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ConsumerLab.com provides independent test results, reviews, ratings and comparisons of vitamins, supplements, herb and nutrition products to consumers and healthcare providers.
ConsumerLab enjoys a strong reputation among its users, who appreciate the unbiased, detailed information it provides on supplements and health products. Customers frequently highlight the site’s thorough research and reliable testing, which empowers them to make informed decisions about their health. However, some users express frustration with the frequency of email updates and recent login issues related to cookie settings. Additionally, there are requests for broader product reviews, particularly from popular retailers. Overall, while the service is highly valued for its quality and reliability, there are areas for improvement in user experience and communication.
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I've been a subscriber for several years and as a primary care physician I reference ConsumerLab frequently to help my patients choose the most effective products.
I love consumer lab. I look on your website to see which vitamins I need to buy. It is so helpful. Keep up the good work.
Thank you for that nice review, Delor. We're glad that you appreciate our work. Thanks for your support.
I check Consumer Lab before I buy just about any vitamin or supplement. Besides just testing these items they also pull together extremely valuable research and information related to these items. I have been a member for many years and find it completely worth the price.
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I profit deeply from your research and recommendations!
We're glad that you are enjoying your membership to ConsumerLab, Stanley. Thanks for letting us know.
Consumerlab site is a great resource for assessing supplements and meds; good to know they are out there and making the manufacturers tow the line... knowing someone is watching. I am a "believer" and use a number of supplements and have benefitted from them. But I do want to know that these products are clean, free of contaminants, and contain what the label says. My one criticism is Consumerlab's habit of emphasizing (headlining) one or two incidences of possible side effects of a supplement that is probably used by tens or hundreds of thousands of people. These cases might be worth mentioning, but it should be noted that one or a very few possible adverse effects are hardly relevant to the majority of users. If prescription medicines from pharmaceutical companies were held to such a standard, there would be no drugs available at all.
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I have enjoyed your detailed analysis and sage evaluation of the data. Please keep us informed about how better to protect ourselves against the coronavirus.
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My experience with consumer labs has been a good experience.
We're glad to have you as a member, Michael! Thanks for your review.
I have been using ConsumerLab.com for several years now and I am satisfied with the level of thoroughness that the website exibits. It's well annoted, indexed, and reflects good, scientific analyses based on the scientific journal articles.
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I would like to see your reviews contain more Canadian made products. Most reviews have little relevance for me as they are not sold in Canada.
We're glad to have you as a member, Lisa! Thanks for your review. You can always feel free, as can any member, to shoot us suggestions and questions on products.
I looke up hurbs and suppliments on this site on a regular basis. The cost of membership is well worth the amount of information that ConsumerLab provides. Not all brands are reviewed and not all suppliments are reviewed, but every year more and more brands and suppliments are added. Wkhenever possible, I purchase the brands the ConsumerLab recomends, and reguardless of what I ultimately purchase, I alsways check with ConsumerLab first. Also, ConsumerLab provides information of what the suppliments are, what they are used for and all the studies that have been done on the particular suppliment. I know of no other website that provides this inormation.
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Consumerlab pulls together research from various sources to shed much needed light on supplement quality and usefulness for various conditions. Also highlights potential and real dangers from misuse. I use it all the time. My only complaint is they don't test enough Canadian supplements.
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Your testing and reviews of supplements and food products have been an immeasurable help in choosing products which improve our health and are safe to use. There is no where else to find this information. The service you provide is crucial to our well being.
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I love reading your encyclopedia articles on the effects of all herbs and chemicals but you should have more, as information accumulates about old products. And there should be more articles on things that come on the market. Sometimes there is no information on things I look up. For example, "petasins" was one thing I could not find. Just look through a catalog of a company like "Swanson's" to seewhat couldbe reported on.
Thanks for letting us know, Patrick. That's exactly why we are here.
For an authoritative voice - go no further. ConsumerLab is the resource you need.
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I consult CL often for various supplements and appreciate their thorough and objective testing.
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Excellent source of information about health and nutrition-related products. Grateful for links to both peer-reviewed articles and grey literature in areas of emerging knowledge. Disappointed sometimes that my brand is not included in a review (even when of large market share - e.g. Nature's Bounty vitamins and others).
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I use Consumer Lab for my trust worthy information on supplements The information given helps me make good choices
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I wouldn't be without the expertise of ConsumerLab medical reviews which I use for everything health.
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Five stars! I always consult Consumer Lab when considering a vitamin purchase. I've saved a lot of money and avoided mistakes. Consumer Lab is worth every penny.
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My Consumer Labs subscription is worth every penny. One of the more valuable aspects is email updates. It allows me to stay current on research on dietary supplements. I appreciate the reviews of supplements when I need to make a recommendation on something specific. The encyclopedia is also an excellent reference.
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Answer: Hi Denise, We have actually covered this topic on our website https://www.consumerlab.com/answers/does-prevagen-really-improve-memory/prevagen-memory/.
Answer: Hi - We don't charge every month; just a single charge for a 1-year or 2-year subscription as noted on the page where you joined. We show the calculated cost per month for reference, so you can see that the 2-year subscription is less expensive. If you would like to cancel, please email [email protected] with your name and email and we will process your request (typically within 1-2 business days).
Answer: Hi Frank - I believe you are referring to the review of ConsumerLab from 2004 Journal of the Medical Library Association. Our content and website have continued to expanded annually and membership has increased over those 16 years. The current 1-year membership is $47.40, or $78 for 2-years (an 18% savings off the 1-year rate).
Answer: Hi Bob - As a subscriber, you are entitled to print out a copy of the report (or any pages thereof) for your personal use. However, we don't permit copying or distributing our content, which is proprietary.
Answer: Not yet, but we may next year. We have written about PQQ: https://www.consumerlab.com/answers/is-pqq-similar-to-coq10/what_is_PQQ/
Answer: Hi Theresa - As noted on our site, we permit subscribers to print a copy of our reports for their personal use, but we do not permit not copying or downloads. If you were somehow able to download content from our site, it is quite possible that it would only work while your membership was current.
Answer: There is no single best supplement or brand. It's best to focus on the type of supplement you are looking for, e.g., multivitamin, fish oil, probiotic, herbal) and read our Product Review for that specific category and see which product is our Top Pick for that category. Here is a list of our current reports: https://www.consumerlab.com/results/
Answer: Yes, we recently published a new report on turmeric and curcumin supplements as well as turmeric spice (ground root powders) at https://www.consumerlab.com/reviews/turmeric-curcumin-supplements-spice-review/turmeric/
Answer: Hi Barbara - You can give a gift membership to ConsumerLab.com from this page: https://www.consumerlab.com/giftcerts/. We have a link to this at the bottom of every page, but the font is a bit small. Hope that helps.
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We're glad to hear that ConsumerLab.com is helpful to you and your patients, Babak. Thank you for your support!