By Eleanor Laise from an issue of Smart Money Magazine
Without a doubt, Lipitor saves lives. But as an alarming number of patients have linked the best-selling drug to memory loss and crippling muscle pain, Smart Money M …Read More
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It’s a fact, people with heart disease lack energy. The heart needs a large …Read More
Trans fatty acids (or “trans fat”) are fats found in foods such as vegetable shortening, some margarines, crackers, candies, baked goods, cookies, snack foods, fried foods, salad dressings, and many processed foods.
Why Should I Care About Trans fat?
It’s important to know about trans fat …Read More
Not sure what a medical term means? You’re not alone! Here is an easy solution.
To see a list of definitions for a word one of the fastest ways we’ve found is to go to Google and simply type the word “define:”, (NOTE the colon after def …Read More
Here's a listing on the main types of prescription Blood Pressure drugs and how they work. Often, two or more Blood Pressure drugs work better than one.
Diuretics: Diuretics are sometimes called “water pills” because they work in the kidney and flush excess water …Read More
Cholesterol is a waxy material found in all parts of your body. It helps to make cells, some hormones, and vitamin D. Cholesterol comes from two sources: your body and the foods you eat. Your liver makes all the cholesterol your body needs.
Should I worry about cholesterol?
Too much cho …Read More
The FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) recently notified healthcare professionals and consumers of the potential risk of severe liver injury associated with the use of kava-containing dietary supplements.
Supplements containing the herbal ingredient kava are promoted for relaxation (e.g., to relieve s …Read More
We recently received an inquiry from a customer who said that he was looking for a multivitamin that “has all natural Vitamin A, B, C, D and E”. That brings up the question: “Is a 100% all-natural food source multivitamin a reality or a fraud?”
We went …Read More
There is no doubt, that excessive long term exposure to high temperatures can be a problem with soft gels. We have done extensive testing in this area, even going so far as to leave Q-Gel CoQ10 bottles in the trunks of our cars for up to 3 days straight during a 95 to 100 degree August New …Read More
A new study published in The Lancet Medical Journal seems to indicate that daily moderate consumption of alcohol may help ward off Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia.
Previous studies have already shown that daily, moderate alcohol consumption helps prevent both heart disease and stroke. Moderate consu …Read More