Glacial Milk anyone??

[AboutToStart]

Hello Forum,

I read about this liquid supplement Galcial Milk.. looks pretty good except it also lists a bunch of herbs. I remember reading herbs don't mix well with antiviral meds (mine's atripla).. Are those herbs really conflicting?

http://www.glacialmilk.net/products_CN-citrus-suppfacts.htm
http://www.glacialmilk.net/products_CN-blkchry-suppfacts.htm

Also - does any of the two look better than the other??

[Giblarry]

Hey About.
I'd say the citrus one edges out the black cherry flavor basically because of the sugar content.  It's a little high individually and would be even higher if you dosed several times a day.  Sugar is something that, if you're not worried about it now, you will be one day and perhaps soon. 

As for the herbs.  I don't trust them regardless of any claims a product makes.  You just never know. 

The vitamins you're probably looking for, too, can be found in Centrum Silver.  Costco sells a generic equivilent for a lot less.

It's always wise to think about the old adage, 'if it's too good to be true, it probably isn't.'

Best,
Gib

[mecch]

Could you fill in on what is your goal for using supplementation.

[AboutToStart]

Could you fill in on what is your goal for using supplementation.

well nothing in particular.. just the 'usual' vitamins and minerals, perhaps also calcium and Omega.. I just heard good things about the Glacial Milk, but I was concerned about it also containing several herbs.. I'm not on Ritonavir, but I do take Sustiva (atripla) so I dunno how well they all interact.. perhaps if I take the Glacial Milk in the morning and the atripla at night - both will have a chance to clear out well before the other... Any thoughts??

[mecch]

My thoughts are you should eat well, fresh food, vegetables, good drinks, quality food, bio/organic if you can afford it,  and why bother with something industrial like this Glacial Milk?  If you want vitamin and mineral supplements, get them as pills. Or take a list of ingredients of Glacial Milk and ask an HIV specialist or a nutritionist what they think.  You can also research herbal interactions with your HAART but you probably wont find all the possible interactions or good research about many herbs.  

[fearless]

they both contain milk thistle - HIV folk are advised to be cautious with milk thistle as it might muck around with the levels of the drugs in your system. however, i don't think there is a definitive answer on this one.

how bizarre - they even do a multivitamin range for pets. what a waste of time and money that could be better directed to feeding the millions of starving people around the world. On that basis alone, i would refuse to buy any product that this company makes.