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Dr. Greg M.

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A scientist and passionate workout enthusiast trying to demystify branded ingredients and nutrition scams. My opinions are my own. Email Me

Is Velositol a Scam? - TLDR

Scam SUMMARY: It is our opinion that Velositol is a scam. Velositol is amylopectin and chromium which is supposed to boost muscle protein synthesis. Carbohydrates have already been shown to boost muscle protein synthesis, the problem is the Velositol studies were never designed to assess…

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Is BIOMEnd a Scam? - TLDR

Not A Scam SUMMARY: We love ingredients that aren't ambitious or revolutionary. BIOMEnd isn't out to be the next caffeine or citrulline, it's just a tasteless, water-soluble butyrate. That's it, and that's kind of awesome. This isn't revolutionary, and it doesn't need human clinical evidence;…

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Is Nitrosigine a Scam? - TLDR

Not A Scam SUMMARY: It is our opinion that Nitrosigine is not a scam. It's actually a fantastic product with excellent science backing it up. In full transparency, we went into this review biased against Nitrosigine due to how terrible their other products are, which…

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Is PeptoPro a Scam? - TLDR

Not A Scam SUMMARY: It is our opinion that PeptoPro is not a scam. PeptoPro is Hydrolyzed Caseinate, but what makes this different from normal hydrolyzed protein are the guarantees that come with it. Hydrolyzed protein is a very deceptive and broad term. Something can…

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Is CreGAAtine a Scam? - TLDR

Scam SUMMARY: It is our opinion that CreGAAtine is a scam. The human clinical trials they have performed distort and misrepresent the claims they are making, furthermore we believe their data actually shows that normal creatine monohydrate is better than CreGAAtine. Their first human study,…

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Is HydroNOX a Scam? - TLDR

Scam SUMMARY: It is our opinion that HydroNOX is a scam. HydroNOX is just Citrulline hydrochloride (HCL). We can find no human clinical evidence that this ingredient works better then normal Citrulline. We don't even see this product on the inventor's site, we can't find…

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Is Ignitor by Glanbia a Scam? - TLDR

Scam SUMMARY: It is our opinion that Ignitor by Glanbia is a scam. We can find no human clinical evidence that this ingredient works, its truly embarrassing. Glanbia is a multi billion dollar company (€ 3.9 billion-2019). They spent €15 million on an innovation center…

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Is Metabolyte a Scam? - TLDR

Scam SUMMARY: It is our opinion that Metabolyte is a scam. Metabolyte is either sodium or potassium bound with dodecanedioic acid. The inventors seem to describe it as "a source of energy through the oxidation of fatty acids" but the brands using it say it…

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Is Zynamite a Scam? - TLDR

Partial Scam SUMMARY: It is our opinion that this probably should be a scam, but we have a lower bar for ingredients you can feel, since you can try them yourself and be the judge. Zynamite is the trademark name for a mangifera indica (mango…

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Is Creatine HCl 189 PEG a Scam? - TLDR

Scam SUMMARY: It is our opinion that Creatine HCl 189 PEG, currently used by GNC, is a scam. Its study is egregiously incorrectly designed. Furthermore, we believe the study actually shows that Creatine HCl 189 PEG is worse than normal Creatine. Creatine HCl 189 PEG…

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Is MAX Catalyst a Scam? - TLDR

Not A Scam SUMMARY: It is our opinion that MAX Catalyst is not a scam. It's actually a fantastic product with excellent science backing it up. In full transparency, we went into this review biased against MAX Catalyst due to similar products on the market…

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Is CreAbsorb a Scam? - TLDR

Scam SUMMARY: It is our opinion that CraAbsorb is a scam. We can find no human clinical evidence that this ingredient works. MuscleBlaze claims "MB Creatine Monohydrate CreAMP on the other hand deteriorates a lot less than Regular Creatine making it more bioavailable" which does…

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