Excipient-Free
What Are Excipients?
Excipients are binders, fillers and “glues” that are typically non-nutritive substances in nutritional products.
Would you want to consume anything that is not nutritive?
We believe it is unnecessary to take nutritional products
that have questionable, potentially harmful, non-nutritive excipients.
Please note: Tablets ALWAYS contain excipients (that is how they are made; they cannot be made without them); therefore, we believe the best choice is to 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)
Methacrylic copolymer – methacrylic acid, a component of the methacrylic acid copolymer
Triethyl citrate – a plasticizer
Titanium dioxide – used for color
Corn starch – typically made from cheap genetically modified 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
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D&C red #33 |
Propylparaben |
Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose |
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Hydroxypropyl cellulose |
Polyethylene glycol |
Red ferric oxide-orange shade |
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Methyl p-hydroxybenzoate |
Propyl p-hydroxybenzoate |
Sodium acetate |
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Methylparaben |
Sodium metabisulfite |
Eudragit |
