Energy Renew is an energy-boosting powder that contains a number of herbal ingredients, fruits, and chemical compounds, produced by Gundry MD.
This formula specifically appeals to older people. It’s supposed to promote clearer thinking, improve energy levels throughout the day, improve metabolism, protect from free radicals, and more.
Energy Renew is one of the most popular powdered supplements produced by Gundry MD, and since this company is well-known both in the US and globally, I’m keen to take a look at this formula.
If you’re thinking of purchasing Energy Renew, or you also want to take a closer look at it, check out my full Gundry MD Energy Renew review below.
What is Energy Renew?
I’m familiar with the Gundry MD website as I’ve reviewed a few of the Gundry MD products. However, every time I visit the website I’m a little more underwhelmed.
There’s no real personality of the brand, there’s a lack of information about its products, and it seems to be overly pushy and salesy.
The Energy Renew formula looks slightly more interesting, with some color and imagery on its tub.
However, it’s still not exactly eye-catching, and although there’s a lot of text on the product page, there’s not actually a lot of valuable content.
Other Gundry MD supplements I have reviewed that you may be interested in:
Background on Gundry MD
Dr Steven Gundry, a cardiothoracic surgeon, founded Gundry MD in 2016. Due to the fact that Gundry is a popular author and personality, the brand grew quickly and Gundry MD supplements continue to be popular.
The mission of the Gundry MD is to “dramatically improve human health” and the company produces a wide range of supplements alongside the Energy Renew formula.
Unfortunately, though, there are several complaints about the business on the BBB, a lot claiming that the company and its products are a scam.
Energy Renew Benefits
Gundry MD claims that the Energy Renew formula provides an array of benefits.
The formula is supposed to promote clearer thinking, improve energy levels throughout the day, improve metabolism, help your body recover after exercise, and defend the body against free radicals.
Energy Renew Ingredients
Energy Renew contains 15 main ingredients. Two of the ingredients within the formula are fully disclosed, but the rest of the ingredients exist within a proprietary blend.
Therefore, it is impossible to know how much of 13 of the ingredients actually exist within this formula, meaning it’s hard to work out the efficacy of the formula.
However, I’ll be looking more closely at that later in this review. First, let’s take a look at the ingredients label.
Here is the complete list of the Energy Renew ingredients:
- D-Ribose (Bioenergy Ribose®) – 5,000 mg
- N-Acetyl-L-Carnitine – 500 mg
- Polyphenol Blend – 300mg –Beet (Beta vulgaris) Root Extract (1% Nitrate), Hibiscus (Hibiscus sabdariffa) Flower Extract,[Acai, Acerola, Amla, Jabuticaba, Cranberry, Goji, Mangosteen, Maqui Berry, Pomegranate, Strawberry, Schisandra Berry] (Betta Berries”).
- Other Ingredients –Citric Acid, Calcium Silicate, Natural Flavor, Silicon Dioxide, Stevia (Rebaudioside A) Leaf Extract, Maltodextrin.
Here is the supplement label:
How does Energy Renew Taste?
Energy Renew is Passion Fruit flavored, naturally, and it’s sweetened with stevia leaf extract and maltodextrin.
There are actually a number of positive reviews concerning the taste of this formula, which is great!
However, some people think that it tastes too artificially sweet, which it may be if it contains maltodextrin!
Side Effects
There are no side effects associated with the Energy Renew formula.
However, I would suggest that if you are pregnant, nursing, on medication, or have a medical condition, you should consult a doctor before consuming this formula.
Does Energy Renew Work?
Although the amounts of two of the ingredients within the Energy Renew formula are disclosed, the other ingredients within the formula exist within a proprietary blend, meaning it’s impossible to work out the efficacy of the formula.
It’s easy to work out whether or not the two disclosed ingredients are sufficiently dosed.
However, when it comes to the proprietary blend, we’ll have to compare the recommended doses of the ingredients in the blend to the total amount of the blend.
So, let’s do just that!
First, let’s take a look at the two disclosed ingredients.
There’s 5,000mg of D-Ribose in the formula and since the recommended dose sits between 5g – 10g, it hits the minimum recommended dose!
There’s 500mg of N-Acetyl-L-Carnitine in the formula and since the recommended dose of this ingredient sits between 1.5g – 3g, this ingredient is not sufficiently dosed.
The Polyphenol Blend totals 300mg, and although there aren’t many ingredients in the blend that have standard recommended doses, there are a few.
The combined recommended dose of acai, beetroot extract, and Goji berry is 650mg.
Therefore, clearly, not all of the ingredients within this formula are sufficiently dosed.
Overall, there’s only one ingredient within this formula that’s definitely sufficiently dosed and there are certainly other ingredients that are not sufficiently dosed.
Therefore, the formula may not provide the benefits that the brand claims it will.
Additionally, the formula contains maltodextrin, which is a detrimental and artificial ingredient that can raise blood sugar levels.
Energy Renew Reviews
Although there are reviews of the Energy Renew formula on the Gundry MD website, it’s also available to buy on Amazon. Therefore, we can take a look on there to see reviews that are much more likely to be unbiased.
The Energy Renew formula has 461 customer ratings and scores an overall rating of 4.1 stars out of 5 stars.
Most people, even those that leave positive reviews of the formula think that it’s overpriced.
So, let’s take a look at some of these reviews!
Put this in my smoothie every day. Helps with appetite and weight loss and some energy too. The down side is that it has stevia in it and I am sensitive to it. But I have found that if it is mixed in with my food I'm not affected by it. Otherwise it makes me dizzy. Weird but true.5-star review
It works fairly well. If your loaded and you want a decent product for energy, Its for you. For the rest of us we should stick to coffee and multi vitamins! My wife about laughed me outa the house when she found out how much this was😂3-star review
Not worth the $ as there was really no energy boost for me. Will not buy again.1-star review
Money-Back Guarantee / Returns Policy
Gundry MD offers a 90-day money-back guarantee on all of its products.
Where to buy Energy Renew?
You can buy Energy Renew from the Gundry MD website and from Amazon.
Is It Worth The Price?
One tub of Energy Renew contains 30 servings of formula.
You can either buy one, three, or six tubs of formula – you receive more discount the more you buy.
One bottle of Energy Renew costs $74.95, meaning the cost per serving works out at $2.50.
Three bottles of Energy Renew costs $200.85, meaning the cost per serving works out at $2.23.
Six bottles of Energy Renew costs $353.70, meaning the cost per serving works out at $2.10.
Although Energy Review provides a sufficient dose of D-Ribose, I think the formula is overpriced due to the fact that not all of the ingredients are sufficiently dosed.
Even the cheapest cost per serving is expensive for a formula that doesn’t have a sufficiently dosed ingredients label.
My Final Verdict
Unfortunately, I’m not keen on the Energy Renew formula for a few reasons.
Firstly, the most concerning thing about the formula is that it doesn’t have a fully disclosed ingredients label or contain 100% sufficiently dosed ingredients.
Secondly, the formula contains maltodextrin, an ingredient detrimental to health.
Thirdly, the formula is very expensive for what it is.
Secondly, the price of the capsules is high for what they provide you with.
Overall, if you’re looking for a formula that’s going to improve your energy levels, I would recommend looking for a superfood powder that has a fully disclosed label and definitely contains sufficiently dosed ingredients – this way, you know that what you’re consuming will actually work!
LifeHacker Guy Greens Recommendation
Some Call This An "Extreme" Step...
Most super greens supplements are disappointing.
I learned this the hard way. After creating this blog in 2018, I spent months buying and testing all the most popular brands.
I wasn’t happy with the results so I did something you might call "extreme"....
In 2019 I created my own brand that ticks every single box of what I look for in a super greens product:
- No hidden ingredient amounts - we have full disclosure labelling, so you know EXACTLY whats inside
- Ingredient amounts that make a difference - we include the minimum effective amounts supported by research, and most of the time, MORE
- Ingredients that help immunity, boost mental clarity and shake off brain fog - making for a much more productive and happy lifestyle
No more worrying about ineffective ingredients or too low dosages. I finally have a product I KNOW does the job it’s made to do.
I use it every day and, after years of battling Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), I now have my energy (and my life!) back.
The good news? I made my brand available to the public so you can see and feel the difference for yourself.
My wife and I are in our 70’s and we have been trying the supplement for about a month. We can’t really tell a difference. We are going to try some other non caffeinated supplements and see if we can find something that works.
Well, I purchsed a container of this at $49.95. I am on day 4 and haven’t noticed any benefit. Wondering if it takes a while to get in your system or not.
Thank you for the information on your website.
I do not have ‘chronic fatigue’;
I have terminal exhaustion from removal of my descending colon;
it destroyed my metabolism.
5 gastroenterologists say:
“other people with this surgery don’t have your problem”;
that is all that they know.
PS the quote from your website that is missing between the <> that I put in my comment, is:
Secondly, the formula contains maltodextrin, an ingredient detrimental to health.
Thirdly, the formula is very expensive for what it is.
Secondly, the price of the capsules is high for what they provide you with.
Hi, Adam. First, thank you for the GREAT review (and for your very helpful website!) of Gundry MD Energy Renew. I had the same concern regarding the lack of detail on the ingredients, and am appalled they are putting maltodextrin in there.
Second, a small typo on your page, where you write:
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(I guess you’ll want to delete the second sentence that starts with “Secondly”, or else substitute “the price of the capsules is high…” for “the formula is very expensive for what it is”. As a “retired” editor, stuff just “jumps out at me” on the page, so I hope it’s OK I let you know about this in the Comments section; I’d’ve sent that along in a backchannel email, but am unable to figure out how to use your website’s email software. Please feel free to write to me backchannel.
Finally, I very much enjoyed reading your bio page (it’s NOT, as you warned there, “boring”!), where I went to see if it might give a hint of what you meant on THIS page by: “I’m now looking to make big changes in my life, hopefully this may resonate ….” I’d love to be able to read about what kind of “big changes” you’re thinking of!
BTW, speaking of your bio page’s mention of CFS, I, too, have a CFS story, but with different roots and a slightly different (essentially successful) approach to getting healed of it. It may be less of an immune system problem than a detoxification one, at least in my case. So I can see that adding your greens product may help me mop up the last remnants of it (needing to do that, was what brought me to check out the Energy Renew product with its combo of D-ribose, Acetyl-L-Carnitine, and phytonutrients).
I do note that your bio states wrt the CFS: <> I’d be interested to hear if it’s any better now, and if so, what you think was effective in getting there. Perhaps the approach I took wrt my own CFS could offer something of value.
Best wishes,
“Greenie” (my Internet “handle”)
I had ordered Energy Renewal by Dr. Grundy and I received a Warning enclosed with this product!
! Warning
Consuming this product can expose you to lead, which is known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm.
For more information go to
http://www.P65Warnings.ca.gov/food.
This has me seriously concerned!
What in this product can expose me to lead and if only people in California get these messages it means others don’t know about this in other states in the United States!
Everything in California has this warning on it… (I wish I was joking)
I have a photo of when I went to DisneyLand… there is a sign when you enter the park warning you of the exact same thing… the PARK may expose you to lead.
LOL. This is clearly a case of safety gone mad eh?