KALA HEALTH MSMPure MSM Powder, Coarse Flakes, US-Sourced MSM, 8.8 oz

Wish I could give this 10 stars! UPDATE 7/3/2015 I have found the best dose for me to be 6 grams 2x/day. After benefiting from this for multiple months, I didn't take this for about a week due to traveling. I noticed that my "girl issues" were worse because I took this break from MSM. I found that I also need to take this to resolve and prevent "girl-y" infections (most likely caused by Lyme). Separate from MSM, I have added Essential Oils to my treatment for Lyme and with EO's I am going to put the Lyme into remission! (feeling much better all around - month 4 of EOs). Had husband taking about 1-2 grams/day and he believed that it benefitted him, BUT... he has a lot of tattoos and from what I have read, MSM cleans out every cell in your body and sees the ink as a foreign body - so fades tattoos from the inside out over time. Also, before purchasing this, I was taking pre-made capsules from another company, but they did nothing for me. Read that the fillers and binders can cancel out the benefits of the MSM. WHY I AM TAKING THIS I Have been suffering with chronic lyme for 4 years and this is the only thing so far that has consistently helped my symptoms and I have no concerns about taking mega doses and taking it long term. HOW I AM TAKING THIS I started out with 1/8th tsp for a few days, then slowly increased. I just take this in water, tastes yucky, but worth it. WHY I LOVE THIS By the time I got to 1/2 tsp 2x/day, my ab pain was gone and has remained that way, bloating was down to 20%. I even cheated on my Specific Carb diet and had no problems. I am working up to 3 Tablespoons/day. Started giving my 60lb dog 1/8th tsp 1x/day and her mood seems better after losing both of her furry older sisters 2 months apart. MY EXPECTATIONS FOR THIS PRODUCT I am going to ramp up to 3 TBSP/day for a while, then probably back down to a maintenance level. Specifically for my lyme, I am combining this with Sri Lanka Cinnamon oil protocol, because the MSM will probably only help with symptoms but not put lyme into remission, taking the Cinnamon oil 1x/day 4 hours away from MSM. WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT MSM? A lot of my info on purchasing and taking MSM came from cancertutor (dot) com.

This supplement is vital to overall health and should be taken every day. Many commenters here seem to have an issue with the taste which I will admit is not pleasing but I will offer a tip for those of you looking to try this life changing supplement: scoop it up and dump it under your tongue and leave it there. For one thing, you will not taste it as there are no taste buds under the tongue, but more importantly, you will get the product into your system through the sublingual delivery process which means it will not only be more effective and fast acting, it will also not go to waste as occurs through the traditional gulp it down and let your stomach and liver deal with it process. This is a great approach for other vitamins/supplements as well. After leaving it under the tongue for a few minutes or more, grab a drink and gulp it down. Done, easy. And more effective. I cannot recommend this delivery system enough. PUT IT UNDER YOUR TONGUE! There, that’s that Now, as for those of your who complain about headaches and feeling sick. Understand that this is a detox symptom and you should be glad it’s happening. MSM is cleaning your polluted system out, and sometimes it hurts. Don’t stop, let it do it’s work. After 2 weeks of taking this everyday you will no longer have these symptoms. If you do, well maybe you have a crazy amount of pollution. I recommend sticking with it until the symptoms subside, and then enjoy the glow, energy, pain relief and sense of well being that Kala Health MSM is sure to provide. It’s amazing. Last point I’ll make is the dosage. I read people taking 1/4 teaspoon? Hmm, well maybe if you weigh 60 pounds! Even then I’d say that’s a very weak dose. I’ve been taking this brand of MSM since before it was cool, I dunno how many years but suffice it to say I used to buy the 5 gallon buckets which I would love to see being offered again. Anyhow, I recommend you start small which to me (200 lb active middle aged man) is one teaspoon. From there work it up gradually to the point where you’re taking a full tablespoon, you’ll be glad you did. Very glad indeed. I’ve tried everything out there and recommend this product over any other. If God himself came to earth and took human form he would before judging all of us for our egregious behavior order himself a big ole bucket of Kala Health MSM, in all His wisdom. It’s that good people. Stop playing around and order it today. Don’t delay! Do it now! And remember, up that dose and put it under your tongue! Quit foolin’ about with the zeroes and get yourself the Hero, Kala Health MSM Powder. PS: These days a lot of folks are easily triggered by people making bold claims, or calling God a “he” and to you lot I’ll say this: chill out. And order Kala Health MSM, it’ll help with that too! Take enough of it and you may even come to know this thing we call God, or even…dare I say…become one? OK that’s too far, I won’t make that claim. But could it be? You’ll have to try it to see PPS: I was not paid or given any product to provide this review despite the fact that I just suggested you may become a demi-god through it’s use. I know, I know, I’m just some guy on the internet and can’t verify I have no affiliation with this company but you can trust me, as a demi-god I cannot tell a lie. And it’s all thanks to Kala Health MSM coarse flakes placed under my tongue at one tablespoon per morning! Til next time! Enjoy yourselves, mere mortals, it’s later than you think

I suffer from osteoarthritis in my back, knees and hands. Lately the pain in my hands has become so bad that I have a hard time gripping anything and forget about opening jars. I hate drugs, won't take them unless absolutely necessary. The science behind why this is supposed to work makes complete sense to me so I thought it was worth a shot. I've only been taking this for a little over a week, so I haven't made up my mind about it yet. Like anything that isn't a "drug", I think it takes time to be fully effective. I haven't noticed a miraculous disappearance of my pain but it does seem to be better (maybe that's all in my head?) It tastes awful, very bitter but a citrus juice masks a lot of that.. warm a bit of an orange type juice and it dissolves instantly and swallow it quick.. it's manageable. I started with 1tsp in the morning and 1 tsp in the evening. I've since increased it to 1 1/2 tsp in the morning, 1 tsp in the afternoon and another in the evening.. the pain in my hands does seem to be better. I fully intend to give this a decent shot.. I would far rather spend money on something like this than deal with side effects of some drug. Good quality, good price, was on my doorstep in two days. Will definitely be ordering again and will update this review after I've given this some time.

My first order was for the smaller size. I wanted to get a feel for how my body would react to it before I committed to a larger container. I do not take pain meds unless I’m in excruciating pain. As a result, I’m super sensitive to anything I do take. I wanted to find a more natural way to treat the persistent right knee and low back pain I’ve been l with for about 2 years. DOSE: I am currently taking 4 tsp of the supplement first thing in the morning before breakfast. You need to work your way up to this amount. I started with 1 tsp daily and increased by 1 tsp about every 2 days. TASTE: Let’s address the taste straight on. It is BITTER! I mix it with a popular powdered vitamin C supplement and I don’t taste it at all. Plus the Vitamin C helps with absorption of the MSM. So I highly recommend mixing it this way. PAIN: My knee pain went away within a week of taking the MSM. The back pain took a little longer. I’d say about 3 weeks into taking it consistently is when I noticed I wasn’t waking up with excruciating low back pain. HAIR, SKIN, & NAILS: I read that there were some benefits for hair and nails and began looking for improvements in those areas. I noticed that my nails were a bit stronger and broke a lot less after about a month of taking. However, my skin (I have eczema) has improved DRASTICALLY! My skin is much smoother and the areas where there is hyperpigmentation, are significantly lighter. My skin isn’t as dry after showers as it once was. As far as hair, I’ve noticed that I have a lot of short hairs dispersed all over my scalp that are much thicker than the longer/older hairs. I assume this is a result of the MSM, as I’ve changed nothing else in my diet. I’ll update once I know for certain that my hair has grown/thickened significantly. FINAL REVIEW: I will continue to take this supplement for the rest of my life! I only wish I had know about it sooner. As a nurse, I am an advocate for finding natural ways to heal the body rather than treating just the symptoms. MSM seems that it would work wonders for anyone suffering from chronic musculoskeletal pain. I highly recommend this brand as it dissolves fast and the taste really is palatable if you mix it with something to offset the bitterness.

This particular brand was recommended to me by a health guru and author/expert on clay. It is the only brand he will use. He drinks it, but I buy veggie caps and capsule the powder to save money. I bought the Capsule Machine and the caps from Amazon. Bottom line: I have tried every thing possible from PT, supplements, minerals and enzymes to heal a 2 plus y/o knee injury. This helped me substantially. For the first time in over 2 years, I can climb stairs without favoring the "bad leg". It is less reactive to activity and I have much more stamina and endurance with walking and using me knee. The sulphur must have softened up my plica/tissue and some how helped it though my knee is still swollen. It also knocked out my nightly horrid achilles pain on my other leg from a subsequent accident! Yippee! My red face in the cheeks disappeared probably within 2 days plus I now have fingernails. They would NEVER grow before. My nail beds are also very pink on hands and feet meaning my circulation has improved. Plus my hair is thicker. I lost 10 pounds from being more mobile. I currently take about 14 grams per day to try and fix my knee. Taking it in capsules is not as effective as drinking it. The manufacturer even states this on their website. Drinking it is MAJOR because it gets into your bloodstream quickly and you will feel the effects. After vomiting a few times and herxing terribly, I started the capsules. It has helped me, but I know that the swish/drinking method is by far the most effective. Be prepared ladies that this can increase your libido. I discovered this when I accidentally took 4 extra grams daily for a few days. Yikes! I finally know what it is like to be a man. I also had other herx effects from the general detoxing process along the way like with mood. It also helped alot wity facial pain from my TMJ. I took the opportunity to eat everything crunchy I could dream of for a week but then it caught up to me. Lol. This brand is pure ofcourse and at a reasonable price. I am not cured as I can feel an immediate decline in my knee when I lower my dose. If I do have to have surgery, the MSM will get me through the scarring process. There are people who drink up to three to five tablespoons of pure horse MSM daily. There is now a kindle book about this method written by Jim someone (Jim Clarke?). He is a fanatic. U can find him on the yahoo coconut oil forum where he talks about this method. He introduced me to MSM when he found me on the clay group and I owe him big time!!!!!!! I tell everyone I know about MSM. Also, I read a book about MSM and pain control on my Kindle and it states people are not actually allergic to the sulphur but to something else... Cannot recall. Google it.

I was days away from having a spinal steroid injection. Docs were not optimistic that I wouldn't need surgery as well. I had been off work due to a work related injury, for 6 months. I couldn't sit at all. Couldn't drive because it was too painful. Couldn't pick up my kids. Couldn't do anything around the house because I was too painful. I did 3 months of Accupuncture, which only gave slight relief and didn't last more than a few days. I scoured Amazon as a last resort and came across this stuff. I ordered it, tried it, felt a little better, upped my dose, pain disappeared. Within a week I could sit and I could drive. I went back to work and I can lift things again! I can lift my son up again! I missed a dose while we were away for a weekend and I started to have pain again. I will never miss another dose. It tastes worse than terrible so I have it in mango juice. I take two teaspoons every morning. I have energy when I take this as well. I am always really sleepy so that's a big deal for me. I will never be without this stuff. You will notice in the one star reviews, they all quit due to taste. None of them mentioned the affects, just the taste. It does indeed taste worse than anything I've ever tasted. But it saved me from a several thousand dollar spinal injection and surgery. I got my life back because of this stuff. I asked the spine doc why they don't tell people about this. They claim there are too many people allergic to sulfur. Personally I would rather find out I have an allergy than jump straight to surgery. I think they just don't want to lose all the money they get from all those injections. When I asked about side effects of the steroid injection I was told not to worry because they do many every day - that tells me they are in it for the money. I haven't had any side effects from the MSM.

GO WITH THESE FLAKES as I had worried about some reviewers saying they did not dissolve easily & were too bitter in taste but I found none of it to be a problem. The item name had me concerned that they would be coarse & big flakes but this is much finer in texture than coarse sea salt & looks almost as fine as table salt or sugar. And as soon as I put it in some room temperature water (that comes out of the faucet of my reverse osmosis filter), it started dissolving easily. I initially was mixing it with some Innate Response - C-Complete Powder, Unique and Gentle Powdered Vitamin C Formula, 81 Grams as I found that C powder too sweet on its own but since have found an even better totally natural C powder Terrasoul Superfoods Organic Acerola Cherry Powder (Freeze-dried), 4-ounce one can take on an empty stomach important for the l-proline combo. The Cherry Powder is not as sweet but I find I can simply dissolve 1/2 teaspoon of the Kala MSM flakes in some room temperature water along with 1 gram of BulkSupplements Pure L-Lysine HCL Powder (1 Kilogram) & quickly swallow that & the bitterness is hardly noticeble taken that way. I immediately follow it with 750 mg of BulkSupplements Pure L-Proline Powder (500 grams) straight in my mouth as that powder has a sweet taste that makes it feel like finishing with dessert. I also immediately before & after this combo put 1/4 teaspoon of the Acerola Cherry Powder straight in my mouth as I've found that the easiest way to get the full benefit of the natural vitamin C & I enjoy the slightly tart fruity taste of it as it dissolves in my mouth which makes it almost like eating a piece of fruit or fruit pudding. And I sometimes follow this by chewing on 1 piece of PUR Gum Aspartame Free, Spearmint, 2.8 Ounce for the ph & oral & dental benefits xylitol gum brings as this specific one brings the most beneficial ingredients with least chemicals of the many I've looked into & tried over the past few years. AND IT'S IDEAL TO TAKE THE MSM THIS WAY BECAUSE TAKING IT WITH VITAMIN C IMPROVES ITS EFFECTIVENESS SO WHEN I TAKE MY 2nd DOSE OF THE DAY around 3 p.m., I JUST TAKE THE MSM WITH THE C. That's BECAUSE I found that SINCE ADDING THE MSM, I am as many other reviewers mentioned indeed RAPIDLY NEEDING LESS OF THE OTHER SUPPLEMENTS I USED TO FIND NECESSARY including the proline + lysine + C combo which I used to have to take twice a day in order to avoid recurring tendinitis problems with my right big toe that used to make me limp badly unless I was wearing a specific Orthaheel slip-on that is no longer sold. In fact I will at some point experiment with not taking the proline & lysine at all as I may not need them if the MSM is fixing whatever was causing the need for those products but I currently have a lot on hand so I figured for now I'd continue it at 1 dose per day till my supplies run down. DESPITE FAIRLY LOW (1/2 teaspoon/day which I only recently increased to twice a day) DOSAGE OF THIS MSM, I NOTICED A BIG RAPID IMPROVEMENT IN HOW I FEEL & MY STAMINA LEVEL DURING THIS EXTRA DEMANDING WORK STRETCH with ridiculously long hours needed at times. AND EVEN MORE AMAZINGLY, THE HAIR LOSS I THOUGHT WAS INEVITABLE BECAUSE I'VE ALWAYS HAD A LOT OF HAIR ALSO ALMOST IMMEDIATELY GREATLY REDUCED both in terms of hairs falling on my sheet & in the shower. Even my hairdresser commented on how my hair seems stronger & fuller & that one area that had been thinning out seems to be filling back in & that's with only having been taking the MSM for 3 weeks now (as of this 3/21/16 update). I DON'T USUALLY HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY JOINTS BUT HAVE SOME LONG-STANDING INDICATIONS OF SOME STILL REMAINING LIVER OVERLOAD/TOXICITY & KNOWN LEAD & MERCURY LEVELS THAT ARE TOO HIGH despite having done a lot of cleansing & nutritional support & detoxing for many years now for those issues. The metals have been difficult to get down to acceptable range because chelation proved too rough on me so I've had to use homeopathic & nutritional detox support instead which makes it all much slower & tougher to pull out of one's bones & scar tissue etc. where those metals often accumulate. SO I GOT THIS MSM PRODUCT BECAUSE MANY COMMENTS & DATA INDICATED IT CAN HELP WITH TOXICITY & LIVER ISSUES ALSO & SO FAR I'M VERY PLEASED WITH ITS IMPACT. I AM EVEN HOPING IT MIGHT HELP WITH THE HIGH EYE PRESSURE (28 each eye) PROBLEMS that started 3 years ago despite no glaucoma running in either side of my family & my blood pressure being excellent. The reason I'm hoping the MSM might help is BECAUSE my natural healing book said that liver issues can be an underlying cause of glaucoma as can iodine deficiency. I discovered tons of information about the latter in Dec-2013 because an Amazon review explained that a goiter indicates an over-worked thyroid usually caused by iodine deficiency. He recommended looking at[...] which has tons of information about all this as iodine deficiency has been found to be the main cause of hormonal cancers (=breast, uterine & prostate) & most people nowadays are very deficient in iodine as exposure to toxins or fluorides or bromides or chlorine as well as radiation & stress will rapidly deplete one's stores of iodine. Fortunately one can get a quick sense of extent of deficiency using the iodine skin test which my holistic M.D. brother in New Zealand along with many other great online sources all confirmed. One simply needs a 2% brown iodine skin tincture which comes in many first aid kits but which I found easy to stock up on through Swan Iodine Tincture U.S.P. - 1 fl oz (6 pack) . Just rub 1-2 drops into an area of skin you won't mind going brown temporarily & that is easy to check every now & then e.g. an inside forearm. If you're not deficient it should take 24 hours before no trace of color can be seen though one online source said that as long as it lasts at least 8 hours you're likely ok because some evaporation through the skin may occur to make it vanish faster than the 24 hours but I have known people whose color did last 24 hours once they were properly supplementing. When I started doing my skin tests to get a quick sense of current iodine deficiency level following worsening goiter problems in late 2013, my iodine color would vanish within 5-15 minutes. I was stunned as I had been supplementing with 3x the RDA level of 150 mcg/day since a 2007 medical test of my iodine levels showed me at about 1/3 of minimum level needed. I had thought that by tripling my supplementation & switching to using iodized salt I should be more than covered. But I since found out that iodized salt is not a good way to add iodine & that all the lead & mercury detoxing I've been having to do in the years since my 2007 iodine test hugely worsened my iodine deficiency problems in the meantime. IN READING UP ABOUT SULFUR RECENTLY DUE TO AN AMAZON REVIEW MENTIONING IT AS IMPORTANT FOR IODINE ABSORPTION/UTILIZATION, I ALSO DISCOVERED THAT PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN VOLCANIC AREAS WHERE THE SOIL IS NATURALLY HIGH IN SULFUR HAVE WAY BETTER HEALTH STATISTICS THAN ANYWHERE ELSE. That's because soils nowadays are generally so depleted that even sulfur-rich vegetables are not providing sufficient sulfur for most people. This likely explains the finding that at least 70% of people are deficient in this critical nutrient essential for many important aspects of health including our ability to absorb nutrients & in keeping cell walls strong so toxins stay out. Further reading indicated that the OptiMSM flakes are the purest & best form of sulfur for internal absorption including in avoiding the heavy metals that come in most forms of sulfur.

I've been taking this for years and don't really see a difference. My nails are still brittle, my hair hasn't changed. My knees and muscles still hurt. When I started taking it in 2017, the price was 21.95. Now it's 66. $21.95 → $66 is a 201% increase. It's now about three times the price I originally paid. Wow! Some of it is marketing hype, but MSM itself isn't completely hype. The evidence is much more modest than that product description makes it sound. For joints/pain, there are small randomized trials showing MSM may modestly improve pain or physical function in knee osteoarthritis. But results are inconsistent, and a meta-analysis did not find a statistically or clinically significant overall reduction in OA pain. Interestingly, a trial using OptiMSM specifically at 3 g/day in active military trainees found no significant benefit for knee symptoms compared with placebo. I'd parse those claims this way: "Joint health & mobility" — plausible, with some human evidence, but benefits appear small and aren't guaranteed. "Promoting collagen production" — this is oversold. There's mechanistic/lab evidence around connective tissue and sulfur metabolism, but I would not interpret this as evidence that taking MSM meaningfully rebuilds tendons, ligaments, cartilage, or collagen in humans. Skin/hair/nails — much weaker evidence than the joint claims. I wouldn't buy it for this reason. Exercise recovery/oxidative stress — some preliminary evidence, but nothing I'd consider compelling. "Supports immune function" — classic supplement-label territory. There are laboratory findings involving inflammatory/oxidative pathways, but that's a long way from demonstrating a meaningful immune benefit in people. One review discusses these mechanisms, but notably one of its authors was affiliated with Bergstrom Nutrition, the OptiMSM manufacturer. "99.9% purity / four-stage distillation / made in USA" — that's about manufacturing quality, not evidence that OptiMSM works better than other adequately purified MSM. I don't see good clinical evidence establishing that the branded form produces superior outcomes because it's distilled four times. The GRAS statement is also real but easy to misinterpret. FDA has a GRAS notice for Bergstrom's MSM and had "no questions" regarding specified food uses. GRAS is a safety designation under specified conditions of use; it isn't FDA confirmation that MSM treats joint problems or that OptiMSM is clinically superior. Given all the tendon/soft-tissue problems I've been dealing with, I wouldn't expect MSM to repair the tendons or scar tissue or solve the underlying problem. At best, I'd regard it as a possible modest symptom-support supplement.

I’ve been taking 1tsp daily now for 2 weeks. Initially I had some mild gastro issues but realized I should have been dissolving in warm not cold water. That change solved the issue. I’m a runner and have been taking MSM in capsule form for a few years for joint pain but this is a much higher quality source. My joints feel great and as an added bonus my face and neck which is ALWAYS red and blotchy (have been told by different dermatologists over the years it’s everything from rosacea to allergies) is now creamy and the redness is gone! What a bonus! Love Love Love this!

Tore my lower back out on December 22, 2020 in a heavy lifting injury, and was completely in agony from the pain. Could not lift a milk jug , couldn't bend over to do basic things. I had severe back pain for months around my lumbar spine, gluteus maximus area and assorted areas of muscle tissue , and tendons in my lower back were in pain. Always struggling with my position. Sleep was awful , waking up from the pain every hour or two and rolling around. Began using 10,000 mg of MSM on March 26, 2021 . I spread it out, 3 times a day with meals (and I apply DMSO topically) and my pain decreased majorly to next to nothing and my range of motion increased (i couldn't bend over before, i started to be able to bend to an extent , and now with daily physio stretching i can nearly painlessly touch my toes again ) . I can even sleep again without pain waking me. It aided me in my personal physiological exercises and stretches i do in rehabilitating my back and eliminating the pain. ( I had to be my own doctor and take charge.) I don't know how it is for other problems but i know it was beneficial for my long term pain with severe connective tissue damages. I realise we are all different with different problems but it couldn't hurt to try MSM. Its not a miracle cure but it did help tremendously lower the symptom of pain for me on my road to recovery . Hope this helps if you suffer from chronic pain .

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After tons and tons of research, I know this is the world's best MSM (the coarse crystals, the company profile, the processing, etc.). But alas, I took many such supplements for months and months, but my eyes, joints, tendons, and whatever else, did not seem to really do much. AND unfortunately, sulphurs (even natural ones) collect in the body. They're not as immediately destructive as the chemical sulphurs in the prescription meds, but they collect and cause a yellowing in your pupil and many other chronic issues. So I'm off all the stuff now... doing fruit-only diet and THAT IS helping everything! And as with any supplement, use it until you can change your diet, then get off the supplements (because supplements are NEVER whole food like in nature, no matter what the manufacturer says). These supplements are usually very expensive (in dollars these supplements are about half the price!)... but I only buy supplements that I knew from the U.S. so had to pay extra. And this one costs as much as some jewelry :-/ Please click "Helpful" below... even if it is not what you wanted to hear! I know, I was sooooo disappointed, but that's the nature of marketing in this world. Just gotta detox.