Published: by Geoffrey Van Achter |
permalink This morning, I received an email from a supplement company trying to get me to give them free exposure: Hello I’ve really enjoyed looking through your website, especially the “organic vs conventional food on health not enough data”. I’m the editorial assistant for an established health supplement company. We have a couple of industry experts that are available for interviews or to provide catchy original guest posts. We would be interested in writing a piece for you (topics could include something like Organic vs. Conventional: Which is Better for Me?, or The Raw Food Diet: What Can I Eat?), and would certainly appreciate the opportunity to write a guest post in exchange for a link back to our site. We would love the opportunity to promote your Web site as well. Please let me know if you’re interested. Tarundeep Production Coordinator oxypowder dot com Global Healing Center Natural Health and Organic Living 2040 N. Loop West Ste. 108 Houston, Texas 77018 Normally, I would simply trash it. But minutes before, they had the gall to spam one of my posts: Clearly they didn’t actually read my post about the recent analysis which suggests conclusions about organic food vs. conventional are premature, since all over their website they claim a need for organic foods. Since they took the time to graffiti my blog and fill my inbox, I thought I would return the gesture and take some of my time to critique their product, “Oxy-Powder.” The first thing I see on the site is that their product is featured on NaturalNews dot com and endorsed by Mike Adams. Mike is one of the biggest quacks you can find and the whole site is scientific ignorance at its finest. Not a great start. Next, I see: Oxy-Powder is a scientifically formulated, all natural oxygen colon cleanser used to safely relieve the bloating, gas and constipation associated with an unhealthy diet. There is of course no evidence that the ingredients fulfill any of these claims. Here they are with short comments: “Ozonated Magnesium Oxides” – ozone is unstable and toxic, so I hope not. Magnesium oxide can be a mild laxative so this product may make you poop if they have enough in there. But they claim that this form is able to release “nascent oxygen” into the digestive tract and bloodstream. This form of oxygen is a potent oxidant and would damage tissues. You certainly would not want to ingest it. “Organic Germanium-132″ – they say: Organic Germanium-132 oxygenates living tissue for improved physiology and performance. Because this specific form of Germanium is the only non-toxic variety, it should not be confused with other types that have proven detrimental for ingestion by humans. There is no credible scientific evidence for this that I can find – not that oxygenating tissue would improve physiology anyway. While Germanium-132 has been studied, the company cites irrelevant studies that are done in vitro or in disease contexts, and have nothing to do with the gut. There are concerns in the …
