Are clinical studies and published studies absolute proof that a compound works?
Listen, let me make something 100% clear, just because a compound or a product has a scientific study or two that shows it works or shows some promise, that is not the end of the story. This doesn’t mean it is a “lock” and you can’t lose. At the end of the day what it really is, is a suggestion or a good indication that something may work. I get excited when I see a study that shows something is working, but that is not the whole story. You have to look at the specifics of the study, who did it, was it a human or animal study, was it really a clinical study or just a survey, was it blind, double-blind, was it random, was it peer-reviewed? There are hundreds of questions to ask. Remember pharmaceutical drugs go through literally hundreds of studies, and still there are problems. And they don’t work for everyone. Just look at Vioxx, Celebrexx and Phen Fen, to cite a few. One study (or a few studies) is better than none, of course. But I believe “real world” experience and feedback from m
