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• Can you trust your vitamin supplement?

  February 8, 2010 — A dietary supplement containing toxic levels of selenium 200 times greater than the concentration listed on the label caused a widespread outbreak of acute selenium poisoning, affecting 201 people from 10 states, investigators report today in the February 8 issue of the Archives

• Omega-3 Fatty Acids

  How much to take depends on both your health concerns and your age.  Moderate dosing is in the range of 200-600mg of combined EPA and DHA per day.  Larger doses are given under the guidance of your naturopathic physician.  My main concern with the quality supplements available today is the ex

• Sugar, not just salt, linked to high blood pressure

  (Health.com) -- Eating too much sodium can push your blood pressure into the danger zone. Now, researchers are reporting that eating too many sweets--or drinking too much soda--may have a similar effect. � People who consume a diet high in fructose, a type of sugar and a key ingredient in high-f

• Nuts Good for Cholesterol

  More research backing up the cholesteroland triglyceride-lowering benefits of eating nuts indicates that for most people, consuming two handfuls of nuts a day appears to work better than one.  Specifically we are talking about walnuts, almonds, pistachios, macadamias, and hazelnuts.  Researc

• Failing the Acid Test

  There were 113.4 million prescriptions written each year for Nexium, Prilosec, Prevacid, Protonix, Aciphex which are proton pump inhibitors that decrease stomach acid.  Most often used to treat heartburn or GERD, they have finally been shown their risks outweigh any benefit.  Increased risk of bo