Am rethinking taking daily supplements.

Toot - I don't trust anything the Chinese produce. I wonder why they are hell bent in buying up all our powdered milk and other items sold in Chemist shops? There is a special co-op near Central Station where only Chinese are allowed to shop in. When I was walking past I looked into the open door and the place was full of Chinese shoppers. Apparently they have agents from China and they buy up all of the goods which are then shipped to China. They say they are very fond of our Paw Paw Cream - why you may ask? because it comes in a red tube, and red is a good luck colour. I'm not making this up, I read about it. 

I suffer from arthritis and I asked our doctor about glucosamine. He told me that it was great but to gain any benefit from it I should have started taking high doses at age 17.

Have any of you been to China ??

Not all people in china buy the goods from australia ,Actually only the rich can afford that luxury ..That begs the question what do the other 1.435 billion live on ..its a total fallacy that their food is sub-standard .. I have visited there many times and I am amazed at the food I have eaten there .

I use Ethical Nutrients they are made here yes many of the ingredients have to source from other places but they are checked thoroughly

Ethical Nutrients sounds good PB https://www.ethicalnutrients.com.au/ingredients

I've been taking glucosamine for years for my wonky hips but now that I have two new ones, am wondering if I still need it.  As it's a blood thinner, if I stop taking it, maybe my blood will get thicker, and if so, will it matter?

One thing my surgeon did say was to take magnesium, but forget the rest. so I do. 

I say good on them. They buy Chinese ingredients from China, stick it in a pill or capsule and sell it back!  Make an absolute fortune.

I don't understand why prices on vitamins are so HIGH. They turn them out in millions, so why should they cost from $30 up to over $100 per bottle of 20 to 100. I purchased a bottle of Iron Tablets containing 20 and cost me 38 dollars. Also made in China is a worry.

I tell you another thing that is good for strengthening your nails and I have used it for most of my life and that is Gelatine,  I did try the chemist tablets but they were useless -- I get EMPTY gelatine capsules and fill them up with ordinally Gelatine and take 2 every day, my nails are strong and long

Interesting who owns what ...

Swisse – since September 2015, 86% of the company is held by Chinese company H&H Group.
Ostelin, Cenovis, Nature's Own – brand names of Sanofi-aventis Healthcare part of the French multinational pharmaceutical company Sanofi Group.
Blackmores – Australian health supplements company.
Nature's Way, Bioglan – Australian company Pharm-a-Care Laboratories Pty Limited.

Toot2000

I buy Turmeric from the supermarket and use it in my cooking cannot see any reason to buy tablets or capsules made out of it.

Agree RnR

Whichever brand you choose you never know where they sought their ingredients from.

You really need to do your research when it comes to vitamins and supplements, a lot of it is a waste of money, and many have fillers. I recently purchased Vitamin D spray online on ebay which is normally only prescribed by a naturopath or other qualified person (seller was actually a naturopath), you cannot buy it at places like Chemist Warehouse (who owns that I wonder?). The Vitamin D cured my son's issues of muscle weakness and aching within two weeks. I personally like to make sure I get my nutrients from fresh wholefoods. I would never buy Swisse, Blackmores has been a good company but have my doubts these days. And yes  many are owned by big pharma cashing in with cheap imported ingredients. (My comments are not meant to be medical advice only my opinion).

I love fresh turmeric Suze, grated in my salad every day. I tried the supplements once but they gave me refllux, so I have my doubts about turmeric in capsules, and don't believe the hype that you have to have it with pepper, it is not true.