Can I Find Chromax in Canada?

Dear Dr McLeod,

Thank you so much for putting together this great wetsite. It is so informative and enlightening. 

I can’t seem to find Iceland Health Chromax in Canada at Walmart or any other retailer. Where can I find it?

Thank you for all of your help.

R.S.S

ANSWER:  Dear RSS:

I suggest you contact Mike Kolifrath at Iceland Health.  mikek@champusa.com or mikek@iclandhealth.com.  I hope he can steer you in the right direction.

Malcolm McLeod, MD

Chromax in Ireland

Hi Dr Mc Leod
I identified with many of the characteristics of atypical depression
on the chromium connection website. I just started taking 200 ug of
the chromium picolonate. I live in Ireland and the doctors don’t know
about this here and chromax is not available either. Will the regular
chromium picolonate work? Being so far away an appointment would not
be possible. Thanks for all the research in the area it is very
interesting. It will be great if this works!
All the best from Ireland
C. Mc C.

ANSWER: I prefer the Iceland Health brand of Chromax, but there are other effective preparations.  I think you will have to determine by trial and error which preparation might work for you.  If you decide to pursue this course, please keep me informed so I can pass the word along.

Thank you for contacting me.

Malcolm McLeod, MD

CHROMAX in New Zealand?

Hi Dr McLeod,

I was relieved to come across your website as I have lived with (what I think is) atypical depression for a good part of 12 years. I’m now 38.  I read that the Iceland Health Chromax chromium has an additional ingredient that may be more effective.  Read more

Where Can I Find Chromax in Canada?

Hi Dr. McLeod;

 I am so happy that I came across your website.  Read more

Is Improvement Due to New Chromium Preparation?

Dear Dr. McLeod

I have bipolar and ocd and am on luvox, zyprexa,buspar, and catapres for hypertension. Recently I started taking regular Chromium picolinate and biotin to lower my blood sugar (98 fasting) and I became agitated and irritable – then I read about the new formula for chromax that is half chromium histidinate, tried it, and it has just the opposite effect. Read more

Where can I buy Chromax?

Dr. McLeod,

I tried to order the new formulation of Chromax (250 mcg of chromium picolinate and 250 mcg of chromium histidinate) at the phone number you have listed in your book and they referred me to another phone number. I then called that number and they had no idea what I was talking about. I then called Iceland Health again and they said they did not have that formulation. Did the formulation change again? I can’t get the product you recommend.
Thanks,
DS

Dear Ms. DS
I’m so sorry you’re having trouble finding Chromax chromium picolinate, but pleased that you have contacted me. Here is the problem: Nutrition 21 sold the Chromax brand to Iceland Health, which added chromium histidinate and repackaged Chromax as Iceland Health Chromax Plus. Nature’s Products (NPI) bought that brand and there may have been a lapse in placing Iceland Health Chromax on shelves. I contacted Ms. Lea Potts who is Marketing Manager of Iceland Health. She tells me that Iceland Health Chromax can be found at Rite Aid, WalMart, and Meijer. She also tells me that efforts are being made to expand the distribution Iceland Health Chromax to other retailers.

 Again, thank you for bringing this to my attention. It has been confusing to me as well
Malcolm McLeod, MD

Where Can I Find Chromax?

Chromium and type II diabetes?

Hi Dr. McLeod,

I was recently diagnosed with type II diabetes, with a fasting glucose of 150. I am working to control my BG through diet and exercise, and do not take any medication or insulin. I recently added 200 mg of Chromium Picolinate to my vitamins I take daily, and have been shocked to see my blood glucose drop into the non-diabetes range for a few hours whenever I take the supplement. After doing some research online, I am very interested in switching to Chromax to get the full benefit of CrPic. However, I have found in searching online that I cannot find Chromax at Costco, Target, Walgreens, etc, even though these stores are listed on the Chromax website. Is there a shortage of chromax due to its popularity?

Thank you,
M

Dear M,
I’m pleased that your blood sugar is being helped by chromium picolinate. Nutrition 21 recently started packaging Chromax under the label Nutrition 21 Iceland Health Chromax, so if you look on the shelves of many mass retailers, you will see

CrPic in Canada

CrPic in Canada

Dr. McLeod,

I have just finished reading your book Lifting Your Depression and am interested in adding chromium picolinate to my diet to see what effect, if any, it may have on my depression. However, I’m a young woman located in Canada and am wondering if there is a brand that I can purchase here that you know is similar in effectiveness as the one you recommend. Is there a product that can be purchased from a Canadian retailer? I do not make much of a salary and would so appreciate your advice.

Thank you for your time,

Sincerely,

N V

ANSWER
CHROMIUM PICOLINATE (CrPic) is still pending approval in Canada. So you will not be able to buy it in Canada. I, however, have contacted Nutrition21, US maker of CHROMAX, a reliable brand of CrPic, and they have agreed to send you some bottles. Simply send me your physical mailing address and I will forward it to Nutrtion21, Inc.

Thank you for contacting me. Please let me know what effect CrPic has.

Malcolm N. McLeod, MD

Where is Chromax?

Where is Chromax?

QUESTION:

Dear Dr. McLeod,
I’m upset because I can’t find Chromax. It has helped me so much with my depression and carb cravings. Not being able to find it frightens me. What has happened to Chromax chromium picolinate?

A.F.

ANSWER:
Dear A. F.
Several people have asked me this same question, including my friends and neighbors. The Chromax chromium picolinate you are familiar with was packaged in a red and blue box. It has been repackaged as Iceland Health Chromax chromium picolinate. It’s the same excellent Chromax by Nutrition21 that you are used to. The Chromax is the same. Only the packaging has changed. This was done to reduce advertising costs.

To see a picture of the newly packaged Chromax, click on this link.

Thank you for your question.
Malcolm McLeod

Where can I find Chromax chromium picolinate?

Where can I find Chromax chromium picolinate?

Q: In one of your blogs you recommend Chromax(R) chromium picolinate, but I haven’t been able to find it. Where can I find it?

A: By the late summer of this year (2006), you’ll be able to find Chromax(R) chromium picolinate in 90 Percent of drug, food and mass retail chains. These include Wal-Mart, Rite Aid, Albertsons, Kroger and Duane Reade.

Yes, I do recommend Chromax(R) chromium picolinate. Just as there is variation in the quality of generic prescription drugs, there is variation in neutraceuticals, which include chromium picoliate.