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Drugs under investigation by the FDA |
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By Robert Lawrence on
9/25/2008 7:05 AM
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There have been a fair number of prescriptive drugs being recalled for unexpected side effects after they have been released to the market. The follolwing list identifies a few of the drugs currently under investigation and more recalls may be in the works. The complete list can be found at the following link;
http://www.fda.gov/Cder/aers/potential_signals/potential_signals_2008Q1.htm
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Types of Multi-Vitamins |
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By Robert Lawrence on
9/19/2008 6:53 AM
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The first thing you need to know is that commercially sold vitamins and minerals are manufactured from different sources that vary widely in their composition and their ingredients.
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Raw whole food vitamins are best |
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By Robert Lawrence on
9/19/2008 6:53 AM
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We know that vitamins in the form of food contain other essential ingredients a particular vitamin works with in the human body. These are the vital co-factors that are present in an effective vitamin or mineral.
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The importance of enzymes. |
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By Robert Lawrence on
9/18/2008 9:17 AM
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This is the last in our discussion of the types of vitamins on the market today. Raw food supplements, compared to lesser quality supplements, are complete with all the nutrients intact especially enzymes.
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A discussion of the types of vitamins |
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By Robert Lawrence on
9/11/2008 4:40 AM
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We have been writing about the different types of vitamins and which are best. This entry is about "fermented" and "cultivated" whole food vitamin supplements.
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Types of Vitamins continued |
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By Robert Lawrence on
8/27/2008 6:55 AM
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The last blog started our discussion of USP isolated vitamins. We continue that overview here with a description of food powders and concentrates.
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Summary of the new Vitamin Code multivitamins |
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By Robert Lawrence on
7/3/2008 7:36 AM
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Garden of Life will be releasing its new line of whole food, raw, organic, vegan supplements in about 2 weeks. Below is a summary of what they are and how they work. There will be a Family, Women's, Men's and a Perfect Weight multiple. You can purchase these from the Original Medicine product site if you are unable to locate the products at a retailer near you.
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Artificial colorings and ADD/ADHD |
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By Robert Lawrence on
5/27/2008 6:49 AM
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ADD/ADHD is becoming one of the fastest growing diagnoses of school age children. Currently about 1.6 million kids are saddled with this according to the CDC. With the diagnosis comes the exposure to many mind altering drugs and the potential side-effects of those drugs.
Many parents of these kids have suspected a link between processed food and the onset and worsening of the symptoms. The British Medical Journal "The Lancet" recently published an article that supports the parents feelings and observations of their children. Common food dyes (sunset yellow, allura red) as well as sugar and the preservative sodium benzoate were linked to hyperactivity in some children.
The kids in the study, when exposed to the dyes, sugar and preservatives in processed foods, fared much worse in school activities, such as talking too much, concentration and ...
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