I have taken Seeking Health prenatals faithfully for over 5 years, and up until recently, I would have recommended them to anyone. However, I am deeply disappointed by the direction the company’s values are taking.
Recently, they started dropping little fragrance/scented tablets into the bottles that make the vitamins smell and taste like you are spraying perfume directly into your mouth— it is utterly disgusting. It has been horrible to take non pregnant as well as a nightmare for anyone dealing with pregnancy nausea. What’s worse, customers have been complaining about this orange-scented insert for at least 8 months, and the company is still shipping out bottles with it, stating they "don't know when new batches won't have it." Expecting loyal customers to just deal with it or to ship bottles back for a refund, all while letting this drag on for nearly a year, feels like corporate greed plain and simple.
To make matters worse, it seems they have also lowered the amounts of some essential supplements, apparently trying to "serve more people" at the expense of formula potency.
This isn't the first red flag, either. Previously, there was a California Proposition 65 warning on the Optimal Man vitamin. Thankfully, they seem to have resolved that issue. When you are paying a premium, top-tier price tag for supplements, there should be zero doubt about purity or potency. Men and women take these vitamins in the hopes of a healthy, optimal pregnancy—there is zero room for…
