What is magnesium stearate, silicon dioxide, and microcrystalline cellulose in your supplements?Updated 7 months ago

Some important points to know:

• These are flow agents (preventing individual ingredients from sticking to each other). Without them, we wouldn’t be able to guarantee the accuracy of therapeutic dosing of certain supplements. 

• They are inactive ingredients. 

• Magnesium stearate breaks down into magnesium + stearic acid in the stomach. Both of these are nutrients we consume daily in real, whole foods (such as nuts, poultry, fish, eggs, cacao, etc.). 

• Silicon dioxide is naturally found in foods such as green leafy vegetables, peppers, sprouts, oats, grains etc. These foods likely account for an overwhelmingly larger amount of silicon dioxide one might ingest than via any supplement. 

• Silicon dioxide has a very long safety rating and some studies even show it may actually have beneficial effects on human health.

• The only inconclusive research on silicon dioxide involves the safety of nano-sized silicon dioxide particles. And we do not use nano-sized particles in our supplement formulations.

• Microcrystalline cellulose has a very long safety rating and some studies even show it may actually have beneficial effects on human health. 

• Microcrystalline cellulose is not broken down during digestion and therefore has no appreciable absorption. In such miniscule quantities (as found in our supplements), there is essentially no effect on the body. In very large quantities, it may encourage bowel movement. 

Of course, if you have a known reaction to any of these inactive ingredients, you would want to avoid them. Otherwise, we are confident in their safety.