oldtimekid2
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Whenever you're dealing with a specific name brand of an herb that you can't find in your local health food store, you can always try looking online and hope you are getting it from a reputable company that's not going to scam you.
On the flip side, there are many higher quality companies out there that make Maca, are readily available and well priced... just make sure the company has a good rating with either the GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) or USP (U.S. Pharmacopoeia), as those are the main quality assurance organizations (USP is for the U.S., GMP is for the U.S. and worldwide). As long as they have good quality, the herb will be virtually identical in the pill.
A few of the top quality companies I've found (all of which are competitors, so shop around for the best price) are at http://www.swansonvitamins.com http://www.puritanspride.com and http://www.vitacost.com
If you specifically want to get that particular name brand, you can certainly find a company online through a simple search on Yahoo... but before ordering, I would call the company selling it and ask them to verify their quality. Don't just ask if their quality is good... ask them to prove it. Ask what quality testing organization they use and what kind of rating they've gotten (if applicable, as some don't rate, they just pass/fail).
If they don't know or can't tell you *why* they have good quality (or at least check with a supervisor if they are new), they probably don't have good quality. It's not so much if they can tell you that they have quality, it's more important for them to say *why* they have good quality so you can verify it. To paraphrase Tommy Boy, anyone can crap in a bag and tell you it's the best quality ;-)
It's the right of the consumer to know what they're getting and to make their choices from an educated standing. |
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