Struggling to maintain great hair, skin and nails as you get older?
Do you want to feel like you're looking after yourself as you're ageing?
Meet the ThinkPharm Formula:
How long does it take to see results?
1
MONTH
When most of our positive reviews were submitted
Some customers therefore notice a difference relatively quickly.
3
MONTHS
How long we recommend trying the Formula
Changes in nutritional status can take time, which is why we recommend taking the ThinkPharm Formula consistently for 3 months before judging your experience.
Not every benefit is something you can see or feel
It’s also worth remembering that not every benefit of good nutrition is something you’ll necessarily notice day to day. That's why it's important to look at what the scientific evidence tells us about the benefits. See full benefits below.
Beyond Hair, Skin and Nails - what other benefits could you get from the ThinkPharm Formula?
Every claim on our label has been authorised by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
The EFSA reviews the evidence behind claims relating to supplements and decides whether there’s enough evidence to make a claim.
Have a look at all the claims we can put on our label:
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Inside the Formula: The Nutrients Behind Our Hair, Skin and Nail Support
These are population-level estimates of potential inadequacy. Individual needs vary, and supplementation may have a role where dietary intake is insufficient.
How should these figures be interpreted?
Different studies use different populations, dietary data, assumptions about absorption and definitions of adequate intake. This can produce substantially different estimates.
These findings were among the factors that shaped our formulation. We considered them alongside nutrient form, amount, dietary sources, interactions and potential downsides. They do not establish that every individual is deficient or that supplementation is necessary for everyone.
Food supplements should not replace a varied, balanced diet and healthy lifestyle.
The ThinkPharm Difference - Where Generic Multivitamins Fall Short
Certain vitamins and minerals can be harmful in the form of a supplement
The idea that vitamins in pill form can be bad for you doesn't just come from any study. The main support for this idea comes from a review of many different studies (also known as a meta-analysis). Meta-analyses are thought to be the highest level of evidence within medicine.
In fact, this meta-analysis looked at 296,707 people over 78 different randomised trials.
They found that certain vitamins were linked to an increased risk of death!
In fact, antioxidant vitamins were overall linked to a 10.5% - 21.7% higher likelihood of death (40)!
Which ones in particular?
When you break up the data, people taking beta-carotene (a form of vitamin A often found in multivitamins) had a 24.3% increased risk of dying and people taking vitamin E had a 16.5% increased risk of dying (40).
But there’s even more harms that certain supplemental vitamins have been linked to.
- Calcium supplements are linked to increased risk of strokes, heart attacks and death (41).
- Common forms of iron increase the risk of infections, hospitalisations and death (42).
- Vitamins C and E reduce the benefits that physical exercise has on our fat burning and our risk of diabetes (43).
- Supplementing with manganese has been related to brain lesions (44).
- Common forms of magnesium negatively alter the gut flora (important for the immune system and much more) (45).
- Common forms and doses of folic acid may increase the risk of cancer (46)
- Vitamin A supplements have been linked to birth defects (causes 20 times more birth defect causing chemicals in the body as food derived vitamin A) (47)
On the other hand, none of these effects have been documented with natural versions you get from food.
More research is needed, but in the meantime we think it's wise to take a cautious approach to supplementation.
That's why we exclude the vitamins with uncertain safety profiles, whilst keeping the 18 nutrients and probiotics with the strongest track records.
For the nutrients we don't include, we give you free information on how to ensure nutrient adequacy when you subscribe.
Titanium dioxide: a lesson in why every ingredient matters
We believe health outcomes should come before profitability.
We fundamentally believe that the vast majority of supplement companies are not taking a truly health conscious approach to formulating their supplements.
The best example of this is titanium dioxide.
As recently as August 2022, the most popular vitamin company in the UK (alongside most other brands) was using titanium dioxide in their supplements to make their tablets look whiter.
That's a big problem. Titanium in the brain has been linked to Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Motor Neurone Disease (49). The science shows that we don't really know whether the titanium we consume ends up in the brain or whether it is only titanium from polluted air that can lead to these neurological problems (49).
Also, as far back as 2011 scientists suspected it may cause cancer in humans (48). Yet for 11 years the supplement companies did nothing.
In spite of the fact they supposedly have scientific advisory boards made up of Oxford professors, "top nutritionists/dietitians" and doctors.
To avoid taking risks with people's health, in February 2022, the EU decided to ban the use of titanium dioxide in foods and supplements (50).
Our approach is simple. Don't put anything in there that isn't needed.
We feature some very small amounts of excipients because they are needed.
In the ingredients section we show these excipients, the quantities included and their purpose.
That way you can be confident that you're not getting anything harmful.
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