Can Juvenon really slow the aging process? : Ask Dr. Gourmet

I have been taking Juvenon for 9 years. I am a 53 year old woman, I work out and I must say if I miss a couple days of taking my pills I feel a bit sluggish. I love the product and will continue to take it, I also do believe it helps with the ageing process, skin, better energy and such. It is worth ir in my opinion.

I have actually had good results from Juvenon. Ther artiritis in my knee is hardly detectable when I take Juvenon.

Juvenon is a combination of acetyl l-carnitine & alpha-lipoic acid. While promising research is being reported & conducted with each compound (do a search via NIH database PUBMED), the claims being made by marketers of Juvenon (& competitors selling similar ALC/ALA combinations) are not supported by the science or the reputable studies to date (mostly animal studies). There are a few conditions for which it would be reasonable to consider trying Juvenon, I think (i.e., peripheral neuropathy, & certain rare mitochondrial disorders), but the science doesn't come anywhere near supporting the hype. They both seem relatively safe, though. Just don't be too trusting of claims from companies selling Juvenon (even if CEO has MD fr. Harvard).

I have been receiving a tremendous amount of junk mail regarding suppliments which claim to cure everything from cancer to constipation. I finally, after much cajoling got three of the senders to tell me where they bought their lists from; lo and behold it was from Juvenon. All I can say is that Juvenon is just like all of the snake oil salesmen if they need to resort to selling there lists to dubious peddlers. On previous calls they told me that they never sold their lists to any other company. They are probably scammers like most of the other pill pushers.

Everything I have seen about this product leads me to believe that it is nothing other than a product that it's producers are using to scam people and make a buck. If something seems like a miracle and is too good to be true, believe it NOT. You are doing nothing other than giving your money to some crook claiming that he is only out there doing good for your best interests. There is no such thing as a miracle anti-aging formula. We all age, we get old, there is no amazing cure for this. Wake up citizens...

Interesting. You should discuss this with Dr. Andrew Weil, who states on another blog (http://billygirlardo.com/blog/... that HE takes Juvenon. I have taken it for years now, and my anecdotal evidence suggests that it is NOT a scam, but feel free to try it yourself...

Anecdote does not equal proof. Anecdote is not data. Simple.

People like Andrew Weil don't base their claims on any sound science and stitch together a lot of small studies and call it evidence but that's just pseudoscience. There is quite simply no scientific proof that this or the other supplements mentioned in that blog are in any way effective.

At the same time why would anyone trust a guy like Weil. He makes money selling the stuff. He's just using his M.D. to scam you. He's not any better than a snake oil salesman

"George's" post was extremely ignorant & unfair. We don't know what "George's" agenda is or who he/she is or what his/her credentials are so his post should be taken with a grain of salt if even that. On the other hand, Harvard educated Dr. Andrew Weil has a proven track record & is far from being a quack & he states that all of the net profits from his supplement sales go to charity. Also, the main ingredients of Juvenon which are Alpha Lipoic Acid & Acetyl-L-Carnitine have been proven to be very effective by many other studies & are recommended by many highly educated, knowledgeable & responsible people in the human wellness field. Anyone interested in Juvenon should do their own extensive homework & come up their own decision on whether or not to try it. I have not yet tried it but I am currently doing my own research which is why I came across this site.

Mark

I'm actually a big believer in Juvenon. Maybe not as an anti-aging miracle, but as a health supplement, you bet!