsules - Anti-Aging, Anti-Inflammatory, Antioxidant Supplement - Gluten, Soy & Dairy Free
When I take this sublingually, I feel like I am tasting pure salt. It does not taste salty when it is real Pterostilbene. They mixed something else with this, and I am unsure what it was. On the label, there is no mention of salt.
This product is not soluble in water, so it will not be of interest to most customers. Pterostilbene is another brand I've been using for some time. As a result of a medical condition, I dissolve the tablet's contents in liquid in order to swallow it. Whenever I use water, it comes from my own well. It was only this time that I switched to this brand of Pterostilbene because of the greater quantity per bottle (180). My tests showed these were not soluble in water. The oil-soluble part of it made me think maybe it was insoluble in oil. Not at all. The alcohol dissolves it as well. Although I am not a chemist, I wonder how well the substance is absorbed by the body when it is not soluble in water.
It has been many years since I have ordered this and similar supplements. It failed quality control inspections yesterday and I should be concerned, according to an email I received yesterday. I am well aware of this. Buying it is not a good idea.
I compared this brand (using a double blind study) with the brand I usually use and everyone in the study said this brand tasted salty. I am not sure what that means, but it definitely has a different taste from previous brands.
This product was recalled in December by the manufacturer. A recall was then issued later on. A company that has lost my faith. Now that I see that they are trying to get rid of their product, it makes sense that they would drop the price.
If I were you, I would believe neither Amazon nor HMS Nutrition were being honest with this product. They will not honor the return because the return period has expired, but I have sent so many emails to the manufacturer without a response. The days whisked by while they waited for the return date. The Amazon brand is no longer a trusted one to me If I need any nutritional supplement, I will get it from iHerb or another local company. Regardless of your level of expertise, please understand that this item should not be purchased! As described in their recall notice, this product is unsafe.
As I was going to order another bottle, I saw a review saying it tasted like salt, so I opened a capsule and tried it. While I'm not familiar with the taste of other brands of Pterostibene, this brand did NOT taste like "pure salt" as stated in a previous review. A very slight taste of salt may have come through, but by no means is it The manufacturer's claim appears the best value on Amazon, so I am going to trust the manufacturer and order another bottle since I don't have any way to check the ingredients. Then I might order a different brand and try a taste test between the two brands, at which point I will update As a result, I can't tell if one supplement (except for one) is more effective than another (because I take a number of supplements to activate some of the longevity pathways). Literature indicates however that this may be as effective, or perhaps even more effective, as resveratrol is as a sirtuen boost.
I haven't died because of it.