8 reasons people are switching to IM8 from Bloom.

No hidden dosages. No "proprietary blends." Every milligram on the label.

Bloom is built on 5 proprietary blends — gut, immune, energy, adaptogenic, antioxidant. You see the ingredient names; you never see the milligrams. For a product whose entire USP is digestion, that's a serious problem: you can't tell if a probiotic, enzyme or polyphenol is at a clinically effective dose or a useless sprinkle.

IM8 ships a 100% transparent label. Every active is dosed in milligrams. No proprietary blends. No "black box." If you switch, you finally know what you're actually drinking.

10 billion CFU, spore-forming, named — vs an undisclosed sprinkle.

For a brand built on gut health, Bloom doesn't disclose its probiotic CFU count. The single most important metric for a probiotic is its dose. You can't tell if you're getting 10 billion or 100 million.

IM8 prints it on the label: 10 billion CFU of spore-forming Bacillus subtilis DE111® + B. coagulans BC99® — strains clinically shown to survive stomach acid and reach the intestine alive. Shelf-stable. Verifiable.

A 4-tier gut system — built to survive the stomach.

Live It Up centers its brand on digestion: 5 billion CFU of probiotics and a 74 mg "digestive enzyme complex." Two problems. First — the strains are non-spore-forming (Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium), highly sensitive to stomach acid; the CFU count on the label is not the count that reaches your gut. Second — 74 mg is roughly the weight of a grain of rice, with no activity units disclosed.

IM8 is built for survival and completeness. 10 billion CFU spore-forming strains (DE111® + BC99®) clinically shown to resist acid. A 200 mg full enzyme complex with activity units listed. And a postbiotic (FloraSMART®) — the layer ISAPP's 2024 consensus calls out as the evidence-based next step.

Vitamin D3, lichen-derived — not the cheaper, less effective D2.

Bloom includes 800 IU of Vitamin D2 (Ergocalciferol) — an older, less expensive form. A 2023 meta-analysis in Nutrients confirmed that D3 is significantly more effective at raising serum vitamin D than D2. Choosing D2 cuts costs but compromises the efficacy of a critical nutrient for immunity, bone health and mood.

IM8 ships 1,200 IU of VegD3® — the active D3 (Cholecalciferol) form your body produces from sunlight, sourced from vegan-friendly lichen. Paired with vitamin K2 (MK-7) so calcium is directed to bones, not arteries.

Magnesium. Zinc. Selenium. Disclosed — not omitted.

Bloom's supplement panel does not list dosages for critical minerals like Magnesium, Zinc, or Selenium. The omission is intentional: Bloom is a digestive aid with some greens added, not a multivitamin. If you want full mineral coverage, you're stacking another product on top.

IM8 ships 25 essential vitamins and minerals, every dose disclosed in its bioavailable form: 65 mg Magnesium Glycinate, 15 mg Zinc Citrate, 70 mcg Selenomethionine, activated B-vitamins (Methyl-B12, P5P, Quatrefolic® folate).

NSF Certified for Sport + a 12-week RCT — not just label claims.

IM8 carries the NSF Certified for Sport mark — the banned-substance certification used by tested professional athletes (280+ substances screened). The Certificate of Analysis is published directly on im8health.com. And a 12-week placebo-controlled clinical trial (NCT06655597) by the San Francisco Research Institute — on the finished formula, with real customers — confirms it.