# Anyone familiar with Pure Synergy Superfood Blend? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [September 19, 2012, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-familiar-with-pure-synergy-superfood-blend/635133 "2012-09-19T02:19:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JoeWantsToKnow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@JoeWantsToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoeWantsToKnow)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-familiar-with-pure-synergy-superfood-blend/635133/1 "2012-09-19T02:19:43Z")
I’m beginning my journey back to good health after over a year of neglect (marriage, pregnant wife, new job, new city, birth of first child… whew), I’ve been researching multi-vitamins/superfood blends to help in addition to exercise and healthy diet. Has anyone ever heard or researched the product Pure Synergy Superfood? Of all the blends I’ve read about this one seems to have the most credible manufacturing practices and ingredients. Here is a link to the main product and gives a detailed breakdown of the ingredients. Any insight or recommendations for similar products are greatly appreciated! [http://www.thesynergycompany.com/v/pure\_synergy.html](http://www.thesynergycompany.com/v/pure_synergy.html) Best, Joe ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-familiar-with-pure-synergy-superfood-blend/635133/2 "2012-09-19T02:28:47Z")
Reported ---
**Author:** ![JoeWantsToKnow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@JoeWantsToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoeWantsToKnow)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-familiar-with-pure-synergy-superfood-blend/635133/3 "2012-09-19T03:18:24Z")
Not sure why this was reported… This is a legitimate question and I am in no way promoting, endorsing or selling this product. Basically curious if the general “one-a-day” multivitamin is sufficient or if a product like the one referred to could be more beneficial. ---
**Author:** ![JoeWantsToKnow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@JoeWantsToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoeWantsToKnow)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-familiar-with-pure-synergy-superfood-blend/635133/4 "2012-09-19T03:21:56Z")
I’m new to this site so please advise on general protocol on postings so they aren’t “reported”. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-familiar-with-pure-synergy-superfood-blend/635133/5 "2012-09-19T03:26:43Z")
A common approach of a spammer is to ask about a product they just “discovered”. A better way is to describe a type of product and ask for opinions without focusing on a specific brand. Besides, if you’ve been researching blends of this type, why do you have to ask about that specific product? You should just research it like you did the others. ---
**Author:** ![JoeWantsToKnow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@JoeWantsToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoeWantsToKnow)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-familiar-with-pure-synergy-superfood-blend/635133/6 "2012-09-19T03:32:52Z")
Thanks for the clarification. I realize there are people who spam products on these sites. I randomly ran across this site on another topic search and felt it would be a great resource as there are hundreds of members which are certainly more qualified to understand the ingredients in various vitamin compounds. I referred to this specific product because it was one of the few that doesn’t use the MLM nonsense that others use to sell the product. Forget I referred to the product specifically and feel free to post about superfoods or multi-vitamins in general. As I mentioned in my original post, just looking for an effective product to use while getting back into an exercise routine and healthy diet. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-familiar-with-pure-synergy-superfood-blend/635133/7 "2012-09-19T03:53:37Z")
> [@JoeWantsToKnow](#): > > Forget I referred to the product specifically and feel free to post about superfoods or multi-vitamins in general.. Don’t waste your money. Spend that money on healthy foods and habits and focus on your lifestyle choices. ---
**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-familiar-with-pure-synergy-superfood-blend/635133/8 "2012-09-19T10:42:40Z")
Yup. The consistent result of the studies are that diets that consist of large amounts of _real foods_ high in all those good phytochemicals and antioxidants have all sorts of beneficial outcomes, but that _supplements_ do not. Much better off spending the same money for the variety of quality real foods that are healthy. ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-familiar-with-pure-synergy-superfood-blend/635133/9 "2012-09-19T15:00:17Z")
things like that make your wallet thinner. learn good eating habits for the long term. if people had not in the past we would be dead as a species. a bushel of vegetable goodness in a pill is a scam. your body has been produced by evolution to exist with bulk food and fiber. ---
**Author:** ![skrome](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@skrome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skrome)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-familiar-with-pure-synergy-superfood-blend/635133/10 "2012-11-02T08:13:45Z")
I’ve been looking into superfood blends and I’m considering that product you asked about. It looks like one of the better ones out there with lots of herbs and medicinal mushrooms. I eat a very healthy diet (lots of veggies, fresh juices, fruit, grow a lot of my own produce, plenty of lean protein, no refined carbs, glass of wine once and a while, don’t smoke, and get plenty of exercise) and I still don’t feel 100%. That’s why I’ll keep trying supplements and superfoods. There are loads of different companies selling these products. A lot are junk but many are probably good. To make a blanket statement that they’re all no good just seems ignorant and ignores thousands of years of Western, Chinese, and Indian medicine not to mention hundreds of current studies showing many of the ingredients to be extremely healthy.