With so many celebrities and influencers each promoting the “very best” supplement for this and that, it can be difficult to cut through the hype and determine what you should buy, right? I’m always skeptical of products that I see promoted unless I see the third-party testing results myself. Safety and quality are of utmost importance since this will likely be something you take every week, if not every day.
Recently I was listening to a new local fitness and health podcast called Sweat City and they were discussing using a site they used to find safe and effective supplements called Labdoor. I looked into it and have been impressed by the rigorous testing process and the fact that it is backed by mega-investors like Mark Cuban.
*** Note: I am not in any way affiliated or compensated by Labdoor and all opinions in this post are my own.***
The premise is that Labdoor buys products both from retail stores and online and they test them at FDA-registered labs for 5 things:
- Label Accuracy
- Product Purity
- Nutritional Value
- Ingredient Safety
- Projected Efficacy
I found one of the brands of Fish Oil I have used for a while on Labdoor and was glad to see that it tested as safe on Mercury levels. Labdoor is still a growing site so not all major supplements will be shown on it, but it’s a good place to start when you’re looking to find safe vitamins and supplements or want to check the ones you’re already using. Below are just some of the categories of products that they test. I like that they link to the products as well, making it easy to purchase.
- B-Complex
- BCAA
- Biotin
- Calcium
- CBD Oil
- CoQ10
- Creatine
- Dark Chocolate
- Electrolytes
- Energy
- Fish Oil
- Garcinia Cambogia
- Ginseng
- Glucosamine
- Glutamine
- Green Tea
- Hair Vitamins
- Hemp Oil
- Magnesium
- Meal Replacements
- Melatonin
- Multivitamins
- Pre-Workout
- Prenatal Vitamins
- Probiotics
- Probiotics for Children
- Protein
- Protein Bars
- Vegan Omega-3
- Vitamin B12
- Vitamin B6
- Vitamin C
- Vitamin D
- Zinc
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