Can Juvenon and other natural cellular health supplements really slow the aging process? As this is a new phenomenon, are there any possible long-term negative effects you could foresee?
Dr. Gourmet Says...
I believe that such products are a scam. Pure and simple, supplements like these are designed only to take your money. There is no substantial proof that such supplements will benefit you. This particular group offers a page of scientific articles to help you feel good that they are telling you the truth. After all, if there's science to back up the use of expensive supplements, you'll want to purchase their product. Right? Don't you believe it!
This is the perfect example of psudoscience. I teach the medical students about this every year because it is such a problem today. Companies like this take a variety of research articles and stitch them together to make it look like they have proven a point. These folks have done just that but have proven nothing. Here's their "evidence" page:
http://juvenon.com/science/scientific.htm
Note that not a single one of their studies is performed in humans. We do use rats and other animals for testing, but until the studies are performed in humans in large enough trials these sorts of articles prove nothing. Even more important (and this is what you always have to pay attention to), they provide no human studies on their product or even similar products. That's because time and time again the research has shown supplements like this one to have absolutely no effect!
The disclaimer at the bottom of their web page says it all:
"These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease."
So, If their product is not designed to prevent disease then why take it?
Don't. There's no doubt in my mind that you are being scammed.
Thanks for writing,
Timothy S. Harlan, M.D.
Dr. Gourmet