Centrum Silver

[Bruce Tackett]

Last week whilst in the pharmacy section of my grocery store I noticed Centrum Silver multi-vitamins. I thought, what the heck. After a week of taking one a day I really do feel a noticeable difference in my energy level.

[mr potatohead]

I feel an energy boost from drinking an extra cup of coffee - and no 1 week waiting period required.

[Bruce Tackett]

Well, la-di freaking da.

[mr potatohead]

OK, but what about the ".... no 1 week waiting period ...." part?    I thought that was kinda witty?

[mr potatohead]

I was just trying to keep it light, but Henry is having none of that .... even though he's correct, IMO.
Could likely get the same effect from drinking glyphosate (comes from the same chemical company cartel), although I strongly recommend against it if you'd rather stay alive and healthy.
Glyphosate is found in processed foods too, so if you must, you might be able to get your daily glyphosate that way if you don't eat real, organic, unsprayed or otherwise fucked up with chemicals, food.


EDIT: Also, a heads up, if you can find a supplement at the grocer or the pharmacy, it's not worth shit ..... or worse.

[Bruce Tackett]

Oh, for fuck's sake! Here come the experts. There is no placebo effect. I didn't start taking them thinking now I'm going to see how I feel. I started taking them because I decided it might be a good idea to make sure I get my vitamins. After a few days I began noticing that I'm feeling pretty good, and then it dawned on me that it is probably because of the vitamins.

[mr potatohead]

Here is some of what you'll find in Centrum:

Calcium as Calcium Carbonate: This is the least absorbable forms of calcium on the market. A very small percentage is actually absorbed.
Magnesium as Magnesium Oxide: The least absorbable, cheapest form of magnesium.
Iron as Ferrous Fumarate: This form of iron is incredibly constipating.
Vitamin E as DL-Alpha Tocopherol: This is vitamin E and they are using two forms. The “D” form which is natural and the “L” Form which is synthetic. The “L” form is used to “water-down” the more expensive more bioactive “D” form.
The B vitamins: Citing anywhere from 1.1 mg to 15mg per vitamin is a concentration so low as to have no impact on energy levels, as outlined in their claims.
Nickelous Sulfate and Tin: I was unable to locate any references discussing a need for humans to supplement with nickel or tin.

THE "NON-ACTIVE" INGREDIENTS
Though it could easily be argued by any functional medicine expert that the entire pill is non-active given the low dose of poorly absorbable, cheap nutrient varieties, more harm may actually be coming from the non-active ingredients, the binding agents and colourants used to make the pill a pill.

Pregelatinized Corn Starch: This is used as a binder to hold all of the ingredients together. It most likely a genetically modified corn, which presents a number of problems for sensitive people.
Talc: Has been implicated with increased risk of cancer.
Gelatin: Though not inherently a bad product, most of is manufactured from feed lot animal waste. And vegans and vegetarians best beware.
BHT: Butylated hydroxyanisole has been shown to be toxic to the liver, thyroid, kidney, lungs, and affecting blood coagulation. BHT can act as a tumour promoter.
Yellow 6 Lake: Why is there food colouring in a health supplement? Also known as tartrazine or FD&C Yellow #6, this chemical is banned in some European countries. Side effects of ingestion can include gastric upset, diarrhea, vomiting, nettle rash (urticaria), swelling of the skin (angioedema) and migraines, it's also linked to hyperactivity in young children.
Red 40 Lake: Contains chemical compounds, including benzidine and 4-aminobiphenyl, that research has linked with cancer.
Hydrogenated Palm Oil: Hydrogenating any oil converts the fat into an unnatural structure that has shown to be toxic to the body. It forms strong free radicals associated with increased risk of cancer and heart disease.
Maltodextrin: Several studies have linked maltodextrin consumption to the suppression of “good bacteria” in the digestive system increasing risk of gastro symptoms and intestinal inflammation.
Crospovidone: There is an abundance of documented cases of serious allergenic response.
Sodium Benzoate: Especially dangerous because of its destructive effect on DNA. This means that the sodium benzoate consumed today may still be causing problems in future generations. Sodium benzoate is known to specifically attack the mitochondria of DNA.
Sodium Aluminosilicate Used as a food additive for its anti caking effect.

The list of fillers, binding agents, and texturizers goes on. In fact, there are more "non active" ingredients on the ingredient label than actual vitamins and minerals.

[gruntbrain]

Obviously supplements continue to be a guessing game for most of us .

[Bruce Tackett]

Oh, whatever. I'm not going to lie and say, gee, maybe it is all in my head. It's not. I definitely feel better. So, y'all just continue with your posting of the most detrimental poison ever concocted by those evil pharmaceutical companies, and I'll just continue with my Centrum and feel more energized, and we'll leave it at that.

[mr potatohead]

I have a statement and then, a question that may sound a little convoluted until you think about it:
Centrum Silver is made by Pfizer who is a pharmaceutical manufacturer, a medical & chemical related industry.
What motivation do they have to supply an inexpensive multi-vitamin to help you avoid their more expensive drugs, claimed to treat the symptoms for issues that may have been caused by their cheap vitamin product?

[Bruce Tackett]

I just love conspiracies.

[gruntbrain]

Let's just be satisfied that Bruce is doing well and he deserves praise for his frequent sharing(likewise for Mikey and Henry)