S.H.I.N.E.® D-Ribose with Bioenergy Ribose® 9.9 oz (280 g)

I have Chronic Fatigue (ME/CFS) and thus slow exercise recovery (takes days!). It is said to be from a mild chronic viral infection of the brain and cells, and related epigenetic low cellular ATP production. I also had trouble sleeping more than 3-1/2 hours/nt for a year. Within 3 days of starting on D-Ribose (which I use 3x/day to sweeten coffee or tea), I was up to sleeping 5-1/2 hours, without waking to pee. 1-1/2 months later, I am now at up to 7 hours sleep, and my low Heart Rate Variabilty (HRV) score has improved. D-Ribose and extra magnesium helped me more than anything else in the late Dr. Martin Lerner's CFS/ATP Protocol (which is used by almost every CFS specialist). D-Ribose is also used for heart issues (muscle weakness, low ejection levels) and that is what most of the medical research on D-Ribose (and CoQ10) is about. The quality of this brand is good, it is a good value, and it dissolves well in coffee, tea, green drinks, etc., so it is also an answer to the question about what to use as a good 'healthy' sweetener. Update 2 years later: Doing better, and can can now bicycle 30+ flat-ish miles at age 60. Still takes a few days to recover, but things are improving. Sleeping heart rate is down to 52 from 70, and avg HRV is up to 60 from <40 (60-80+ is 'normal'). I still use D-Ribose *at least* once a day, mostly since I like the taste better than Stevia (#2 choice) and don't want to die of a heart attack (avg life expectancy of people with low HRV is 58 years).

Just finished this product and It did its job from the moment I started taking it all the way till the end of the container. Very good quality and very good to mix. Did not have a bad after taste and gave me tons of energy just like I needed. Will try another brand just to compare, and will be back to update this review...... Okay NOW a few months later I'm updating this to a 5 star. I tried the bulk supplements brand and it was not the same effect. To be fair I was NOT exhausted like I was before but I was still tired and couldn't function in my everyday life. I would just slump by the time I got home and even taking an extra scoop didn't help me. Bulk supplements was also too messy for me since it comes in a bag that became a little difficult to seal for me and no measurement scoop. My joint pains have not come back and that is a PLUS with either brand. I will go back to taking this brand since it worked wonders for me!

I was not expecting any miracles, as I am always skeptical of alternate medical solutions, but my M.D. recommended I try it for flagging energy, and much to my surprise, it actually works! I am able to work longer stretches, take fewer and shorter naps, sleep better at night and get up earlier and more rested. The taste is mildly sweet with no aftertaste, and the product quickly dissolves and works well scattered on cereal or in any liquid. The SHINE brand is more expensive than most, and I'm not sure there is a good reason for that. When I reordered, I chose NutriCost and it seems to do all the same things for a much lower cost.

READ THIS IF YOU HAVE HEART PROBLEMS!!!!!!! http://healthydoctors.com/awaken-dead-heart-cells-inexpensive-supplement-mimics-the-effects-of-oxidative-therapy/ Bioenergy D-Ribose (SHINE) is the only brand FDA authorized for use in experimentation. After a heart attack, and being told that part of my heart was dead, and that I was in heart failure I could only walk short distances and had to stop even trying to carry my grandchildren from the car into a store. My heart function was low and I felt myself slipping away. I had read that " 50% of (heart failure) patients will have an average life expectancy of five years. For those with advanced heart failure, up to 90% will pass away within one year." One day a son of mine gave me a bottle of D-Ribose he had been using for bodybuilding. What I read on D-Ribose at the time sounded hopeful so I began to try it, and I felt increasingly better. After taking it several years I had a heart catheterization done I was told that the damaged part of my heart was now functioning again. I have since read that D-Ribose can and does reawaken hibernating heart cells. The above article tells about that. I am still sick, and I will likely remain weaker than normal, but D-Ribose has given me back a big part of my life. No one can get a legal patent on D-Ribose, so don't expect your average Doctor to tell you anything positive about it. My heart Drs. at the VA tell me they don't know anything much about it, but they seldom fail to ask me if I still take D-Ribose! My main Dr. says my heart's improvements are a miracle. D-Ribose is a miracle to me.

It doesn't do anything for me as far as energy goes, makes me a little dizzy, but i take it when I have muscle pain after working all day and it works pretty good at making the pain go away.

So probably like most people who end up looking for this product (any brand), I had come across Dr. Teitelbaum's book "From Fatigued to Fantastic" and knew I had to at least give this a try... I'm pretty desperate for help with my absolete energy levels... And was really excited to give d ribose a shot.. the brand I purchased first (trying to save money), was the Bulk Supplements brand.... In complete transparency, I did NOT feel a noticable change in my energy levels with EITHER brand... I can't say I'm surprised but if I recall correctly, the statistic was something like 90% of patients had reported up to an increase in their energy levels of 45% by the end of 3 months using d ribose. And that could very well have been my issue - I hadn't intended on taking a break from using it when I switched over to this brand, it was just how my finances fell at that time and I had to wait a couple weeks before purchasing it. I will say though, with the Bulk Supp brand, I could def taste it - d ribose is a sugar, and that brand definitely made my juice sweeter. I didn't notice that with this SHINE brand .. so clearly there's some kind of difference in the 2 but I couldn't tell you what. After I ran out of this brand, maybe a week later or so, I felt extra-fatigued and didn't know why. I take medication daily thats supposed to act as a stimulant, and although I was still tired way more than a person should be... I do believe that the d ribose somehow allowed my medication to be slightly more effective, or longer lasting. It was a "didn't notice until it was gone" kind of thing ... So if you're wondering if you should go with this brand over another, I would recommend this one simply because I feel I can trust the director of the fatigue center to create a product that honors the intentions of really helping people with a condition he himself knows all about. The other brands may not have incentive to manufacture a pure product and may try to cut some costs by adding fillers. I am Not implying that I feel Bulk Supplements did that - it was just something I thought of after making the purchases. If you're wondering if you should even try. It at all, I obviously can't advise you there but I would say just to remember that it may not be effective until 3 months of continuous use or longer... I'm sure it's different for everyone but until I know what else to do - I will be purchasing this regularly.

It took few weeks, but finally seems to have lifted my fatigue. Only problem is now I ran out again and have to reorder and wait again to start taking it. So I have been using this brand and only this brand for a long time. The price is one of the best and I trust Dr. Teitlebaum who talks about this product in his book, "From Fatigue to Fantastic". Lifts my fatigue so I can go more and do more. I take it 2 or 3 times a day and if I plan to go to the gym and swim or other exercise I put some in a water bottle and it helps me finish my work out. It can be expensive, but this price of $19.50 or thereabout is more doable for me. Just have to keep ordering it. This time I have some waiting to start after I finish my current one.

A year ago I had to stop working due to fatigue. 6 months later my husband through research discovered this Doctor and tried the D Ribose on me. I noticed that if I take it 3 times a day, I recover faster from a crash. This is basically a sugar that’s metabolized for your mitochondria (ATP) to absorb right away. Because this worked, I’ve tried NMN (Nicotinamide Mononucleotide), oxaloacetate (benagene) and Nicotinamide ribose to help keep me going. These has helped me prevent crashes and recover from a crash quicker. This d ribose dissolves in water. It has a weird taste to it but you’ll get used to it. I usually put it in my morning and evening teas.