Fibronal and Fibroboost

So, have any of you tried Fibronol and/or Fibroboost?  I received an advertisement for them in my email, and while I’m normally skeptical about such things, the email was from a reputable company with a good history of helping FMS/CFS patients.  If I may quote their promotional literature, ”Classified as a natural ocean-based food product, Fibronol is a safe, effective and natural supplement, clinically proven to provide significant improvement in the quality of life for those with either FM or CFS. In November 2005, an abstract summarizing the Fibronol Phase 1-a clinical trial reported the following:

80% improvement in sleep quality
30% reduction in fatigue
71% gain in energy
31% reduction in perceived pain levels
39% improvement in overall condition ”

Those are some pretty impressive claims, which tempts me to give them a try.  However, they’re not cheap (what a surprise!).  If you’ve had experience with either product, and especially if you participated in a clinical trial, I’d love to hear your thoughts and experiences.

Posted by on 10/16 at 01:02 AM

  1. What are the ingredients?

    I haven’t heard of either, but that may not mean anything. I don’t “see” a lot of FMS patients.

    The one herbal/non-prescription drug I see a lot of is glucosamine chondroitin. So much that I’m on it for my crappy joints with the blessing of my doc.

    Posted by Georg  on  10/16  at  10:01 PM

  2. Georg, I am finally going to answer this question.

    “FibroBoost” just contains one ingredient, “SEANOL-F”.  It is described as “a polyphenol/phlorotannin extract from cava ecklonia brown algae” but sheesh, who didn’t know that?! wink

    Fibronol contains B-1, magnesium, malic acid, aloe vera gel, and seaweed extract (the aforementioned SEANOL-F).  The ingredients of both seem very odd and mundane, and with doses of 6 capsules per day or more, not particularly affordable.  I guess they might appeal to some people who are very anti-prescription meds, but they’re certainly no bargain at $126 for the pair of them.

    Posted by Leigh-Ann  on  11/02  at  07:18 PM

  3. What I can find on it are comments about the antioxidant properties of the stuff or from the company itself.

    I think if you just ate a lot of good veggies with a lot of antioxidants in them you’d have the same effect. Save your money and buy organic veggies instead.

    SEANOL-F is their proprietary extract, and only they have run tests on it.

    Posted by Georg  on  11/03  at  01:42 AM

  4. SEANOL is also in our beverage called Sea 2 O Energy Drink.  There are approximately 240 milligrams per 246ml/8.3 FL OZ can.  The benefits of the SEANOL type polyphenol molecule is that unlike Green Tea polyphenols which only have four outer rings, SEANOL has 8. More outer rings that can capture electrons means superior free-radical scavenging properties.  Just how different fruits and vegetables have different effects on our bodies when we ingest them, SEANOL can truly be ranked amongst the best of them.
    Just remember, the core ingredient in all these products is SEANOL.  You can drink it, (drinking SEA 2 O Energy Drink), or ingest it (Edicos I or II), or you can apply it (BioSea’s high end cosmeceutical line called “CLAGEN")

    Posted by Pierre Fontecha  on  12/01  at  02:28 PM

  5. I have been using Fibronol for almost 3 weeks now and it has made a remarkable difference. My pain (fibromyalgia)is so much less and I’m able to keep going all day without a problem. I can even spend a day working in the yard or house without crashing the next day and spending the day in exhaustion and pain. If I don’t use it every 4 or 5 hours I start feeling pain again and feel worn out. I just hope it does not stop being effective. I don’t know if anyone will see this post- the other comments are old ones. I’d love to know other people’s experiences with this product.

    Posted by Susan  on  08/04  at  11:44 AM

  6. Hi Susan --

    I’m still around, and get comments sent to my email.  I appreciate hearing that you’ve found some relief with Fibronol.  I’d probably be more encouraged to try it if I had either more disposable income, or if the product was less expensive.  It costs about what I spend for a month of oxycodone, and I’d have a hard time giving up guaranteed pain relief for something experimental.  If my financial situation improves, it will be tops on the list of stuff I’ll try, however.

    Posted by Leigh-Ann  on  08/05  at  05:17 AM

  7. kelp and wakame are brown algaes. to learn more google seaweed .ie/algae/phaeophyta.lasso

    It is not reasonablee to spend a great deal for a “custom” algae when you will get great results from the more common varieties

    Recently Public Radio did a report on early inhabitants of South America whose primary crop was algae!

    Posted by Paula Strait DO  on  06/17  at  08:45 PM
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