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Dr. Cutler's Essential Youth

by True Health · capsule · 60 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 16683
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 30 servings

Dr. Cutler's Essential Youth by True Health lists 16 ingredients, 16 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 50 mg of vitamin C, 40 IU of vitamin E, 100 mcg of folic acid and 27 mg of calcium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 21, 2012.

What is in Dr. Cutler's Essential Youth?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 capsules. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).

Dr. Cutler's Essential Youth: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 16683, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid50 mg83%Vitamin C in Dr. Cutler's Essential Youth against 18,583 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg50 mg

77% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg).

Vitamin Eas D-Alpha-Tocopherol SuccinateVitamin E (Form: as D-Alpha Tocopherol Succinate)40 IU133%Vitamin E in Dr. Cutler's Essential Youth against 6,459 products40 IU per serving; the middle half of products list 15 IU to 100 IU, the median 30 IU.40 IU

Higher than 58% of 6,459 products listing vitamin E (median 30 IU).

Folic Acid100 mcg25%Folate in Dr. Cutler's Essential Youth against 7,022 products100 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mcg to 400 mcg, the median 400 mcg.100 mcg

86% of 7,022 products listing folate give more (median 400 mcg).

Calciumas Calcium Phosphate TribasicCalcium (Form: as Calcium Phosphate Tribasic)27 mg3%Calcium in Dr. Cutler's Essential Youth against 17,831 products27 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg27 mg

87% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg).

Seleniumas L-SelenomethionineSelenium (Form: as L-Selenomethionine)50 mcg71%Selenium in Dr. Cutler's Essential Youth against 7,658 products50 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 27 mcg to 100 mcg, the median 55 mcg.DV 55 mcgUL 400 mcg50 mcg

56% of 7,658 products listing selenium give more (median 55 mcg).

Vinpocetine5 mgVinpocetine in Dr. Cutler's Essential Youth against 181 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 10 mg.5 mg

63% of 181 products listing vinpocetine give more (median 10 mg).

Dmaeas DMAE BitartrateDMAE (Form: as DMAE Bitartrate)10 mgDeanol in Dr. Cutler's Essential Youth against 365 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 150 mg, the median 100 mg.10 mg

96% of 365 products listing deanol give more (median 100 mg).

Quercetin30 mgQuercetin in Dr. Cutler's Essential Youth against 1,548 products30 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 26.5 mg to 250 mg, the median 100 mg.30 mg

70% of 1,548 products listing quercetin give more (median 100 mg).

Hesperidin Complex30 mg
L-Glutathione30 mgGlutathione in Dr. Cutler's Essential Youth against 717 products30 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 200 mg, the median 50 mg.30 mg

54% of 717 products listing glutathione give more (median 50 mg).

Alpha Lipoic Acid30 mgAlpha Lipoic Acid in Dr. Cutler's Essential Youth against 2,407 products30 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 150 mg, the median 50 mg.30 mg

64% of 2,407 products listing alpha lipoic acid give more (median 50 mg).

Phosphatidylserine50 mgPhosphatidylserine in Dr. Cutler's Essential Youth against 641 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 150 mg, the median 100 mg.50 mg

68% of 641 products listing phosphatidylserine give more (median 100 mg).

CDP Choline50 mgCiticoline in Dr. Cutler's Essential Youth against 206 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 125 mg to 250 mg, the median 250 mg.50 mg

91% of 206 products listing citicoline give more (median 250 mg).

Ginkgo leaf extractas ginkosidesGinkgo leaf extract (Form: 24% ginkosides) PlantPart: leaf80 mgGinkgo in Dr. Cutler's Essential Youth against 1,339 products80 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 120 mg, the median 60 mg.80 mg

Higher than 56% of 1,339 products listing ginkgo (median 60 mg).

Acetyl L-Carnitineas Acetyl L-Carnitine HClAcetyl L-Carnitine (Form: as Acetyl L-Carnitine HCl)100 mgAcetyl L-Carnitine in Dr. Cutler's Essential Youth against 933 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mg to 525 mg, the median 500 mg.100 mg

80% of 933 products listing acetyl L-carnitine give more (median 500 mg).

Marine Lipid complexas DHA, EPAMarine Lipid complex (Form: 16% EPA and DHA)100 mg
Rnaas sodium ribonucleic acidRNA (Form: as sodium ribonucleic acid)150 mgRNA in Dr. Cutler's Essential Youth against 159 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 47.5 mg, the median 20 mg.150 mg

Higher than 96% of 159 products listing RNA (median 20 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 16683 (entered December 21, 2012), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.

Is that a lot?

The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:

  • 86% of the 7,022 products that print an amount of folate list more than its 100 mcg of folic acid (filed by NIH under folate) (median 400 mcg).
  • 96% of the 365 products that print an amount of deanol list more than its 10 mg of dmae (filed by NIH under deanol) (median 100 mg).
  • 91% of the 206 products that print an amount of citicoline list more than its 50 mg of CDP choline (filed by NIH under citicoline) (median 250 mg).
  • Its 150 mg of rna (filed by NIH under RNA) is higher than 96% of the 159 RNA products that print an amount; 6 list more.

The NIH database records one serving a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.

The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.

Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.

Which products have the closest formulas?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Dr. Cutler's Essential Youth's, rare ingredients counting for more.

Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.

What does the label say about taking it?

Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.

Directions
Suggested Use: Take two capsules once daily before a meal or as directed by your healthcare professional.
Warnings
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
Storage
STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 16683.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Magnesium Silicate, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Sharp-PS(R); MADE IN U.S.A; SCIENTIFICALLY FORMULATED DOCTOR APPROVED.

How many labels does Dr. Cutler's Essential Youth have?

One label is on file, entered on December 21, 2012.

  1. Label 16683 (current) Entered December 21, 2012 · on the market · 60 capsules

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names True Health(TM) (distributor), Hueytown, AL. All True Health products.

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