Who Really Owns the Supplements You’re Taking?

Ah yes.  If you cannot compete, you simply buy them out.  And then of course, you have free rein to meddle with the formulations.  money managers never have the balls to stand against a financial gain in the short term.

It takes real experience and deep understanding to do the right thing.

So seeing massive market ownership afoot, it is hard to accept their claims to purity.

Who Really Owns the Supplements You’re Taking?

Think you’re buying from a trusted brand? Wait until you see who’s profiting.

The Vigilant Fox

May 31

Once upon a time, the supplement industry was led by wellness pioneers—small companies dedicated to purity, integrity, and real healing.

Today? That landscape has been completely hijacked.

Corporate giants like Nestlé, Bayer, and Pfizer have quietly taken over the biggest names in vitamins and supplements.

Today, just 14 mega-corporations dominate the supplement market—including brands many people once trusted, like Centrum (owned by Pfizer), One-A-Day (Bayer), Nature Made (Otsuka Pharmaceutical), and Swanson (Swander Pace Capital).

These brands are now controlled by global giants whose main industries include processed food, agricultural chemicals, and pharmaceutical drugs.

And it’s safe to say they didn’t join the wellness industry to make people healthier. They came to capture a booming market.

When these giant businesses took over the supplement industry, consumers got hit the hardest.

The result? A market where quality took a backseat, and consumers were left with watered-down products.

If you’ve ever taken a supplement and thought, “This doesn’t do anything,” this could explain why. Profits took precedence over quality, and consumers were left with pills that barely move the needle on health.

What’s Really Inside Your Supplements?

When big business took over the supplement industry, they didn’t just buy the brands—they changed what’s in the bottle.

Today’s most popular supplement brands are often loaded with cheap, synthetic additives, designed not to enhance your health, but to reduce costs, expedite production, and prolong shelf life.

Here’s what you may be unknowingly putting in your body when you stick with mainstream brands:

Titanium Dioxide – Makes pills look whiter. Also found to be linked to DNA damage and gut inflammation.

Magnesium Stearate – Agent used to help machines run faster, but likely hinders your body’s absorption of active ingredients.

Trans Fats – Used as cheap fillers. Raise your risk of heart disease.

Artificial Colors (Red 40, Yellow 5 & 6) – Added to make things “look” healthy. Tied to hyperactivity in kids and possible cancer risks.

Talc – Can contain asbestos. Yes, the stuff linked to cancer and lung disease.

Sodium Benzoate – Mixed with vitamin C, it can form benzene, a known carcinogen.

Carrageenan – Found in some “natural” supplements. Linked to gut inflammation and colon cancer in animal studies.

And then there’s the purity problem.

The Epoch Times previously reported that some Amazon supplements were secretly spiked with prescription drugs like diclofenac (an NSAID linked to heart attacks and internal bleeding) and omeprazole (a stomach acid drug that can cause dangerous interactions).

When you don’t know what’s in the product, you’re gambling with your health.

Bottom line: Cheap supplements on Amazon might save you a few bucks now, but you could pay for it later with your health.