Meo Nutrition review: Supplements that don't feel like snake oil

What made me try this stuff

My doc told me last February I should probably take magnesium. I work commercial electrical, and after a 13-hour day pulling wire in a half-finished warehouse with no heat, my calves cramp up so bad I wake up swearing. He said most guys my age are low on magnesium and omega-3s. I ain't big on supplements because half of them are just expensive piss, but the cramping was getting old.

I grabbed whatever was cheap at Meijer first. Didn't do much. Then my sister-in-law, who's into all the clean eating stuff, sent me a link to Meo Nutrition. I looked at the price and almost deleted it. But she said they actually test their stuff and don't put junk in it, so I figured what the hell.

What I actually tested

I ordered the Meo Magnesium Complex first. It's got three different types of magnesium, not just the cheap oxide that gives you the runs. That part matters when you're up on a ladder all day. Can't be racing to find a bathroom on a job site.

Took it for about six weeks before I noticed the leg cramps weren't waking me up anymore. Not gone completely, but way better. Started taking it after dinner, two capsules. On a Tuesday in March I worked a double and got home at 11 PM expecting to be miserable. Slept through the night. That sold me.

Also tried their Omega-3 because the doc said so. Can't say I feel different, but my last bloodwork came back better. Triglycerides dropped some. Look, I'm not a chemist. I just know what the numbers say.

The problems nobody wants to talk about

First off, it's expensive. The magnesium is $39 a bottle, lasts maybe a month. Compare that to the $12 stuff at the drugstore and yeah, it stings. I get that you're paying for clean ingredients and testing, but damn. I'm union so I can swing it, but I wouldn't have tried this when I was an apprentice making $14 an hour.

Second thing that pissed me off: when you check out on their site, the subscription option is pre-selected. I didn't catch it the first time and got another bottle shipped automatically. Had to go cancel it. Just let people opt in if they want it. Don't be sneaky.

And you can't buy this stuff anywhere local. It's online only. So if you run out and forget to reorder, you're waiting three days for shipping. Not the end of the world, but annoying.

Would I buy it again?

Yeah, I renewed my order last week. The magnesium works, plain and simple. If it works after a double shift in February, it works. I like that they list the actual test results on the label and don't hide behind "proprietary blend" nonsense.

Is it worth double the price of store brands? For me, yeah, because the cheap stuff didn't help and this does. Would I recommend it to the apprentices? Probably not unless they're having the same problems and can afford it.

If you've got the money and you're tired of supplements that don't do anything, Meo's worth trying, but don't expect miracles and watch that subscription checkbox.