know what's going into your body
At GLO Inner Wellness, we're passionate about ingredients, quality, and transparency when it comes to what you put into your body, and you should be too! Even if a product claims to be "clean", "natural", or "sugar-free" - doesn't mean it is healthy or good for you...read that again.
It's time to educate yourself and learn how to make an empowered choice when it comes to what you allow to go into your body. Below, we break down the unhealthy fine print within labels and give you a real look at the harmful ingredients that may be hiding in your "healthy" supplements and products at home.
Unhealthy Fillers & Additives To Check For:
Many supplements or products you use may have these without you even realizing...
- Magnesium stearate/stearate/stearic acid: Can reduce immune function and increases intestinal inflammation.
- Titanium Dioxide: Can cause DNA damage and intestinal inflammation.
- Maltodextrin: Can cause intestinal inflammation
- Silicon Dioxide: Can cause cancer
- Gums: Guar gum/Carrageenan/Agar gum/Tara gum/Locus bean gum (carob gum)/Xanthan gum/gum Acacia. May cause cancer, intestinal inflammation, gas, bloating, decrease gastric emptying, and decrease healthy gut flora.
- Polysorbate 60 and 80: May cause cancer.
- Carboxymethyl cellulose: GI distress and allergic reactions.
- Corn starch: GMO corn
- Citric acid: GMO cor
ingredients, Artificial colors, & Artificial flavors to avoid:
Unhealthy Ingredients:
- Polyethylene glycol (PEG’s): Derived from petroleum and made from ethylene glycol (aka antifreeze.) and shows evidence of genotoxicity and may be carcinogenic.
- Inulin: May cause gas and bloating and GI distress.
Artificial Food Colorings:
- Red 3, Red 40, Blue 1, and Yellows 5 and 6, and others: Chemicals that may cause cancer, hyperactivity (ADHD), allergic reactions, obesity, and are Endocrine disruptors.
Artificial Flavors:
- Chemicals to make a food/supplements taste good: May cause neurologic dysfunction, GI distress, allergic reactions, genetic defects, cancer, decrease bone marrow function and cause anemia.
Preservatives To Check For and Avoid:
Preservatives that may be giving the ingredients in your supplements a longer shelf life, but may be harming you...
- Sodium benzoate: Benzene is a byproduct of this one—a known carcinogen.
- Sulfites: These can cause severe asthma reactions in sensitive individuals. They are also a relatively common trigger for migraines.
- Nitrates or nitrites: In the body these form carcinogenic (cancer-causing) nitrosamines.
- Sodium ascorbate: GMO corn
- Ascorbyl palmitate: GMO corn
- Sodium citrate: GMO corn.
- Citric acid: GMO corn.
- Ascorbic acid: although this is vitamin C, it is derived from GMO corn
Watch For Artificial & Natural Sweeteners:
Understand What Artificial Sweeteners Are And Why They're Bad:
- Aspartame (Equal or NutraSweet): A known Neuroendocrine disruptor and can cause cancer, MS, ALS, and Alzheimer’s.
- High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS): Transformed straight to fat, increasing BMI and triglycerides.
- Sucralose (Splenda): May cause genetic mutations and lower immune function.
- Saccharin (Sweet ’N Low): May cause cancer.
Natural Sweeteners:
- Agave: Transformed straight to fat, increasing BMI and triglycerides.
- Sorbitol / Maltitol / Erythritol/ Xylitol: These sugar alcohols may cause gas, bloating, leaky gut and may decrease fat and nutrient absorption.
Our standard of quality and effectiveness
With a mission to educate and transform the lack of transparency in the supplement space, we are constantly striving at GLO Inner Wellness to deliver only the highest quality, clean, and effective ingredients to you in our product. We worry about the fine print in our supplement so you don't have to, and transparency will always be put first with us.
Our Gut Glo supplement is vegan, gluten-free, non-GMO, clean, made with research backed ingredients, is third-party tested, and is made in the USA in a cGMP certified facility with globally sourced ingredients.
Wanting to get the maximum benefit from our ground-breaking supplement? Read our tips below!
Maximize Your Benefit
While supplements are not magic instant healers, there are some things you can do to maximize the benefits you receive from our supplements:
- Focus on fueling your body with nutrient dense food
- Get enough sleep every night
- Exercise and incorporate movement daily to increase oxygen and nutrients in your body
- Develop good rhythms and routines in your day to day life
- Drink at least half of your body weight in ounces of clean, pure water daily
P.S. For an extra detoxifying tip, try drinking warm water with lemon and or 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar first thing in the morning!
Health Is Not An Overnight Thing
What you put in your body plays a crucial role in your overall health.
Fortunately, it can also be the solution to many issues. While some products may show immediate effects, achieving the full benefits of any supplement requires time. There are no shortcuts on the journey to a healthy body and lifestyle. It's essential to stay consistent, be patient, and give your body the time it needs to heal.
We've spent years perfecting Gut Glo to support you on this journey.
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