What are Excipients? Why all nutritional products are not the same.
We use nutritional products that do not contain excipients.
What Are Excipients?
Excipients are binders, fillers and “glues” that are typically non-nutritive substances in nutritional products. These substances often test toxic.
Would you want to consume anything that is not nutritive? We believe it is un-necessary to take nutritional products that have questionable, potentially toxic, non-nutritive excipients.
Please note: Tablets ALWAYS contain Excipients (that is how they are made; they cannot be made without them); therefore, it is wisest to especially avoid nutritional products as tablets.
Just a few examples of questionable Excipients
commonly found in nutritional products:
Magnesium stearate—a cheap lubricating agent; research shows it to be immune-compromising
Methyl paraben—a benzoate family member; a known cancer-causing agent
Microcrystalline cellulose—a cheap filler
Silicon dioxide—a cheap flowing agent (common sand)
Natural flavors—an AKA for MSG (monosodium glutamate), a well known neurotoxic agent
Methacrylic copolymer—methacrylic acid, a component of the methacrylic acid copolymer, has been reported to act as a teratogen in rat embryo cultures.
Triethyl citrate—a plasticizer
Titanium dioxide—used for color; liver toxic
Corn starch—typically from cheap GMO corn; can invoke allergic responses
Talcum powder—a common excipient rarely listed on product labels; a suspected carcinogen
Other Questionable but Common Tableting and Encapsulating Agents
D&C red #33 Propylparaben Hydroxyprpyl methylcellulose
Hydroxypropyl cellulose Polyethylene glycol Red ferric oxide-orange shade
Methyl p-hydroxybenzoate Propyl p-hydroxybenzoate Sodium acetate
Methylparaben Sodium metabisulfite Eudragit
