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It's What's Inside That Counts It’s What’s Inside That Counts HIGH-QUALITY NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS YOU CAN TRUST WHY PURE ENCAPSULATIONS® We offer the most comprehensive GOODNESS ENCAPSULATED DRIVEN BY SCIENCE At Pure Encapsulations®, we know it’s what’s inside Pure Encapsulations® is driven by science, and line of supplements that counts. We’ve spent 30 years researching, the proof is in our products. Every supplement is FREE FROM: ** innovating, and developing our comprehensive line made using only premium ingredients sourced from of premium supplements, made with high-quality, trusted suppliers around the world and guided pure ingredients, backed by verifiable science to by our team of scientific and medical experts. So complement your plan of care. Everything you patients can feel as confident about what they put need and nothing you don’t— that’s goodness into their bodies as you are recommending it. encapsulated. 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These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. 7 ™ Manganese (as manganese citrate) 2 mg ™ O.N.E. Multivitamin Chromium (as chromium polynicotinate) 200 mcg O.N.E. Multivitamin Comparison ® With Metafolin® L-5-MTHF Molybdenum (as TRAACS molybdenum glycinate chelate) 75 mcg Boron (as boron glycinate) 1 mg ONCE-DAILY NUTRIENT ESSENTIALS WITH Inositol 25 mg SUSTAINED-RELEASE COQ10 ™ ® CoenzymeQ10 (as CoQ10 and as 18% from MicroActive 50 mg Leading Brand O.N.E. Multivitamin Indications: CoQ10-cyclodextrin complex Preservatives Sodium benzoate, sorbic acid, BHT None • Men and women age 18 and over Alpha lipoic acid 50 mg FloraGLO® lutein 3 mg Vitamin Distinctions: Zeaxanthin 500 mcg Colors Artificial red, yellow & blue aluminum lake None • Provides vitamins A, B, C, D and E in highly bioavailable forms Lycopene 500 mcg ® • Includes Metafolin L-5-methyltetrahydrofolate (L-5-MTHF), the Other ingredients: vegetarian capsule (cellulose, water), hypoallergenic naturally occurring, universally metabolized form of folate plant fiber (cellulose), ascorbyl palmitate, potato starch Sweeteners Sucrose None Special Features: Metafolin® is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany. • Convenient one-capsule-per-day dosing Hydrogenated Oils Yes (palm oil) None ® • Antioxidant complex includes alpha lipoic acid and a blend of FloraGLO is a registered trademark of Kemin Industries, Inc. ® CoQ and sustained-release water-soluble MicroActive Q ® ® 10 10 Zeaxanthin is sourced from OPTISHARP brand. OPTISHARP ‡ Animal Products Yes (gelatin) Vegetarian • Choline and inositol for healthy cognitive function is a trademark of DSM. • Supports cellular health with 500 mcg lycopene and 50 mcg TRAACS® is a registered trademark of Albion Laboratories, Inc. (2,000 IU) vitamin D‡ Allergens None None ® ® • Helps maintain macular and retinal health with 3 mg lutein and ChromeMate brand niacin-bound chromium. ChromeMate & logo 500 mcg zeaxanthin‡ are trademarks of Lonza or its affiliates. ® Acacia gum, calcium stearate, crospovidone, 1 capsule daily, with a meal. MicroActive is a registered trademark of BioActives, LLC. Excipients hypromellose, polyethylene glycol, polyvinyl alcohol, Potato starch Each (size 00) vegetarian capsule contains: talc, titanium dioxide Multivitamins, Vitamins & Minerals Vitamin A (as vitamin A acetate and 73% beta carotene) 1,125 mcg Vitamin C (as ascorbic acid) 180 mg O.N.E.™ Multivitamin Quantity Order Code Range from 100-250%+ DV; includes activated B Vitamin D (as cholecalciferol) (D3) 50 mcg (2,000 IU) Generally 100% DV; does not contain activated 60 ONE6 Vitamins vitamins: Metafolin®, methylcobalamin, riboflavin 5’ vitamins Vitamin E (as d-alpha tocopherol succinate) 20 mg 30 ONE3 phosphate, pyridoxal 5’ phosphate Thiamin (as thiamin HCl) (B1) 3 mg Riboflavin (as vitamin B2 and 43% riboflavin 5' phosphate 3 mg Carbonate, phosphate, chloride, oxide, sulfate & (activated B2)) Minerals Chelated; amino acids/Krebs cycle intermediates Niacin (as niacinamide) 20 mg sodium forms Vitamin B6 (as pyridoxine HCl and 38% pyridoxal 5' phosphate 4 mg (activated B6)) Metafolin® is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany. Folate (as Metafolin®, L-5-MTHF) 667 mcg DFE (400 mcg L-5-MTHF) Vitamin B12 (as methylcobalamin) 500 mcg Biotin 300 mcg Pantothenic acid (as calcium pantothenate) (B5) 10 mg Choline (as choline bitartrate) 25 mg Iodine (as potassium iodide) 150 mcg Zinc (as zinc citrate) 25 mg Selenium (as selenomethionine) 70 mcg 8 Ask your pharmacist about Pure Encapsulations today or visit PureEncapsulations.com for more information. ‡These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. 9 Drug-Nutrient Depletions Did you know that common drugs have the potential to deplete critical nutrients? Ask your pharmacist how products from Pure Encapsulations can support drug-nutrient depletion. Potential Nutrient ® Drug Category
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