Flexuron: Product Review

I like reviewing supplements but not because I think it will do anything dramatic for me, more because I like to go look at the research and see if its all bullshit. After all, how soon can you see or feel a difference with most of these products anyways? Well, this time I was pleasantly surprised!

Flexuron is a combination of krill oil (an amazing source of essential fatty acids (EFAs)), asthaxanthin, an antioxident derived from algae, and hyaluronic acid, which is thought to help lubricate joints. The product is supposed to promote joint comfort.

Now my brother is obsessed with asthaxanthin supps for workout related aches and pains and got me taking it for a few months but I didn't notice a difference...could be the low dose I tried. But within a week I noticed changes from Flexuron.

Normally after my Saturday run, my knees ache (which is why I only run once a week). After one week on Flexuron, one knee was completely pain free and the other only ached for a few minutes. After the second week on Flexuron, I had no knee pain after my run. But something else impressed me even more. I have been struggling with achilles tendonitis for months. This has dramatically improved to the point where it is now almost completely gone. Wow!

So the company's claim that it starts working in as little as 7 days is true, at least in my case. The other thing I am impressed with is the price. It's $30 for 30 pills, which isn't cheap, but no more expensive than the probiotics I take.

There is pretty solid research behind the health benefits of all 3 components (I have thought of taking krill oil in the past) but honesty it is my personal experience that now has me signing up to take this supplement regularly.

So should you try this? If you have any joint pain or sports-related aches or pains, absolutely!

Disclosure: I was sent the product to review, but all opinions on this blog are my own.

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