What ingredients are on our your Never-Ever List?
We consider the following ingredients to be unnecessary or harmful and will never include them in our supplements. You should never have to compromise on your long-term health to feel better.
Acesulfame-K
An artificial sweetener that has been linked to high blood sugar levels.
Arsenic
A known human carcinogen associated with skin, lung, bladder, kidney, and liver cancer.
Aspartame
An artificial sweetener that has been linked to high blood sugar levels.
Benzoic acid
An artificial preservative that can become carcinogenic when mixed with Vitamin C.
Bisphenol A (BPA)
A plasticizer used in plastic containers that mimics estrogen in the body and can disrupt thyroid hormones, causing infertility, and miscarriage. Also can adversely influence fetal development and increase cancer risk.
Butylated hydroxyanisole and hydroxytoluene
An artificial preservative that builds up in the lungs, liver, and kidneys and has been linked to stomach tumors in animal studies.
Cadium
A highly toxic carcinogenic that is harmful to most of the body's systems, especially to the lungs, bones, and kidneys.
Carmine (cochineal, natural red 4)
A red dye made from insects, and can cause allergic reactions.
Eggs
Among the eight most common allergens. Can cause allergic reactions and discomfort in some individuals.
FD&C numbered color pigments
Artificial colors and dyes have in some cases been linked to illness and allergies. FD&C numbered color pigments also frequently contain aluminum.
Fish and shellfish
Among the eight most common allergens. Can cause allergic reactions and discomfort in some individuals.
GMOs
Genetically modified organisms.
Glycols (propylene glycol)
Artificial substance that can be used as a solvent, preservative, or sweetener. Can be toxic to the kidneys, liver, and nervous system.
Gelatin
Gelatin is often made from animal products.
High fructose corn syrup
A sweetener made from corn starch that has been linked to a fatty liver, obesity, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and inflammation.
Lead
A naturally occurring toxic metal that can damage the kidneys and nervous system.
Mercury
A chemical element that can damage the nervous system, kidneys, liver and immune system.
Milk
Among the eight most common allergens. Can cause allergic reactions and discomfort in some individuals.
NDMA
A nitrosamine impurity. NDMA is classified as a probable human carcinogen based on results from laboratory tests. NDMA is a known environmental contaminant and found in water and foods, including meats, dairy products, and vegetables.
Polyethylene glycol
A coating used to make tablets easier to swallow. but is often contaminated with synthetic substances such as dioxane and ethylene oxide.
Propyl gallate
A synthetic preservative that can cause asthmatic reactions and stomach irritation.
Saccharin
An artificial sweetener that can cause allergic reactions.
Sodium benzoate
An artificial preservative that can become carcinogenic when mixed with Vitamin C in large amounts.
Soybeans
Among the eight most common allergens. Can cause allergic reactions and discomfort in some individuals.
Stearates
Manufacturing aids that allow more ingredients to be packed into a capsule. Stearates can inhibit the absorption of nutrients, and make supplements less bioavailable.
Sucralose
An artificial sweetener that is associated with a decrease in important GI flora as well as bowel inflammation.
Sulfites (potassium bisulfite, sodium sulfite)
Preservatives that, when added in manufacturing, can induce asthma in sulfite-sensitive populations.
Synthetic vanillin
Artificial vanilla flavor. Synthetic vanillin is used in imitation vanilla flavoring and is usually manufactured from petrochemicals or genetically modified yeast. synthetic vanillin has been known to trigger allergic reactions, GI upset, or migraines.
Talc
A mineral that is mined from underground. Talc carries the risk of being contaminated with Asbestos, because Asbestos is also found underground, and veins of it have frequently appeared in Talc deposits.
Titanium dioxide
A metallic colorant that has been classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer as "possibly carcinogenic to humans".
Wheat and gluten
Among the eight most common allergens. Can cause allergic reactions and discomfort in some individuals.
Xylitol and erythritol
Sugar alcohols used as sweeteners that can cause diarrhea, gas, and bloating.