News 

Posts tagged "watchdog"

6 Harmful Additives that Could be Lurking in Your Supplements

Feb 15, 2018

Filed under: additives, binders, fillers, flow, natural, science, synthetic, watchdog

6 Harmful Additives that Could be Lurking in Your Supplements

Did you know that the health supplements you buy in your local store may contain one or more not-so-healthy ingredients? Here’s a list of some of the most common additives that may be lurking in your supplements and what you can do to avoid them.

75% Of Reishi Supplements Don't Actually Contain Mushrooms

Nov 22, 2017

Filed under: fake mushrooms, fruiting body, Jeff Chilton, medicinal mushrooms, mushroom fraud, nammex, news, Reishi, watchdog

75% Of Reishi Supplements Don't Actually Contain Mushrooms

Up to 75% of medicinal mushrooms may not contain actual mushrooms.

WATCHDOG: Is Your Turmeric Supplement Contaminated with Lead?

Aug 11, 2017

Filed under: contamination, curcumin, lead contamination, open source, turmeric, watchdog

WATCHDOG: Is Your Turmeric Supplement Contaminated with Lead?

The Watchdog series is back, and if you thought synthetic ingredients were the worst of your problems, you’re going to want to read this. Turmeric-based curcumin supplements are the best-selling herbal products in the United States, and according to amounting...

Synthetic Curcumin: Is Your Curcumin Made From Petroleum?

Mar 11, 2017

Filed under: curcumin, FDA, health, petroleum-based synthetic curcumin, synthetic curcumin, Watchdog

Synthetic Curcumin: Is Your Curcumin Made From Petroleum?

The Watchdog Series is back. This time, we're highlighting the unethical use of synthetic curcumin made from petroleum products. That's right, some shady supplement companies are hiding petroleum in "health-products" and calling it curcumin. Taking turmeric or curcumin? Here's what you...

65% of Vitamin D Products Fail To Meet Label Claims

Feb 07, 2017

Filed under: FDA, fitness, health, nutrition, supplement industry, supplements, Vitamin D, watchdog

65% of Vitamin D Products Fail To Meet Label Claims

It’s time for another post in our “Watchdog Series”. This time, the crosshairs are hovering over Vitamin D supplements. Two separate investigations have discovered alarming trends… A Consumer Labs report found that 29% of Vitamin D products failed to meet...

38% of St. John’s Wort Supplements Are Fake

Jan 07, 2017

Filed under: fake supplements, health, St. John's Wort, supplement industry, watchdog, wellness

38% of St. John’s Wort Supplements Are Fake

St. John’s Wort (Hypericum perforatum) is an herbal supplement that is commonly used for mood enhancing effects by those experiencing depression-like symptoms. Research inconclusive on St. John’s Wort - one of the most purchased herbal products in US St. John’s...

Cell Phones, Brain Cancer and Public Health with Katie Singer

Dec 29, 2016

Filed under: are electronics safe, brain cancer, cell phones, DNA, EMF, FCC, podcast, public health, Radiation, safety, watchdog, Wi-Fi

Cell Phones, Brain Cancer and Public Health with Katie Singer

20 minutes of cell phone usage breaks the double-strands of our DNA. If our body's repair systems cant keep up with these breaks, cancer and birth defects can result. [1] Using a digital cell phone as a teenager or younger...

The Truth About Medicinal Mushroom Supplements: Jeff Chilton of NAMMEX

Nov 18, 2016

Filed under: beta-glucans, biohacking, boost, brain, Chaga, cordyceps, health, immune, immunity, Lion's Mane, mind, mushrooms, Reishi, supplements, Turkey Tail, watchdog, wellness

The Truth About Medicinal Mushroom Supplements: Jeff Chilton of NAMMEX

The medicinal mushroom industry is lying to you. Medicinal mushrooms are one of the biggest and fastest growing trends in natural health and wellness today. With good reason. Mushrooms have been shown to boost immunity, increase Nerve Growth Factor, and...