Unboxed: 21 supplements to stock for 2021
The supplements aisle has shifted during all the pandemonium. Stay current with these selections.
December 22, 2020
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Delivery format: 300 g powder Servings per container: 30 Category: Immunity SRP: $99.00 Key ingredients: Clinically validated dose of ResistAid larch arabinogalactan—shown in published human studies to reduce colds incidence by 23% plus improves antibody response to multiple vaccines (note: it has not been tested on the COVID-19 one). Also contains a solid dose of Wellmune branded baker’s yeast beta-glucan, which primes the immune system for optimal efficiency. And 21 other ingredients—but you get the idea. Company’s also got a compelling back story.
Delivery format: 30 capsules Servings per container: 30 Category: Bone SRP: $18.00 Key ingredients: Long-chain menaquinone-7 (MK-7) form of vitamin K2, which properly places calcium in the body—out of the arteries (hardening of the arteries is the No. 1 cardio condition) and into the bones. Also contains a decent dose of 2,500 IU vegetarian-source vitamin D3, which also helps with calcium placement.
Delivery format: 45 ml (1.5 fl oz.) in a spray pump. Servings per container: 90 Category: Immunity SRP: $15.28 Key ingredients: Olive leaf extract, an antiviral, antibacterial, antifungal botanical. Also includes peppermint, lemon, menthol and sage. Convenient, and tastes great.
Delivery format: 1 lb 7.21 oz (658 g) powder Servings per container: 14 Category: Immunity SRP: $51.00 Key ingredients: Get ready to hear about immune rejuvenation—the immune boost is bust! You can actually build immunity like you can muscles in a gym. The Himalayan Tartary Buckwheat is the newest superfood with provocative abilities around cellular rejuvenation. There’s also enough pea and rice protein for 17 grams of protein per serving. Founded by the nutrition industry’s smartest person, Jeffrey Bland, Ph.D.
Delivery format: Capsules and spray Servings per container: 30 and 60 (spray) Category: Immunity, General Wellness SRP: $59.95 Key ingredients: All the botanical heavies—echinacea, olive leaf, garlic, tea tree, bilberry, white willow bark and more. In sum, the three SKUs work on immunity as it relates to the microbiome, respiratory system and wellness.
Delivery format: 16 fl oz / 473 ml liquid. Servings per container: 32 tbsp Category: Cognitive, Immunity SRP: $44.97 Key ingredients: Liposomal vitamin C gives it the bioavailability percentage about matching intravenous. That’s powerful. The citrus vanilla flavor approximates the orange color associated with vitamin C.
Delivery format: 60 vegan liquid Phyto-Caps Servings per container: 30 Category: Immunity SRP: $29.99 Key ingredients: Astragalus root deserves more acclaim than it currently receives. Maybe Gaia can bring the “prolongs life” TCM herb into the immunity realm for its ability to increase white blood cell production and fight viral infections. (It’s also been shown to maintain telomere length—a marker of aging.)
Delivery format: 400 ml (13.52 fl oz) Servings per container: 80 Category: Heart, Vision, Joint SRP: $23.99 Key ingredients: Alaskan Cod Liver Oil, totaling 450 mg EPA and 400 mg DHA per teaspoon. There’s also DPA, which is new, coming in at 48 mg.
Delivery format: 30 liquid capsules Servings per container: 30 Category: Stress, Adaptogens SRP: $33.35 Key ingredients: Full-spectrum hemp CBD, of course. Which is fused (get it? HempFusion) in this formulation with the Sensoril brand ashwaghanda branded ingredient, which was shown to favorably change both objective and subjective measures of stress in chronically stressed people.
Delivery format: 120 vegetarian capsules Servings per container: 30 Category: Immunity, General Wellness SRP: $41.99 Key ingredients: Royal jelly is the innovation, but also with spirulina, seaweed, green tea and L-carnosine. The idea is to protect against cell deterioration and free radical damage. The stem cell story is these antioxidants proliferate to create specialized cells such as blood, brain and skin cells.
Delivery format: Powder satchels Servings per container: 42 Category: Weight Management, Blood Sugar, General Wellness SRP: $225 Key ingredients: The innovative green banana and high-amylose maize combo act as a resistant starch fiber source that brings the net carbs of this protein and multivitamin shake down to only 7 grams per serving.
Delivery format: 60 tablets Servings per container: 30 Category: Aging SRP: $149.95, includes two DNA test kits so you can track your progress over seven months. If the markers move, you’ve got lifetime customers on your hands. Key ingredients: LifeAKG brand calcium alpha-ketoglutarate, which was shown in a recent mammal study to slow 31 different genetic markers of aging, as well as reduce inflammation and detox. The upshot is a possibility of increasing healthspan—the years when you get old and frail. Now cut back on the frail part.
Delivery format: 30 capsules Servings per container: 30 Category: Digestive SRP: $39.99 Key ingredients: 15 probiotic strains totaling 20 billion CFUs derived from fermented real foods. To improve efficacy, the formulation also contains a prebiotic and postbiotic—the healthy compounds produced by probiotics (a unique proposition). No GMOs, gluten, wheat, dairy, soy or the dirty excipient magnesium stearate.
Delivery format: Liquids in a phospholipid base for superior bioavailability Servings per container: 20 or 25 Category: Stress, Immunity, Detox, General Wellness SRP: $600 Key ingredients: This is quite the extensive package and program. But these are no ordinary times, right? The three-month program has three sets of supplements. Month one is Liver Sauce to detox ($120 for 20 servings), Glutathione Complex ($80 for 20 servings) and Cat’s Claw Elite ($42.50 for 50 servings). Month two is AMPK Charge, to support activation of the metabolic AMPK pathway—a regulator of metabolism, energy and weight, Liposomal Glutathione ($45 for 50 servings), and Quintessential Isotonic 0.9 Sachets of minerals ($44 for 30 servings). Month three is to reorient yourself to the next phase, featuring NAD+ Platinum ($75 for 40 servings), Liposomal Ultra Vitamin ($50 for 20 servings), QuintEssential Isotonic, and Broad Spectrum Hemp CBD extract ($50 for 25 servings). The program also includes educational materials.
Delivery format: 1 fl. oz. (45 ml) in a dropper. One drop is 2,000 IU vitamin D3. Servings per container: 900 Category: Immunity, Bone, General Wellness SRP: $21.99 Key ingredients: Vitamin D3. What’s notable is 2,000 IU in a single drop—most other brands have 1,000 IU per drop, so compare the IU per drop in your set. Plus, this is uniquely in an olive oil base, which tastes great.
Delivery format: 198 grams (6.98 oz) powder Servings per container: 30 Category: Immunity, Cognitive SRP: $39.99 Key ingredients: Alpha GPC for memory, learning and power output in athletes; L-Theanine to make you relaxed but not drowsy, L-Tyrosine for alertness and memory when stressed, the high-quality methylcobalamin form of vitamin B12 for better energy and cognitive function, along with reishi mushrooms.
Delivery format: Soft gel Servings per container: 30 Category: CBD SRP: $35 Key ingredients: Cannabinoids CBD and CBG join forces with efficacious pain-relief-supporting herbs including white willow and black seed oil to tackle cramping and PMS symptoms in women. CBG is a nutrient found in hemp extract that minimizes the brain's experience of pain though its unique interaction with the endocannabinoid system.
Delivery format: Tea bags Servings per container: 20 Category: Adaptogens SRP: $8.95 Key ingredients: Eleuthero, previously called Siberian ginseng but mandated a name change in the 2004 farm bill at the behest of Wisconsin ginseng growers. It deserves its reputation (and sales) back—it was one of the earliest adaptogens studied, by Russian researchers in the 1940s, along with ginseng. The packaging is tasteful—clean and beautiful and a little exotic. The tea tastes mild and earthy with a sweet aftertaste.
Delivery Format: 50 ml (1.7 fl. oz) pump action Servings per container: 50 Category: Adaptogens, General Wellness SRP: $54.00s Key ingredients: In its special phospholipid base for ultra absorption, Joaugulan, goji, maca, ginseng, Schisandra, rhodiola, astragalus, reishi, stinging nettle, ashwagandha, Tribulus and more. It’s a power-packed formulation in an superior delivery format. Bam!
Delivery format: 60 delayed-release vegetable capsules Servings per container: 30 Category: Immunity, Digestion SRP: $34.99 Key ingredients: 10 billion CFUs of five different probiotic strains; colostrum. What else we like: BIPOC brand Naturade has transformed itself under new management, and keeps delivering quality ingredients into spot-on formulations that are different from other products. Its Microguard coating protects the probiotics until they reach the lower GI tract.
Delivery format: 60 vegetarian capsules Servings per container: 30 Category: Cognitive/Performance SRP: $18.99 Key ingredients: KSM-66 brand ashwagandha at the scientifically validated dose of 300 mg twice daily. This ingredient helps boost productivity—22 published studies reveal benefits on both mind and body—stress relief, brain health, sports performance and sexual health. USDA organic, Non GMO Project verified, gluten-free, ISO 9001, certified raw and clean and 17 other certifications.
Delivery format: 60 vegetarian capsules Servings per container: 30 Category: Cognitive/Performance SRP: $18.99 Key ingredients: KSM-66 brand ashwagandha at the scientifically validated dose of 300 mg twice daily. This ingredient helps boost productivity—22 published studies reveal benefits on both mind and body—stress relief, brain health, sports performance and sexual health. USDA organic, Non GMO Project verified, gluten-free, ISO 9001, certified raw and clean and 17 other certifications.
The ground has shifted mightily in the supplements aisle in the last year. Supplements sales are way up, and immunity supplements are off the charts. In fact, immune-support supplements may be turning out to be the next multivitamin—the foundation of health.
Click through to read about 21 supplements that will fly off shelves in 2021. They’re immunity-forward, but half of them cover other conditions.
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