Update 5/30/2019: Elderberry is the bomb! Made it through Flu season and Spring. Took no Flu shot. Spent time in the presence of multiple "sickies" (and I say that with humor and love because it was a rough Flu season and my heart broke at the time to see so many people sick) but I never got a single sniffle. I have since "graduated" from Zhou's elderberry gummies to their syrup. Between the two, I stayed well.
Original review: I like these gummies. They are tart and sweet. I like everything in the ingredient deck except for the cane sugar. They have about as many carbs (6) as half a slice of bread which would have been a show stopper for me when I was on a keto diet. Anybody who has been on that knows that you safeguard what few carbs you are allotted for delicious food additives and low carb veggies so you won't end up bored, deprived, etc. But now that I am on a less carb restricted plan, I have no problems working them into a sensible diet. The only reason I can't give them 5 stars is because I won't know if they are working ...until they don't. I am on a sensible healthy plan. I feel emotionally healthy. I engage in moderate exercise and I'm not under exceptional stress right now, so if I were to suddenly come down with a severe cold or Flu that I couldn't shake and there were no underlying illnesses weakening my immunity, I would have to say: "So much for the Elderberry gummies! " But until then, I just don't know. I can't say. I haven't been on them quite a month and the cold and Flu season is only just beginning. If, at the end of this cold and Flu season, I can survive it without any severe cold or Flu, I'll come back and update my review. In fact, I have no intention of taking the Flu shot this year. It is risky I know but I read a reviewer's comment on another Elderberry supplement (which was an elderberry syrup with a comparable ingredient deck, I believe), and they said that they hadn't taken a shot or had the Flu in 5 years since supplementing with that particular Elderberry immune support product. So for now, all that I can say is that they taste great and they seem to have a really good ingredient deck and I have not been sick so far
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