I ordered the Elysium Basis and signed up for monthly auto ship. Upon doing a lot of research online i discovered that every company selling a NAD+ or more specifically, NIAGEN has to buy it from the same manufacturer. Niagen is the brand name of the only commercially available form of Nicotinamide Riboside. Several companies are promoting Nicotinamide Riboside using their own product name, but ALL use the exact same ingredient. Patents on the commercial production of NR are controlled by Chromadex. They are the ONLY SOURCE of NIAGEN. Some brands don’t even use the name NIAGEN in their marketing.
They don’t want you to know there are many other brands that have the exact same Nicotinamide Riboside at a much lower cost. Chromadex is the ONLY manufacturer of NIAGEN, and owns 5 patents granted for its production which allows them to control the market for Nicotinamide Riboside. Ok, nevetheless I thought I would give BASIS by ELysium a try, even though it was the most expensive on the martket at $50 for a 30 day supply. Well, how disappointed was I when the first shipment came. I now know why they charge $50 for one jar. Most of the cost goes into the packaging, which came double boxed in a very fancy [meaning expensive] box and a jar which could have been used to package an over priced cosmetic. It became clear to me, that Elysium feels they can charge more to justfy a fancy website and expensive pacakaging. I canceled my auto ship and have purchased what is essentially the saem product but by another manufacturer for $19 for a 30 days supply.
In conclusion, steer clear of Elysium, their busienss is built upon charging a preimiun to suckers like me who think if it costs more therefore it may be better. I learned my lesson and hope others take heed.
61 Reviews on “Elysium Basis”
I ordered the Elysium Basis and signed up for monthly auto ship. Upon doing a lot of research online i discovered that every company selling a NAD+ or more specifically, NIAGEN has to buy it from the same manufacturer. Niagen is the brand name of the only commercially available form of Nicotinamide Riboside. Several companies are promoting Nicotinamide Riboside using their own product name, but ALL use the exact same ingredient. Patents on the commercial production of NR are controlled by Chromadex. They are the ONLY SOURCE of NIAGEN. Some brands don’t even use the name NIAGEN in their marketing.
They don’t want you to know there are many other brands that have the exact same Nicotinamide Riboside at a much lower cost. Chromadex is the ONLY manufacturer of NIAGEN, and owns 5 patents granted for its production which allows them to control the market for Nicotinamide Riboside. Ok, nevetheless I thought I would give BASIS by ELysium a try, even though it was the most expensive on the martket at $50 for a 30 day supply. Well, how disappointed was I when the first shipment came. I now know why they charge $50 for one jar. Most of the cost goes into the packaging, which came double boxed in a very fancy [meaning expensive] box and a jar which could have been used to package an over priced cosmetic. It became clear to me, that Elysium feels they can charge more to justfy a fancy website and expensive pacakaging. I canceled my auto ship and have purchased what is essentially the saem product but by another manufacturer for $19 for a 30 days supply.
In conclusion, steer clear of Elysium, their busienss is built upon charging a preimiun to suckers like me who think if it costs more therefore it may be better. I learned my lesson and hope others take heed.
Tom….could you provide the name of the product you are using instead of Basis.
Actually your comments are misleading. Elysium Health’s Basis is probably the cheapest on the market because it contains 250 mg nicotinamide riboside and 50 mg pterostilbene. With a year’s subscription you will pay $40 monthly.
Can I get Elysium Basis pills in Australia or New Zealand