What brand of vitamins do you use?
Nov 11, 2015 11:02:54 GMT -8
Post by DJ on Nov 11, 2015 11:02:54 GMT -8
I've always used Centrum multivitamins every day for the last few years and I get various brands of other individual vitamins but I've learned today that Centrum is not a good brand for vitamins. I've always thought otherwise but upon a quick Google search I found this - www.meghantelpner.com/blog/the-truth-behind-centrum-doing-more-harm-than-good/
THE INGREDIENTS IN CENTRUM:
- Calcium Carbonate This is the least absorbable forms of calcium on the market. A very small percentage is actually absorbed.
- Ferrous Fumarate This form of iron is incredibly constipating.
- Pregelatinized Corn Starch This is used as a binder to hold all of the ingredients together. It most likely a genetically modified corn which presents a number of problems for sensitive people.
- DL-Alpha Tocopherol This is vitamin E and they are using two forms. The “D” form which is natural and the “L” Form which is synthetic. The “L” form is used to “water-down” the more expensive more bioactive “D” form.
- BHT Butylated hydroxyanisole has been shown to be toxic to the liver, thyroid, kidney, lungs, and affecting blood coagulation.(2) BHT can act as a tumour promoter.(3)
- FD&C Yellow No. 6 Aluminum Lake Why is there food colouring in a health supplement?
- Gelatin Vegetarians watch out!
- Hydrogenated Palm Oil Hydrogenating any oil turns the oil rancid and makes it into a strong free radical. Free radicals promote cancer and heart disease.
- Nickelous Sulfate and Tin I have never come across any nutrition book discussing a nickel or tin deficiency. Have you? We most likely don’t need to supplement it.
- Sodium Benzoate A preservative that may cause organ toxicity.(4)
- Talc Has been shown to cause cancer. (5,6,7)
- Sodium Aluminosilicate Used as a food additive for its anti caking effect.
- Calcium Carbonate This is the least absorbable forms of calcium on the market. A very small percentage is actually absorbed.
- Ferrous Fumarate This form of iron is incredibly constipating.
- Pregelatinized Corn Starch This is used as a binder to hold all of the ingredients together. It most likely a genetically modified corn which presents a number of problems for sensitive people.
- DL-Alpha Tocopherol This is vitamin E and they are using two forms. The “D” form which is natural and the “L” Form which is synthetic. The “L” form is used to “water-down” the more expensive more bioactive “D” form.
- BHT Butylated hydroxyanisole has been shown to be toxic to the liver, thyroid, kidney, lungs, and affecting blood coagulation.(2) BHT can act as a tumour promoter.(3)
- FD&C Yellow No. 6 Aluminum Lake Why is there food colouring in a health supplement?
- Gelatin Vegetarians watch out!
- Hydrogenated Palm Oil Hydrogenating any oil turns the oil rancid and makes it into a strong free radical. Free radicals promote cancer and heart disease.
- Nickelous Sulfate and Tin I have never come across any nutrition book discussing a nickel or tin deficiency. Have you? We most likely don’t need to supplement it.
- Sodium Benzoate A preservative that may cause organ toxicity.(4)
- Talc Has been shown to cause cancer. (5,6,7)
- Sodium Aluminosilicate Used as a food additive for its anti caking effect.
In that article it mentions how one of the ingredients in the multivitamin is Ferrous Fumarate which is apparently incredibly constipating. My bowel routine has been strange lately so I'm going to stop taking this multivitamin for a little while and see if it helps.
What are your thoughts?
