I met today with my client who is bringing functional wellness beverages to market. We are both purists, only wanting the highest quality, traditionally farmed, pure plant products to enhance wellness in our bodies. We talked much about traditional farming and the constituents, both known and unknown in a variety of particular roots and herbs. We also spoke of the Harmacy model and how broken it is, even corrupting most of the supplements on the market.
People are unknowingly harming themselves using supplements made by chemical/synthetic mega-companies. If you go higher, you will see the common companies/groups who own these mega-corporations.
Is THIS where you want your nutritional supplements coming from? My Private Membership Community is educated to the best ways of flooding their bodies with nutrition.
PFIZER:
• Centrum
• Emergen-C
• Caltrate
BAYER:
• One-A-Day
OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL:
• Nature Made
• MegaFood
• Innate
KKR (The Carlyle Group):
• American Health
• Puritan’s Pride
• Ester-C
• Sundown Naturals
NESTLE:
• Garden of Life
P&G (Procter & Gamble):
RECKITT BENCKISER:
• Schiff
NEOCELL:
• RenewLife
• New Chapter
CLOROX:
ALTICOR:
• Nutrilite
HGGC:
• Nutraceutical
• Solaray
• KAL
• Bluebonnet
SPC (Specialty Products Company):
AMWAY:
WHITEWAVE:
• vega
Other Corporate Owners:
• Swander Pace Capital: Swanson
• Douglas Laboratories: Pure
• Genestra Brands: Wobenzym, Metagenics
• Enzymatic Therapy: Country Life, Nature’s Way
• Integrative Therapeutics: TheraVed
• Florajen: Woodstock Vitamins
☠️ Here’s what you may be unknowingly putting in your body when you stick with mainstream brands:
Titanium Dioxide – Makes pills look whiter. Also found to be linked to DNA damage and gut inflammation. 7 ingredients in supplements to avoid – DR.VEGAN (https://drvegan.com/blogs/articles/7-ingredients-in-supplements-to-avoid) The European Food Safety Authority concluded that titanium dioxide “can no longer be considered safe as a food additive” due to genotoxicity concerns. Titanium dioxide: E171 no longer considered safe when used as a food additive | EFSA (https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/news/titanium-dioxide-e171-no-longer-considered-safe-when-used-food-additive)
Magnesium Stearate – Agent used to help machines run faster, but likely hinders your body’s absorption of active ingredients. DR.VEGAN (https://drvegan.com/blogs/articles/7-ingredients-in-supplements-to-avoid)Consumerlab (https://www.consumerlab.com/answers/is-magnesium-stearate-dangerous-in-supplements/magnesium-stearate-toxicity/) Some studies suggest it may slow down the rate at which supplements are dissolved in the gastrointestinal tract. Is This Common Supplement Additive Dangerous? (https://draxe.com/nutrition/magnesium-stearate/)
Trans Fats – Used as cheap fillers. Raise your risk of heart disease.
Artificial Colors (Red 40, Yellow 5 & 6) – Added to make things “look” healthy. Tied to hyperactivity in kids and possible cancer risks.
Talc – Can contain asbestos. Yes, the stuff linked to cancer and lung disease.
Sodium Benzoate – Mixed with vitamin C, it can form benzene, a known carcinogen.
Carrageenan – Found in some “natural” supplements. Linked to gut inflammation and colon cancer in animal studies.
Supporting Links and Articles:
• Corporate Consolidation Studies:
• Alliance for Natural Health USA: “Big Pharma Buying Up Supplement Companies” – https://anh-usa.org/big-pharma-buying-up-supplement-companies/
• Dr. Neal Smoller: “The 14 Mega-Corporations That Own Your Supplement Brand” – https://drnealsmoller.com/rant/the-14-mega-corporations-that-own-your-supplement-brand/
• Ingredient Safety Research:
• EFSA: “Titanium dioxide: E171 no longer considered safe when used as a food additive” – https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/news/titanium-dioxide-e171-no-longer-considered-safe-when-used-food-additive
• Center for Science in the Public Interest: “Titanium dioxide: Why FDA should ban this harmful additive” – https://www.cspinet.org/cspi-news/titanium-dioxide-why-fda-should-ban-harmful-additive
• ConsumerLab.com: “Magnesium Stearate in Supplements – Is it Safe?” – https://www.consumerlab.com/answers/is-magnesium-stearate-dangerous-in-supplements/magnesium-stearate-toxicity/