As for herbal/holistic meds: I’m all for things that have been proven to actually WORK. Problem is, there’s a lot of false hope and snake oil being sold with big price tags. I’ve seen things like testimonial sites with the site name registered to the same entity as the product’s company site (not something you’d realize if you weren’t a nosey internet geek) – that’s a BIG red flag! So are companies who pay people directly to market their product – you KNOW you’ll get people making fake recommendations to boost sales.

I have him on 3 supplements currently: Marin to support his liver with the Pred (milk thistle/vitamin e), An enzyme supplement (in a formal study of human myeloma patients, addition of proteolytic enzymes seemed to lead to better outcomes), and a vitamin which seemed to help HIM when I started him on it. Never had reason to give him cosequin, but I may start adding it to the mix.

He still seems to be feeling pretty good after the acupuncture – may go a few more times but my checkbook isn’t up for 8 x once a week!