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Originally Posted by pinkynose
In supplements under "Other Ingredients" it never tells you the amounts of these other ingredients. According to the doctor you could buy a vitamin with only 1 filler listed and actually have more filler used in this product then in another that listed 3-4 fillers....
According to this doctor the company she "promotes" (no names) uses a method to cut down on the amount of filler needed especially with anti-adherents/lubricant issues. The way this is accomplished is keeping the humidity very low in the processing area through large dehumidifiers, etc. keeping the active ingredients from clumping.
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It's very hard to cut down on the amount of excipients and fillters, even for top notch supplement companies. Not having these things will slow down the manufacturing process and can even bring it to a stand still by gumming up the machines. Many manufacturers won't accept products without fillers.
I have found one multivitamin that has ZERO fillters and it's offered at a low price. I don't take a multi, but this is the one I buy for my husband.
http://purevitaminclub.com/products.html
You can also buy it on amazon, however the price is slightly more there.
The guy who made this product almost died from cancer in 2007. When he looked at the back of his multivitamin he was taking he didn't like what he saw - things that he felt would contribute to his cancer. So he made his own. He did have a hard time finding a place to get it manufactured.