The panel on the back of the bottle is the only part of a supplement that is legally required to be accurate. Learning to read it takes a minute.
Why this matters
Supplements are sold on trust, and trust should rest on a label you can read and claims you can check. Understanding reading supplement labels lets you weigh any product, ours included, on its merits. Buyers who read labels are harder to fool, and the whole category improves when they ask harder questions.
Top to bottom
Serving size first, because every number below depends on it. Then each active ingredient with its amount and, for vitamins and minerals, a percent daily value. Botanicals show the plant part and any standardisation, such as 95% curcuminoids.
What missing amounts mean
Some labels name an ingredient without a milligram figure, or group several inside a proprietary blend with one total. Both are legal. Both mean you cannot compare the dose with research. Treat them as a limit, not a scandal.
The other ingredients line
Capsule material, fillers, flow agents and colours. Gelatin capsules are not vegetarian; look for cellulose if that matters. Allergen statements appear here too.
Four things to try this week
- Serving size first, always.
- Compare amounts with the NIH fact sheet for that nutrient.
- A missing amount is a fact worth knowing.
- Keep the bottle; websites change, labels do not.
Mistakes we see often
- Believing a website over the printed panel on the bottle.
- Doubling the serving to hurry results.
- Treating natural as a synonym for harmless.
- Confusing extract milligrams with raw herb milligrams.
Where Lungora fits
Since we make Lungora, you might expect this section to say the capsule fixes reading supplement labels. It does not, and we will not pretend. Almost everything above is about air, movement and habit. Our contribution is smaller: one capsule at breakfast carrying magnesium glycinate 80 mg, alpha lipoic acid, butcher's broom, L-carnitine, turmeric 95% and CoQ10. Put it at the bottom of the list, underneath the free things, and keep it there.
On transparency: Lungora supplies 80 mg of magnesium glycinate plus five further named ingredients, alpha lipoic acid, butcher's broom, L-carnitine, turmeric extract and CoQ10, in a once-daily capsule. Those five amounts are not on the panel, and we would rather you learn that here than on a review site. You can read more about how Lungora works and Lungora benefits on the Lungora site.
When to see a doctor
Nutrients with real activity can interact with real medicines. Before using any supplement, talk to a pharmacist if you take blood thinners, diabetes, blood pressure or thyroid drugs, have kidney disease, are pregnant or nursing, or have surgery ahead. Rash, swelling or unusual bruising are reasons to stop and ask.
In brief: reading supplement labels
- A Supplement Facts panel lists serving size, each ingredient with its amount and percent daily value where one exists, and other ingredients such as capsule material.
- Top to bottom: start here.
- The other ingredients line: where small daily choices show up.
- A capsule such as Lungora is optional and comes after medical care, never instead of it.
Direct orders only
The guarantee and fresh stock apply only to orders from the Lungora official website.
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Must labels show every ingredient amount?
Only for vitamins and minerals with a daily value. Other ingredients can be named without amounts or grouped in a blend.
Which magnesium form is easiest on the stomach?
Glycinate and citrate. Oxide is cheap, poorly absorbed and laxative.
How long does the Lungora guarantee last?
Sixty days from the purchase date on orders placed through the official website.
Sources
About this piece: prepared by the Lungora team from the public references below, with product facts verified against our own label. It is educational and cannot replace your doctor's advice.