In an ideal world, we would get all of our nutrition from food.

That means every nutrient, vitamin, mineral, and antioxidant our body could ever need would come strictly from our diet.

Unfortunately, that isn't possible because some nutrients aren't easy to get from food.

That's why we take vitamins and supplements – to get extra nutrients we may lack in our diet.

Here's the shocking truth:

Not every supplement you take is good for you. In fact, some do more harm than good. Companies cut corners, use ineffective doses and fill their products with useless — or even dangerous ingredients.

They do this because…

1. They know most people won't even bother to read the ingredients label

2. People who do read the label probably won't know what the ingredients mean anyway

You see, most pharmaceutical and health companies value profit over your health. So they fill their products with the cheapest ingredients they can find.

Sadly, they've been able to get away with this practice for a while – and it doesn't seem like it's stopping any time soon.

You want to avoid supplements with ingredients like…

Hydrogenated Oils: Hydrogenated fats increase your LDL cholesterol. This is the type of cholesterol that hardens your arteries, which leads to a higher risk of blood clotting, heart attack or stroke.

Lead, Mercury and PCBs: These are more common in fish oil supplements because some fish accumulate mercury, lead and other contaminants. Without proper precautions, these metals can make your fish oil supplements.

Talc or Magnesium Silicate: These are ingredients you'll find in deodorants. They can cause lung problems when inhaled and talc has been linked to the high rate of stomach cancer in Japan.

Titanium Dioxide: This has been shown to cause lung inflammation and damage, as well as DNA damage. Doesn't sound like something you want to happen just by taking a vitamin.

It's disgusting that companies are putting these cheap, dangerous fillers inside your vitamins.

And if you're ingesting these toxic ingredients, you could be harming yourself without even knowing it.