[lightworker888]

I am not debating about Mercola. I just know that things I have learned from his website (like the importance of VitD) many years before they became mainstream have shown me time and again that he has a great research team and he does interviews with the pioneers in the field. I have bought some products from him but I usually purchase elsewhere after checking out the sources and comparing information.

There is a huge difference between synthetic astaxathin and naturally sourced astaxathin as there is with any synthetic vs naturally occurring supplement. I heard about its benefits from Mercola a number of years ago and have taken it ever since.

Before he created his store Mercola was funding the website himself but as it grew and he stopped his medical practice to expand the website, he needed to fund it in order to continue to do the research and spread the info that was growing exponentially. It became his life's work to get the truthful information out to as many as possible and that is when he started developing products that he believes are the best he can get, to support the many people who do order from him, based on the research he has done so thoroughly. He uses all the things himself first, sometimes for a year or two to prove the value to himself before marketing it.

I do find that there is an "extremist" sense to his articles, but I search for the grain of truth that I always find in them. In fact some of the earlier articles that I thought were extreme have proven to be quite moderate now that even more info is out.

And it really boils down to what info resonates with you and makes sense to you and feels right. That is all that you really have to go on regardless of the source. JMHO

LW888