Fillers and Preservatives
You would be amazed if you found out what manufacturers can
legally put into supplements in terms of additives,
fillers, and binders without having to list these
items on the label. Most all of them utilize raw materials
containing
- lactose, sodium
benzoate, BHA, BHT, hydrogenated oils
as
fillers and preservatives. These ingredients often cause allergic
reactions, and many are
harmful to the animal ingesting them.
Lubricants
and Flowing Agents
These same companies utilize lubricants and flowing agents
such as
- stearic
acid, magnesium stearate, ascorbyl
palmitate
Magnesium
stearate appears by far the
most popular one. Read the labels! They add absolutely
no value to the supplement content. Their only purpose is
to make the manufacturing process easier because they keep
ingredients from sticking to the machinery. These lubricants
are saturated fats. They tend to engulf the active
ingredients which interferes with their absorption.
It is like throwing a good portion of your pet's supplements
away.
Binders,
Glues and Coloring Agents
Whenever you use supplements in tablet form, beware!
- All
tablets contain binders and glues to keep their shape.
- Many
tablets contain artificial coloring agents to make
them look "prettier". Titanium Oxide as a "whitening
agent" is just one example.
Again,
these additives often cause allergic reactions, and
many are detrimental to your dog's, cat's and horse's health.
Why
Thorne Research Vitamins - Supplements?
From its inception 15 years ago Thorne Research has been dedicated
to create "truly hypo-allergenic" products
that are designed for the most sensitive patient. We have
concluded that Thorne Research has some of the cleanest
and purest products on the market. For your dogs, cats
and horses Thorne uses the same manufacturing standards as
for humans:
- This
remarkable company - Thorne Research - does NOT utilize
any of the above additives, flowing agents, or fillers.
- All
products made by Thorne Research come either in liquid,
powder or capsule form. This eliminates the need for
binders and glues.
- Thorne
Research vitamins - supplements may appear more expensive than similar items purchased in a store or from a catalogue.
Think
again! What you don't know may harm your dogs, cats or horses.
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