Launch HN: Nutrigene (YC W18) – Tailor-made liquid supplements using health data

Post by dang » Tue, Feb 20, 2018, 8:02 PM UTC

treis wrote: post #38

vancanwin wrote: post #24

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I appreciate your skepticism as there should be more of it when addressing these type of health topics. I wish there was more of this type of healthy discussions in the place of healthcare. But back to the topic, my mistake for generalizing the statements above. For some who need to reduce or should I say "monitor" their carb intake, such as myself, I had to drastically reduce my carb intake due to diabetes. And suga…

(1) Your 10x claim is obvious bullshit. Where is your research showing a measurable health improvement that is 10x greater? (2) Where is your peer reviewed research demonstrating that your system leads to measurable health improvements? Your company, like virtually every supplement company, is a scam that plays on the fears and ignorance of its customers. You have an obvious conflict of interest in that you both reco…

Post by vancanwin » Tue, Feb 20, 2018, 8:06 PM UTC

lcalculus wrote: post #40

Please correct original post to link to https://www.mynutrigene.com as otherwise, you're redirecting folks to the non-https version which will probably put off at least a subset of this audience for security reasons ( actually , given the type of info you're collecting, all should use https).

Post by whitepoplar » Tue, Feb 20, 2018, 8:16 PM UTC

vancanwin wrote: post #5

noisefridge wrote: post #3

Pardon my skepticism, but the whole "supplement" industry seems incredibly bogus. Yes, there might be some benefits from little tweaks to our nutritional profile. But is this a priority compared to the massive benefits one gets from simply cutting out refined sugar, refined carbs, and other junk foods, and doing moderate exercise? The idea of a supplement tailored to the individual seems to a) vastly overestimate wha…

I truly understand the skepticism especially when starting this company. That's why we are putting standards and QA processes to make sure our vitamins are pure and not filled with 99% fillers as most vitamins do. We are targeting people who have taken a step towards reducing their refine sugar, carbs, and proper exercise. Our customers typically work out and eat healthy, but are finding that supplementation is worki…

Post by grzm » Tue, Feb 20, 2018, 8:19 PM UTC

whitepoplar wrote: post #45

vancanwin wrote: post #5

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I truly understand the skepticism especially when starting this company. That's why we are putting standards and QA processes to make sure our vitamins are pure and not filled with 99% fillers as most vitamins do. We are targeting people who have taken a step towards reducing their refine sugar, carbs, and proper exercise. Our customers typically work out and eat healthy, but are finding that supplementation is worki…

This is verbalistic BS.

Post by SquirrelOnFire » Tue, Feb 20, 2018, 8:22 PM UTC