The Big Multivitamin Scam
The Truth About the Multivitamin Scam and Synthetic Ingredients
Discover why the cheapest ingredients dominate major multivitamins and learn which synthetic additives may actively harm your health. Protect your nutrition by understanding the hidden fillers and corporate ownership behind popular supplements.
Short Summary
- Major brands rely heavily on limestone (calcium carbonate) and magnesium oxide as cheap, poorly absorbed bulk ingredients.
- Synthetic vitamins like Ascorbic Acid are industrial products made using chemicals, often lacking natural cofactors.
- Over 40% of consumers may experience negative effects from synthetic B9 and B12 forms prevalent in supplements.
This content exposes the manufacturing shortcuts used in mass-market multivitamins, contrasting them with the synergistic nature of nutrients found in whole foods. Understanding these disparities allows you to make informed choices about what you consume.
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Top Comments (10)
Lot of comments are asking for a recommendation on a good multivitamin mineral. I didn't want to go there - instead I would rather people just start reading labels, do research and understand what they are buying.
My wife just coined a term that you should use! The filler is the killer!
Hi Dr Berg! My workplace did a weight loss competition and my husband and I put your Intermittent fasting and low carb/Keto diet into practice and he won 1st place and I won 3rd! also my husband suffered from high blood pressure and guess what>? You don't even have to guesss probably but his high blood pressure went away! and his cholesterol went WAY down! Since the competition we have been continuing to lose weight and get healthy! Thank you so much for helping so many people. :)
Who else grabbed their multivits and just observed as he listed off one by one all of what he said😂
Please, Dr Berg, keep teaching us what to put in our bodies. Thank you!
The stress caused by all the mixed messages we constantly receive is worse for the health than the substances themselves, IMO. Time to tune out.
Well, I grabbed my One A Day Men's 50+ vitamins and read the label while Dr. Berg listed the bad ingredients to watch for, and all were in my vitamins. What a waste of money, and somehow I knew these multivitamins were a Trojan Horse. Lesson learned.
This is what Big Pharma don't want you to know. Thanks for raising awareness, Dr Berg. You're a real treasure to humanity ❤💯
🧐💭 mmmmmmmmm (“bottles are so heavy because we have rocks 🪨 in them”)… oh my gosh that’s classic!!! 🤭🤣🤣🤣 Good one Doc ..good one 🤪🤪🤪
Just so you know, my full line of high-quality supplements is available on Amazon — search Dr. Berg Supplements.
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Top Comments (10)
Lot of comments are asking for a recommendation on a good multivitamin mineral. I didn't want to go there - instead I would rather people just start reading labels, do research and understand what they are buying.
My wife just coined a term that you should use! The filler is the killer!
Hi Dr Berg! My workplace did a weight loss competition and my husband and I put your Intermittent fasting and low carb/Keto diet into practice and he won 1st place and I won 3rd! also my husband suffered from high blood pressure and guess what>? You don't even have to guesss probably but his high blood pressure went away! and his cholesterol went WAY down! Since the competition we have been continuing to lose weight and get healthy! Thank you so much for helping so many people. :)
Who else grabbed their multivits and just observed as he listed off one by one all of what he said😂
Please, Dr Berg, keep teaching us what to put in our bodies. Thank you!
The stress caused by all the mixed messages we constantly receive is worse for the health than the substances themselves, IMO. Time to tune out.
Well, I grabbed my One A Day Men's 50+ vitamins and read the label while Dr. Berg listed the bad ingredients to watch for, and all were in my vitamins. What a waste of money, and somehow I knew these multivitamins were a Trojan Horse. Lesson learned.
This is what Big Pharma don't want you to know. Thanks for raising awareness, Dr Berg. You're a real treasure to humanity ❤💯
🧐💭 mmmmmmmmm (“bottles are so heavy because we have rocks 🪨 in them”)… oh my gosh that’s classic!!! 🤭🤣🤣🤣 Good one Doc ..good one 🤪🤪🤪
Just so you know, my full line of high-quality supplements is available on Amazon — search Dr. Berg Supplements.