Wellness & supplements

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£10.0045 tablets (22.5 g vitamin C)

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Ascorbic acid (vitamin C), food grade50-81-7

An effervescent sugar-and-flavour delivery system around ascorbic acid and B vitamins. Food-grade vitamin C powder is the same molecule. This is a supplement deconstruction, not medical advice.

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£12.95100 millilitres

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Magnesium chloride hexahydrate flakes7791-18-6

‘Magnesium oil’ is a saturated solution of magnesium chloride, not a lipid. Flakes from the same Dead Sea / Zechstein geology dissolve in water for pennies. Not a medicine; evidence for transdermal magnesium is mixed.

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£42.0030 sachets (180 g total)

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DIY high-potency electrolyte raw stack7647-14-5 / 7447-40-7

Costs over £1.40 per sachet for about £0.06 worth of common mineral salts. Food supplement comparison, not medical advice.

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£38.0030 servings (180 g bag)

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8-in-1 dual-extracted mushroom extract (30%+ beta-glucans)CAS n/a

Heavily marketed low-ratio mushroom mycelium powder diluted with standard instant coffee. Food supplement, not a medicine.

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£32.45180 g (30 servings)

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Spirulina–chlorella powder + soluble inulin + enzyme stack9005-80-5

Seven proprietary blends hide sub-clinical doses of spirulina, chlorella and enzymes behind cheap chicory root and maltodextrin. Food supplement comparison, not a medicine.

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£38.9960 gummies (30 servings)

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Targeted women’s flora probiotic (50 billion CFU) + bromelain50-81-7 / 9001-00-7

High-sugar gummies with low CFU counts, sold at a prestige markup. Delayed-release capsules give bacteria a better chance of surviving the stomach. Food supplement comparison, not a medicine or a treatment.

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£48.0030 g jar (30-day supply)

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Standardised 50% fulvic acid shilajit extract + zinc & boron stack479-66-3

Unregulated resin jars often lack a standardised fulvic-acid assay and have a poor heavy-metal record. A third-party-tested extract capsule is the less romantic, more measurable option. Food supplement comparison, not a medicine.

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£72.0030-serving pouch

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Magnesium bisglycinate + free-form L-theanine + tart cherry extract14783-68-7 / 3081-61-6

Over £2.40 a cup for cheap, gut-irritating magnesium citrate and micro-dosed botanicals. Bisglycinate plus free-form L-theanine is the same night-time stack without the cocoa tax. Food supplement comparison, not a medicine.

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£28.00500 ml jar (14-day supply)

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Dried organic Irish sea moss (DIY gel) / bladderwrack kelp stack9000-07-1

£28 every fortnight for 90% boiled water and seaweed gel that spoils in two weeks. Dry Irish moss hydrates into litres of the same gel. Food supplement comparison, not a medicine.

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£28.0060 gummies (30 × 3 g servings)

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Micronised creatine monohydrate (200 mesh)6020-87-7

A 30-day tub is often 3 g creatine per day in a sugar gummy, not the 5 g used in most sports-nutrition trials, at roughly 90p a serving. 1 kg of micronised powder is 200 × 5 g servings. Food supplement comparison, not medical advice.

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£34.0060 capsules (300 mg each)

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Berberine HCl 500 mg capsules633-65-8

Social-media ‘natural Ozempic’ branding on ordinary berberine HCl. A 60-capsule 300 mg tub is a short, pricey course next to 120 × 500 mg capsules. Not a medicine and not a substitute for prescribed drugs.

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£11.5059 millilitres

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Rosemary essential oil (Rosmarinus officinalis)8000-25-7

A small dropper of cheap carrier oils with a little rosemary. 25 drops of steam-distilled rosemary in 50 ml of sweet almond oil is about 2% essential oil — the same order of strength, without the 59 ml brand tax.

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£24.9960 gummies (30 × ~2.5 g servings)

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Hydrolysed collagen peptides (bovine or marine)92113-31-0

A month of gummies is often ~75 g of collagen in a lot of sugar. 400 g of unflavoured peptides is the same hydrolysed protein at a few pence a serving. Food supplement comparison, not a cosmetic medicine.

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£9.9515 millilitres (about 100 sprays)

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Cholecalciferol (vitamin D3) 4,000 IU capsules67-97-0

The spray is cholecalciferol in oil with mint. A year’s 4,000 IU capsules is the same vitamin D without the oral-spray story. Food supplement comparison, not a medicine — follow NHS guidance on dose.

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£18.0060 gummies (30 × 2 gummies)

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Biotin (vitamin B7) 1,000 µg tablets58-85-5

A month of gummies is a few milligrams of biotin in sugar. NHS-style NRV is 50 µg; many gummies dump 5,000–10,000 µg because it is cheap and water-soluble. A year of 1,000 µg tablets is the same vitamin without the sweet. Food supplement comparison, not minoxidil and not a medicine.

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£22.0060 gummies (30 × 2 gummies)

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Ashwagandha root extract 600 mg capsules (standardised / KSM-66 style)90147-43-6

The gummy is a under-dosed withanolide extract in sugar. Standardised root extract (often 5% withanolides, or a named KSM-66 capsule) is the same plant without the sweet. Food supplement comparison, not a medicine, not a substitute for prescribed anxiety treatment.

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£16.0060 gummies (30 × 2 gummies)

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Fish oil 1,000 mg capsules (EPA/DHA)8016-13-5

Gummy omega-3 is a few hundred milligrams of oil in a lot of sugar, often well below a 1,000 mg fish-oil capsule. The bulk equivalent is a bottle of 1,000 mg EPA/DHA capsules, not another sweet. Food supplement comparison, not a medicine.