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Vitamins are complexes, they are parts of enzyme systems – Like a watch which is a timekeeping mechanism – it is functional, organic, interactive – a watch is not a hunk of brass – a vitamin complex is not ascorbic acid – it is more – it is complex – organic – functional. ~Dr. Royal Lee 1957~
Do you suffer from gout, hypertension? Can't loose weight no matter how much you exercise? This could be the reason! Note: Uric acid 56:25-1:00:50
November 30, 2011 TEDxIowaCity - Dr. Terry Wahls - Minding Your Mitochondria Dr. Terry Wahls learned how to properly fuel her body. Using the lessons she learned at the subcellular level, she used diet to cure her MS and get out of her wheelchair. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLjgBLwH3Wc
April 27, 2011 FDA Warns of Vitamin Product With Toxic A and D Levels By Cole Petrochko, Staff Writer, MedPage Today WASHINGTON -- The FDA has issued a warning against use of the vitamin solution Soladek because of dangerously high levels of vitamins A and D. The product -- marketed by the Dominican company Indo Pharma -- contains vitamin A and D levels many times greater than the recommended dosage and may cause decreased renal function, elevated levels of calcium in the blood, fatigue, heart arrhythmia, vomiting, and diarrhea according to adverse events reports, an FDA statement said. Dr. Broussard's Comments: Please be careful if you are using vitamins that we don't recommend. If you haven't read the articles that explain the difference between synthetic and whole food forms of vitamins, please read them.
April 28th, 2010
Be very careful when using vitamins like you would drugs. High-dose vitamin B supplements can be harmful ~Dr. Broussard~ Study Reveals B Vitamin Renal Toxicity Far from helping patients with diabetic nephropathy, high-dose vitamin B supplements actually made the condition worse in a randomized trial, researchers said. Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) declined faster and major cardiovascular events were more common among patients who took daily supplements containing 2.5 mg folic acid, 25 mg vitamin B6, and 1 mg vitamin B12 than among those who took a placebo, according to J. David Spence, MD, of Robarts Research Institute in London, Ontario, and colleagues. House A, et al "Effect of B-vitamin therapy on progression of diabetic nephropathy: a randomized controlled trial" JAMA 2010; 303: 1603-09.
May 2010 American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Vol. 91, No. 5, 1268-1272 Now they are finding that synthetic vitamins are increasing risk of breast cancer! ~Dr. Broussard~ Multivitamin Use and Breast Cancer in a Prospective Cohort of Swedish Women In their conclusions, they report, "These results suggest that multivitamin use is associated with an increased risk of breast cancer."
March 2010
Another reason to be very careful when using isolated fragments of vitamin complexes ~Dr. Broussard~ An International Trial of Antioxidants in the Prevention of Preclampsia Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Mar;202(3):239.e1-239.e10. Abstract OBJECTIVE: We sought to investigate whether prenatal vitamin C and E supplementation reduces the incidence of gestational hypertension (GH) and its adverse conditions among high- and low-risk women. STUDY DESIGN: In a multicenter randomized controlled trial, women were stratified by the risk status and assigned to daily treatment (1 g vitamin C and 400 IU vitamin E) or placebo. The primary outcome was GH and its adverse conditions. RESULTS: Of the 2647 women randomized, 2363 were included in the analysis. There was no difference in the risk of GH and its adverse conditions between groups (relative risk, 0.99; 95% confidence interval, 0.78-1.26). However, vitamins C and E increased the risk of fetal loss or perinatal death (nonprespecified) as well as preterm prelabor rupture of membranes. CONCLUSION: Vitamin C and E supplementation did not reduce the rate of preeclampsia or GH, but increased the risk of fetal loss or perinatal death and preterm prelabor rupture of membranes.
February 1st, 2010
Hidden Dangers of Herbal Meds Reviewed By John Gever, Senior Editor, MedPage Today Published: February 01, 2010 Herbal medicines are not always the harmless nostrums that many patients and even some physicians think, but may actually contribute to cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, researchers warned in a review covering 44 years of research into the subject. Many such products, including aloe vera, ginkgo biloba, ginseng, and green tea, can interact with conventional cardiovascular drugs and lead to serious adverse reactions, according to Arshad Jahangir, MD, of the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Ariz., and two other Mayo physicians. Full story here: http://www.medpagetoday.com/PrimaryCare/AlternativeMedicine/18244?utm_content=GroupCL&utm_medium=email&impressionId=1265092930955&utm_campaign=DailyHeadlines&utm_source=mSpoke&userid=69947
January 19th, 2010 New Epimune Complex to Combat Year-round Immune Challenges Depend on our new vegetarian immune product Epimune Complex. This synergistic blend of scientifically supported ingredients "feeds" the immune system for comprehensive and targeted immune system support. Ingredients target different aspects of the immune system to help support immune defense: - Maitake, including MaitakeGold 404 , mushroom powder
- Turkey Tail mushroom powder
- Epicor , a dried, fermented Brewer’s yeast
December 2009
Clinical Nutrition 101: Rationale for Nutritional Supplementation: New 10-minute audio-video presentation by Dr Vasquez
March 10, 2009
CBNNews.com - There's a double threat out there that may help explain poor school performance, criminal behavior, alcoholism, and the growing numbers of Alzheimer's patients.
Another article showing that synthetic folate increases cancer risk! April 15, 2009 — Data from Chile show that there has been an increase in the rate of colorectal cancer since 2000, when the government introduced a mandatory program of fortification of wheat flour. A similar increase was reported in the United States and Canada in the late 1990s, after the introduction of folic-acid fortification there.
The Lee Philosophy - A discussion on whole food supplements versus regular commercial vitamins.
Neurodevelopmental Delays Associated With Iron-Fortified Formula for Healthy Infants  · Watch out for the synthetic iron in your baby formulas.....this study found that in healthy, well-nourished infants without anemia, the use of high-iron (12 mg/L ferrous sulfate) vs low-iron (2.3 mg/L ferrous sulfate) formula for 1 year after age 6 months is associated with significantly lower scores on spatial memory and visuomotor integration at 10 years and potentially lower scores for IQ, visual perception, and motor coordination.
Origins of The Western Diet In the United States and most Western countries, diet-related
chronic diseases represent the single largest cause of morbidity and mortality....read more.
Insomnia - What to do if you can't sleep.
Mortality and Cholesterol Lowering - An interview with Michel De Lorgeril, M.D., a cardiologist and a nutritionist. Dr. Lorgeril reports, "the data suggest that blood cholesterol is not a major determinant of mortality in patients with heart diseases".
Food Combining When we eat what we eat has a lot to do with how much good we get from it.
Drugs That Deplete Nutrients If you take some of the common prescription medications, you may want to be aware of the foods you will need to eat to replace the depletion of nutrients.
Prospective data suggest that consumption of sugar sweetened soft drinks and fructose is strongly associated with an increased risk of gout in men. Furthermore, fructose rich fruits and fruit juices may also increase the risk. Diet soft drinks were not associated with the risk of gout.
A label can tell you there are 39 grams of sugar in your soda, but what does that much sugar look like?
Super Size Me An Academy Award-nominated 2004 documentary film, directed by and starring Morgan Spurlock, an American independent filmmaker. It follows a 30-day time period (February 2003) during which Spurlock subsists exclusively on McDonald's fast food and stops exercising regularly. The film documents this lifestyle's drastic effects on Spurlock's physical and psychological well-being and explores the fast food industry's corporate influence, including how it encourages poor nutrition for its own profit. During the filming, Spurlock dined at McDonald's restaurants three times per day, sampling every item on the chain's menu at least once. He consumed an average of 5,000 calories (the equivalent of 9.26 Big Macs) per day during the experiment. (1h 40 min)
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