Ask
yourself this question. Is the product I'm about to put
in my body supported by a double-blind clinical trial?
Many people take alternative natural products on faith. They
want to believe if it's natural, it's guaranteed to be
effective.
For those who love natural products they have made
a huge (though understandable) mistake.
Most believe that it's possible to know if a natural approach
works by simply trying it. The insights of a double-blind
study cut through someone's wishful thinking and idealism and
make them a hard-nosed skeptic. What you should be asking is
"Show me the double-blind study and I'll pay attention".
Otherwise, it's little more than hot air.
What is a Double-Blind
Study?
In a randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, some
of the participants are given the product being tested, others
are given a fake product (placebo), and neither
the researchers nor the participants know which is which until
the study ends (they are thus both “blind”). The
assignment of participants to treatment or placebo is done
randomly, perhaps by flipping a coin (hence, “randomized”).
Why Double-Blind
Studies?
For
most types of products, only a randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled
study can properly answer the question: “Is the product
effective or not?” To
explain this, we will work backwards, and illustrate the problems
that occur if we attempt
to answer
this question any other way.
Common sense tells us that we can
tell if a product works by simply trying it. Does it help
me? Does it help my friend?
If so, it’s effective. If not, it doesn’t work.
Right? Unfortunately, no, that’s not right. Medical
conditions are an area of life in which direct, common sense
observations
aren’t reliable at all. The insights brought to us
by double-blind studies has been invaluable. It's the only
form of unbiased valuation we have.
The understanding that products must be grounded in double-blind
studies is called the “evidence-based” movement,
and it is the same movement that must become the norm in alternative
medicine. According to the evidence-based approach, if a product
has not
been properly
studied, it
should not be advocated as effective. The Diatroxal Story
In early 2006, the positive results of a small preliminary
trial on Diatroxal® convinced us to invest in a larger
Phase 1, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled, Human
Clinical Study.
CLICK HERE for Study Highlights (pop-up window)
The study was
designed primarily to examine how well Diatroxal® works
with the body to promote healthy blood sugar by measuring
response in a glucose challenge test, A1c, and other biological
markers. Secondarily, the study examined how well Diatroxal® works
with the body to promote healthy triglyceride, cholesterol,
and blood pressure health. The study began in June 2007 and
concluded in September 2007.
The study also measured 14, 30,
60, and 90 day fasting blood sugar levels. The 90 day reading
supplied A1c levels that
were compared to those taken at the start of the study.
The
final study results are so positive that they are hard to
believe!
We invite you to review the complete Diatroxal® clinical
trial report and peer review. |
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