Summary: Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) is one of the most common ingredients in the LabDoor database. It is commonly used as a colorant in pharmaceuticals and supplements, as the compound that gives many pills and powders a bright white color. In…
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Ginkgo Biloba and Aspirin–Dangerous Side Effects
What Is Ginkgo Biloba? Ginkgo Biloba is one of the most popular herbal supplements in the world, used as a natural remedy for centuries in Asia. It has gained recent international attention as a supplement with the potential power to…
Ginseng Benefits and Risks
Ginseng is a natural herb root with a huge list of claimed health benefits. Ginseng is a common active ingredient on product labels, found in everything from supplements and energy drinks to teas and even cosmetics. But is Ginseng truly…
Benefits of Organic Cosmetics
Thanks to modern scientific advances and increasing environmental awareness, we now have more access to commercial organic products. This includes the rapidly-expanding organic cosmetics market. Most standard cosmetics include a wide variety of chemicals, preservatives, and contaminants, which can come…
Are Herbal Dietary Supplements Safe?
In 2010, America’s top federal regulatory watchdog, the GAO (United States Government Accountability Office), took on the topic of herbal dietary supplements. Specifically, they collected data to measure the expected safety and efficacy of these products, along with isolating obvious…
Creatine Use
Creatine is a naturally-occurring compound used by the body to help provide energy to muscles and organs. When used as a supplement, the creatine is designed to provide an energy reserve for longer, better workouts. Performance-boosting drugs such as steroids…
Deceptive Marketing of Weight Loss Supplements
Down, but not Out: Xenadrine EFX, CortiSlim, and TrimSpa Xenadrine, CortiSlim, and TrimSpa all experienced significant financial successes in the first half of the 1990’s selling weight loss supplements using flashy TV and print advertisements and a number of questionable…
Do HCG Weight Loss Drops Work? Is HCG Treatment Safe?
HCG stands for Human Chorionic Gonadotropin, which is a hormone that the female body produces during pregnancy. Essentially, the hormone’s native function tells the brain to release fat stores. This led formulators and manufacturers to advertise the benefits of HCG…
What Are Superfoods?
Blueberries, tomatoes, spinach, salmon, almonds, and wheat germ. These products are all great, natural additions to a healthy diet, but are they super? On one hand, they are excellent sources of vitamins, minerals, fiber, antioxidants, and more. Their sales have…
What is The Raspberry Ketone Diet?
Raspberries are often listed among the top ‘superfoods’ for healthy diets. But recent health claims, initiated by supplements manufacturers and perpetuated by health experts like Doctor Oz, argue that a chemical extract of red raspberries, called raspberry ketone, can help…