Scam implies intent to deceive. Hair tonic creators who establish themselves as having a dishonest reputation in their other business dealings, or quite simply have a product that has no clinical backing to it, would qualify as scammers.
Bryan Shelton feels (and accurately points out?) that Fluridil's studies were all done by the company selling it. No independent studies have been done on it at all.
The question is, does that make it or break it for you, or do you not really care? If you do care, and are of the mindset that Bryan is, this is a deal breaker. I tend to trust Bryan's opinion on things because he has established himself as one of the most informed posters on all of the sites. So to me, if Bryan says that's a seriously questionable issue, then Id tend to agree.
I don't know if this means Fluridil makers qualify as scam artists though. I don't believe we have any reason to believe at this time that their studies were fraudulently run, however with the # of guys on here who actually believe FDA studies are "faked", Im surprised they dont remain consistent with the Fluridil ones!!!
That being said, yes, spironolactone has more data backing it, hands down. However, erring on the side of optimism for once, Id say in a world where there are a million absolute frauds out there, fluridil would not be grouped with them, and it has a possibility of being helpful.
I personally would not make it the heart of my treatment, but an adjunct to a proven regimen.
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