Another new antioxidant

DEAR DR. GOTT: Have you ever heard of the supplement Protandim? I’ve been told that it could help my rheumatoid-arthritis pain. What can you tell me about it? And if it’s so great, why don’t doctors tell us about it?

DEAR READER: Let me start by saying I have no affiliation with this product.

Protandim’s ingredients include milk thistle, Bacopa extract, Ashwagandha, green-tea extract and turmeric extract. This dietary supplement is an antioxidant that has received a fair amount of publicity on national television, in newspapers and elsewhere as a new breakthrough in boosting the immune system.
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