The Most Surprising Facts About Supplements That Will Scare You

Last Updated on January 7, 2021

For many times, the FDA warns about DMAA, which is an ingredient that’s highly used in supplements and can cause many serious conditions, including seizures and liver failure. OxyElite and Jack3D have been linked to many cases of people where they needed liver transplants.

So, do you think consuming supplements is worth losing your liver over?

Moreover, it is a necessity to NOT mix smoking with the supplements because according to the US National Cancer Institute, those who mix both harmful things end up developing lung cancer more than smokers who don’t consume any supplements.

#7 – The industry takes advantage of addicted people

The company behind Elimidrol, Sunrise Nutraceuticals marketed their products and beverages as a substance that can be helpful to those who want to overcome opiate withdrawal.

The truth is Elimidrol doesn’t contain any ingredient that was scientifically proven to help fight opium addiction, and that’s why FTC gave over $5 million dollar lawsuit.

Battling addiction is a tough process that needs a lot of patience and strength, and to use that in order to earn money is enough to teach us the real truth about the industry and the people behind it.

#8 – Supplements contain Gluten

There is this wave recently where everyone is starting to consume nothing but gluten-free products. So the supplement industry has to join in and offer gluten-free supplements in order to not lose all consumers, of course.

Walmart offers a popular brain-boosting supplement made of gingko biloba, and they claimed to be gluten-free. But after investigations, the supplement contains nothing but wheat and radish, there was no ginkgo biloba found.

It is really hard to trust the products we are buying because they have been marketed in a way to sell more, and not to help others.

#9 – Multivitamins can lead to cancer

According to a 2007 review by the National Cancer Institute, men who consume multivitamin supplements are more likely to lose their lives to prostate cancer than those who never consumed any pill.