18-09-2012, 08:41 PM
Then trying to compare a product that recommends 2x500mg (BID or twice daily) to a product that recommends 1x325mg (once daily) is confusing as well.
Just because both products may deliver "EQUIVALENT" amounts of phytoestrogen (major major assumption) it doesn't mean you get the same biological effect.
The systemic absorption and elimination half life of each product will be hugely different so Product X of 2x500mg may be more effective then Product Y of 1x325mg even though Product Y is way more pure. However, the opposite can also be said that Product Y may be more effective as it's provides a bigger initial surge of phytoestrogens which could trigger a different physiological effect.
The reason I bring this to light is not confuse anyone but mainly to show how complicated it is when trying to comparing 2 different products...
What is perceived as a cheap inferior product doesn't mean it is.
What is perceived as ultra pure .. may not be depending if the marketing of the product is done very well.. 99% pure means nothing.
What is perceived as equivalent is probably NOT unless it is very specific in what is being claimed. In terms of phytoestrogen.. they had better be listing exactly which one and how much of it is in the product in mg quanties.
For a user, you may not react to one product and react very well to another of the same herb. That is very probable and likely.
It depends on the farm where the herb was grown, how long it was grown, what part example of the herb is used, how it was handled from harvest to extract, to how it was manufacturer and then packaged.
PM from Company A may be the same but honestly.. it is highly unlikely. There are too many farms, processers and manufacturers out there. So trying to prove equivalency is nearly impossible between them.
Its a matter of finding what works for you.
Just because both products may deliver "EQUIVALENT" amounts of phytoestrogen (major major assumption) it doesn't mean you get the same biological effect.
The systemic absorption and elimination half life of each product will be hugely different so Product X of 2x500mg may be more effective then Product Y of 1x325mg even though Product Y is way more pure. However, the opposite can also be said that Product Y may be more effective as it's provides a bigger initial surge of phytoestrogens which could trigger a different physiological effect.
The reason I bring this to light is not confuse anyone but mainly to show how complicated it is when trying to comparing 2 different products...
What is perceived as a cheap inferior product doesn't mean it is.
What is perceived as ultra pure .. may not be depending if the marketing of the product is done very well.. 99% pure means nothing.
What is perceived as equivalent is probably NOT unless it is very specific in what is being claimed. In terms of phytoestrogen.. they had better be listing exactly which one and how much of it is in the product in mg quanties.
For a user, you may not react to one product and react very well to another of the same herb. That is very probable and likely.
It depends on the farm where the herb was grown, how long it was grown, what part example of the herb is used, how it was handled from harvest to extract, to how it was manufacturer and then packaged.
PM from Company A may be the same but honestly.. it is highly unlikely. There are too many farms, processers and manufacturers out there. So trying to prove equivalency is nearly impossible between them.
Its a matter of finding what works for you.