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It’s been a bad few years for veracity. Unfounded claims abound. Product pitches assault us with no tether to reality. Science is misappropriated for commercial and political gain. Don’t get me wrong: I think there’s value in certain plant-derived nutrient…read more
Categories:General Nutrition
“Top Biden administration officials are weighing a plan to let all adults get a second round of coronavirus booster shots”—Politico, July 11 “Currently, many Americans are under-vaccinated, meaning they are not up to date on their COVID-19 vaccines,” said Dr….read more
Categories:COVID-19
Multivitamins containing most of the essential vitamins and minerals at doses that provide greater than 100% of the RDA are the most commonly used dietary supplements; approximately 1/3 of US adults takes one or another formulation. But the bloom is…read more
Categories:Supplements
July 30 Dementia risk climbs with intake of ultra-processed foods Neurology, July 27, 2022, DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000200871 Fast food diet before pregnancy can impact breast milk and baby’s health, say scientists Acta Physiologica, 2022; DOI: 10.1111/apha.13861 Cocoa shown to reduce blood pressure…read more
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Comedian Dave Barry once quipped: “Gravity is a contributing factor in nearly 73 percent of all accidents involving falling objects.” The Book of Proverbs says: “Pride cometh before the fall.” And one of the Ten Commandments in The House of God, a…read more
Summer is here, and that means warm, lazy days at the beach, in the park, or on the patio. Many of us are facing the onslaught of UV rays without a basecoat of skin pigment, rendering us more susceptible to…read more
Categories:Skin and Hair Supplements
Q: What supplements do you take and how do you determine which are most important for you given how expensive nutraceuticals can be? A: Let me answer the expense question first. I consider my supplement protocol a very important adjunct to the…read more
Categories:Supplements
Antibiotics turning us into couch potatoes: Antibiotic prescriptions have soared in recent years, despite concerns over antibiotic resistance, which emerges when ordinary bugs mutate to become impervious to drugs. While North America and Europe lead the world in antibiotic consumption, the…read more
Categories:Antibiotics General Nutrition Mental and Emotional Health Neurological Health Obesity Pediatric Health
Q: My doctor advised me to take 1,200 mg of calcium daily for bone health. Is this the correct dose? No other vitamins or minerals were mentioned. A: The recommendation made by many doctors to take that dose—or an even…read more
June 25 Honoring the legacy of Dr. Stephen Sinatra www.healthydirections.com, June 19, 2022 Multivitamins, supplements a ‘waste of money’ for most people, study concludes By Study Finds, www.study finds.org, June 22, 2022 Vitamin, mineral, and multivitamin supplementation to prevent cardiovascular disease and…read more
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Though we think of declining estrogen as the hallmark of menopause, it's actually common for…
Up to 12 percent of Americans have ulcers at some point in life. Peptic ulcers…
Gallbladder disease is a modern illness. An estimated 20 million Americans have gallbladder disease. The…
“Follow the science” they say. But if Covid has awakened us to anything, it’s that…
How close are you to making a change in your lifestyle, behavior, or habits? How…
The recent attempt on candidate Trump’s life merely highlights a long-standing problem: America is in…
ENCORE: How Big Pharma Corrupts American Healthcare, Part 1
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