most recent 30 from http://paleohacks.com 2013-06-20T10:23:33Z http://paleohacks.com/feeds/question/84888 http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://paleohacks.com/questions/84888/really-how-much-do-we-need-to-worry-about-other-ingredients-in-supplements April S. 2011-12-20T23:30:33Z 2011-12-28T14:58:14Z

<p>I recently bought a CoQ10 supplement and of all the ones I saw, they all had either beeswax, or rice bran oil or soy lecithin. Aren't these other ingredients such as soybean oil and other stuff negligible or do we really have to avoid supplements that have them? </p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/84888/really-how-much-do-we-need-to-worry-about-other-ingredients-in-supplements/84890#84890 AndyM 2011-12-21T00:03:28Z 2011-12-21T00:03:28Z

<p>It's more a matter of principle than anything else, as ever depending on the choices in front of you.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/84888/really-how-much-do-we-need-to-worry-about-other-ingredients-in-supplements/84891#84891 Todd 2011-12-21T00:06:19Z 2011-12-21T00:06:19Z

<p>I just figure if you try to avoid all the fillers and processed crud in your food supply, why not apply the same prudence to your supplements?</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/84888/really-how-much-do-we-need-to-worry-about-other-ingredients-in-supplements/84898#84898 Brent 2011-12-21T01:31:21Z 2011-12-21T01:31:21Z

<p>I'm also concerned about the additives in supplements, many of which contain soybean or canola oil. I stopped taking multivitamins in favor of eating liver once a week, and for CoQ10, heart meat. This requires more effort in the kitchen, but it's way cheaper, and probably healthier.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/84888/really-how-much-do-we-need-to-worry-about-other-ingredients-in-supplements/84954#84954 Chris Antenucci 2011-12-21T12:19:16Z 2011-12-21T12:19:16Z

<p>It depends on the extra ingredients in the supplement but I'd say it's negligible amounts, although the best way to find out is try the supplement, and if notice an improvement in some aspect of your health, then whatever was in the supplement is trumping the effects of the fillers, if there are any to begin with. Good question though, it's something to think about in the future as the supplement industry inevitably expands while the drug industry inevitably shrinks.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/84888/really-how-much-do-we-need-to-worry-about-other-ingredients-in-supplements/84985#84985 Namby Pamby 2011-12-21T16:03:43Z 2011-12-21T16:03:43Z

<p>I always avoid soybean oil. Soy lechtin, I put up with in tiny doses. Most Swanson vitamins have rice flour, gelatin, and magnesium stearate. Those, I put up with. </p> <p>Soy is a known allergen, so you should be able to find equivalent vitamins or minerals without soy, dairy, gluten, and GMO ingredients. </p> <p>Now, I"m on the fence about certain Vitamin C and magnesium products supplements which contain the following: </p> <ul> <li><p>Sundown Naturals' Vitamin C and Magnesium contain vegetable cellulose, dicalcium phosphate, citric acid, vegetable magnesium sterate, titanium dioxdie color.</p></li> <li><p>21'st Century's Vitamin C which has calcium carbonate, cellulose, stearic acid, silicon dioxide, croscammellose sodium, magnesium sterate.</p></li> </ul> <p>Why is it that Vit C seems to have so many other ingredients? Would you recommend these?</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/84888/really-how-much-do-we-need-to-worry-about-other-ingredients-in-supplements/84996#84996 raydawg 2011-12-21T16:30:27Z 2011-12-21T16:30:27Z

<p>It may be a tiny amount, but if you're allergic, it can be enough to be bad. It's best to avoid these nasties as much as possible, but if you can't find alternatives, and you don't react to them, go for it.</p> <p>I switched to Ubiquinol in liquid form instead of CoQ10 as it's more absorbable and bio-available. While it has a tiny bit of soy lecithin which I don't mind, it unfortunately it has sucralose. :( So win some, lose some.</p> <p>I think over time, I have to make an effort to remove all of these supplements and narrow down to just a few that aren't bioavailable in food and get the rest from food.</p>