Hi Sunshine, I understand what you mean. Sometimes you have to try something for yourself to experiement and see what makes the difference. Everybody is different. I have heard many contradictions and just as you said, one party is saying one thing, the other something else and they all claim to KNOW.

I'm also hearing the latest about the problems with antioxidants and it's hard to know what to believe. But my body has the last word and I go with that everytime.

Like yourself, I'm realising now how important these supplements are. I hate relying on them, but I sure the heck seem worse if I stop them. I think you did a wise thing to be honest, you needed to see for yourself how much they were helping (or not) and now you can confidentally tell people that YES they make a difference and if they ask "how do you know?", you can pass on what you did.

Andy Cutler is big on supplements, especially in mercury toxicity and also points out how important antioxidants and essential fatty acids are in particular.