Re: Flu and D3/ Rhodiola anyone?

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Begin forwarded message:From: <robertsjohnh@...>Date: November 7, 2009 5:05:10 PM CST Subject: Re: [ ] Re: Flu and D3/ Rhodiola anyone?Reply- My favorite line was it's the new ginseng.. :-) if the old ginseng worked we wouldn't need a new one.. (it works OK in ginseng chicken.)OOPs that would be ginger chicken... I never tried to cook with ginseng... :-( brain fart. JR

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I bought some of it after a recommendation from Mark Sisson, who calls it a

strong " adaptogen " :

http://www.marksdailyapple.com/herbalicious-rhodiola-rosea/

....problem is I haven't been taking it so I can't comment on effects. Yet.

, in Albuquerque

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> Although I haven¹t had a blood test for D (yet! I plan on having one soon),

> my husband who has been taking 2000IU daily has been tested and has a normal

> level. Nevertheless he is right now in bed, sleeping in the middle of the

> day, suffering with a nasty cold. These personal experiences are anecdotal

> to be sure and we¹ll have to get more evidence.

>

> The supplement du-jour seems to be Rhodiola. I¹ve heard about it now from

> three mainstream sources (including the new show ³Dr Oz² on tv ­ Oz is a

> mainstream cardiologist/MD). Among Rhodiola¹s many touted virtues is

> bolstering the immune system. Is anyone taking it and if so, anything good

> or bad to tell the group? One ³good² is that it does not seem to have any

> bad/side effects so at least it shouldn¹t harm.

>

> It¹s touted for all kinds of goodies, but I distrust these supplements that

> supposedly have so many different benefits - sounds like ³hype² and the

> profit motive when the claims get outlandish.