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Earlier this month, I got a flu shot. I also took 2000IU of vitamin D3. Some people see this as redundant. Not me. The recent news that pregnant women who get flu shots protect their fetuses and themselves meshes perfectly with the recent news that vitamin D3 is more [...]
One of the best ways to help people transform their lives and create their own food revolution is to write my patients’ stories: this is #4 of 7.* Terri is a 38 year old who traces her tummy problems back to high school. She has had off and on [...]
Herbalgram published 2009 herbal supplement sales, and the industry is going gangbusters, with nearly $250 billion in sales last year. What’s especially interesting to me is that nearly all the top herbal supplements sold are not herbs. Herbs are leaves. Spices are nearly everything else in a [...]
Anyone who has been in gardening store knows the smell of synthetic artificial pesticides…it wafts into your nose and head as you are walking down the aisle towards the potting soil. That’s herbicide Roundup Ready, and its ilk, and there are now weeds and other plants that are [...]
The NY Times piece today describing “illegal concentrations of chemicals like arsenic or radioactive substances like uranium, as well as dangerous bacteria” in over 20 percent of tap water in the U.S. has people wondering: is my tap water contaminated? Is my health in danger? And could [...]
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In the dietary supplement world, they’re always looking for the next big thing. Which is often found in food: specifically for quercetin, in onions, apples, tea and berries. And usually, food is better than the supplement. But once in a while, a supplement seems to be effective, and work [...]
A Penn State/NIH vitamin D research trial on rheumatoid arthritis is testing whether taking 1000IU of vitamin D3 reduces symptoms. A Chicago woman with 8 years of chronic pain turned out to be deficient, and then much better. 57% of people admitted to a Boston hospital…deficient. I would try [...]