Excipients...

Yep, I actually wasn't very familiar with this class of of ingredient
either and when I read this quick article from Jeff Anderson, I
checked a few of the supplements in my cabinet...sure enough,
I found 'em.

This is worth reading:

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Bodybuilding Supplements Ingredient Shocker!
By Jeff Anderson

When it comes to building muscle, I’m a big fan of adding the
right supplements to your bodybuilding plan.

But I hate being held hostage by greedy supplement manufacturers
who hock worthless junk supplements to hard-working gym rats.

And one of the sneakiest tricks played on us…

…Excipients!

Big word…with an even BIGGER impact on both your fitness program
results AND your wallet!

Let me explain…

In the manufacturing process, supplement ingredients need to pass
through a bunch of machinery before they make it into those tiny
capsules and tablets.

To keep the machinery from getting all clogged up, fillers (called
“excipients”) are added to the supplement ingredients that keep it
either in powdered form OR cement it all together into a tablet.

The most common of these excipients are…

…Magnesium Stearate

…Mircronized Silica

…Microcrystalline Cellulose

(Check your current ingredients…most likely they’re in there!)

Why Bodybuilding Supplement Fillers Are Holding Back
Your Best Muscle Gains…

The problem with these excipients is that the same additives that
keep the active ingredients moving through the machines can
actually STOP them being absorbed by your body!

You see, these particles are like little cement bags and when
they hit your digestive tract, they “bond” together like concrete.

Unfortunately, they can also form a protective wall around the
main supplement ingredients you’re thinking is working for you in
your body and prevent it from being assimilated.

Not cool, right?

This is one of the main reasons that people “in the know” have
switched to buying their own supplement ingredients and making
their own formulas.

No machinery needed!

You just take the raw ingredients and mix them up yourself!

Making your own supplements is super easy!

Check out the sample “how to video” and bodybuilding supplement recipe here...

The result is BETTER RESULTS and DRASTICALLY less money
spent on what you now know as somewhat “worthless” commercial
supplements.

Pull out a few of the supplements you’ve purchased recently to see
if it contains any of the excipients listed in this article and then
consider making your own bodybuilding supplements from scratch.

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So that's the scoop - definitely something to watch out for in your
supplements. I've actually used some of the advice the Jeff has given
me in putting together my own supplement mixtures and it's been
very effective.

He also gave me a great source for buying your own bulk ingredients -
http://www.purebulk.com. It's a no-frills place to buy single ingredients
at a BIG discount. Then you can take these singular ingredients and
make up your own formulas or follow what Jeff recommends in terms
of supplement "recipes."

Nick

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