Heal n Soothe Reviews 2023

Heal n Soothe vs FlexAgain 

Heal n Soothe get's hammered on all fronts by FlexAgain. FlexAgain is about $10 a month more expensive, but it does have all of the same functional ingredients, in the correct doses (unlike Heal n Soothe) as well as 110mg of Omega Oil, a joint support vitamin blend, glucosamine (which can actually be prescribed for joint pain in some countries). For example it contains 500mg of curcumin, 250mg of a ginger root extract (demonstrated to be equivalent to the effective dose) [2] resveratrol which is also backed. It's really not even a contest between which one is best. Every ingredient in FlexAgain makes it onto the arthritis foundations list of effective supplements [2] unlike Heal n Soothe which doesn't contain enough of most of the ones that are considered good and many that are considered ineffective or inconclusive.

Heal N Soothe Ingredients

Enzyme Blend​ - Bromelain 6,000,000 FCCPU (as on the label) or around 200mg - This is the correct dose for Bromelain and it's been shown to be effective at reducing chronic joint pain. That said this is one of the ingredients that is in almost all of the better products on the market as well as others. [3] Similarly, papain, sourced from papaya, was found to significantly reduce lower back pain when combined with bromelain and an anti-inflammatory drug in a clinical trial. The trial participants experienced an 18% reduction in pain compared to those taking the anti-inflammatory drug alone. The problem with the enzyme blend is protease, with a recent medical review published in the Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis journal suggesting that protease may actually increase pain, meaining this isn't exactly something we'd want to see in Heal n Soothe's ingredients list.

Turmeric Extract 60mg - Turmeric extract has been shown to be good at treating joint and arthritis pain in multiple randomized clinical trials, [4] it's typically more effective at treating OA, and dosages for RA are substantially higher and less effective. The anti inflammatory properties are strong, but heal n soothe doesn't contain enough of it to be effective. The reason is that you need the active ingredient curcumin. Heal n Sooth includes turmeric in its raw form rather than as an extract, which is typically only about 8% curcumin. Studies on turmeric for pain relief typically use doses over 10 times higher than that found in Heal n Soothe even if it was a pure curcumin extract. Better joint supplements that stick to the studied doses tend to have at least 500mg of curcumin.

Boswellia Extract 150mg - This is the other good step for the heal n soothe supplement. Boswellia extract comes from the resin of the Boswellia tree and has anti-inflammatory effects. It supports joint health and reduces joint discomfort. Generally it should be dosed between 100mg and 200mg, meaning Heal N Soothe is right in the middle of the effective range. However this is where the good choices end. 

Mojave Yuca Root 90mg - Yuca does have saponins which do have some anti arthritic qualities, but once again it's too low of a dosage for it to be effective at promoting joint health. [5] Yuca also contains a lot of anti oxidants which do help alleviate joint pain. 

Rutin 30mg - Due to antifungal effects, rutin has been shown to be beneficial at treating septic arthritis specifically, however, this is a relatively uncommon condition. It's also been shown to work at treating osteoarthritic lesions in guinea pigs, but animal trials like this rarely translate to humans. There is not enough evidence for this to be a good inclusion in Heal n Soothe. 

Ginger Extract 90mg - Ginger is fantastic as an ingredient, the catch is that it requires 3000mg of none concentrated extracts and 250mg of concentrates like Eurovita 77. Analogues have to be very specific in terms of their gingerol compound makeup to be this effective. Heal n Soothe simply doesn't include nearly enough to be effective. 

Devil's Claw 30mg - Most reviews say that there are not enough high quality trials for Devil's claw root extract to be deemed effective for joint pain relief or to improve joint health. [6]