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April 24, 2007
Web Note: OCA agrees with Dr. Mercola that the real, naturally occurring vitamin C, as found in organic whole foods such as citrus, is better than the synthetic chemical version of Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) sold in grocery stores, drug stores, and health food stores; but for those wishing to supplement their organic whole food intake of Vitamin C, there are now several naturally occurring, organic supplements that are 100% derived from foods (Vitamin C from organic Amla berries--sold by Botani Organics--and Vitamin C from organic acerola cherries as sold by Read more
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May 2, 2007
Responses to the US Food & Drug Administration's latest draft guidance on Complementary & Alternative Medicine have ranged from hysteria to non-plussed. Read the ANH's take on it...
What's all the fuss about?
In December 2006 the FDA finalised a draft guidance document [Docket No. 2006D-0480] entitled "Draft Guidance for Industry on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Products and Their Regulation by the Food and Drug Administration". The document seeks to provide "industry Read more
What's all the fuss about?
In December 2006 the FDA finalised a draft guidance document [Docket No. 2006D-0480] entitled "Draft Guidance for Industry on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Products and Their Regulation by the Food and Drug Administration". The document seeks to provide "industry Read more
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April 19, 2007
FDA CAM Regulation Guidance
American Association for Health Freedom and the Health Freedom Foundation are very concerned with the FDA document 2006D-0480 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Products and Their Regulation by the Food and Drug Administration (read FDA Summary). The full text of the CAM Guidance can be accessed from http://www.healthfreedom.net. (Adobe Acrobat required).
A guidance like this is very confusing and there are legal issues that must be carefully examined and Read more
American Association for Health Freedom and the Health Freedom Foundation are very concerned with the FDA document 2006D-0480 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Products and Their Regulation by the Food and Drug Administration (read FDA Summary). The full text of the CAM Guidance can be accessed from http://www.healthfreedom.net. (Adobe Acrobat required).
A guidance like this is very confusing and there are legal issues that must be carefully examined and Read more
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April 17, 2007
Ever take a vitamin and actually feel your energy drop? There could be a reason for that: Some vitamins literally steal energy from your body's cells, while other vitamins delivered in a more natural chemical configuration actually donate energy to your cells!
In terms of nutrition, there's a huge difference between "junk" vitamins and higher end vitamins -- called "premethylated" vitamins. And while most low-end cosumer vitamin companies rely on the junk, energy-stealing forms of these vitamins, quality vitamin companies use the higher-end (and more expensive) premethylated forms Read more
In terms of nutrition, there's a huge difference between "junk" vitamins and higher end vitamins -- called "premethylated" vitamins. And while most low-end cosumer vitamin companies rely on the junk, energy-stealing forms of these vitamins, quality vitamin companies use the higher-end (and more expensive) premethylated forms Read more
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March 7, 2007
Calcium is responsible for construction, formation and maintenance of bone and teeth.
This function helps reduce the occurrence of osteoporosis. It is also a vital component in
blood clotting systems and wound healing. It helps to control blood pressure, nerve
transmission, and release of neurotransmitters. It’s an essential component in the
production of enzymes and hormones regulating digestion, energy and fat metabolism. It
helps transport ions (electrically charged particles) across the cell membranes and is
essential for muscle contraction. Calcium Read more
This function helps reduce the occurrence of osteoporosis. It is also a vital component in
blood clotting systems and wound healing. It helps to control blood pressure, nerve
transmission, and release of neurotransmitters. It’s an essential component in the
production of enzymes and hormones regulating digestion, energy and fat metabolism. It
helps transport ions (electrically charged particles) across the cell membranes and is
essential for muscle contraction. Calcium Read more
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March 5, 2007
On 28th February we saw headlines around the world once again condemning vitamin supplements. The stimulus? A Serbian doctor, Goran Bjelakovic, who was involved in an earlier canning job on vitamins in 2004 on vitamin supplements for reducing risk of gastrointestinal cancers (Lancet 2004; 364: 121928) somehow found himself doing it all over again. This time he published in the US-based Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). On both occasions, his papers triggered headlines around the world which appeared to have just one purpose: getting people to stop taking vitamin Read more
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September 25, 2014
The latest round in conventional medicine's ongoing attempts to discredit (and ultimately outlaw) nutritional supplements is found in a highly questionable study published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association, which claims that vitamins actually increase the risk of death.
The study claims to have analyzed a collection of previous studies on Vitamin A, beta carotene, Vitamin C, Vitamin E and selenium, concluding that most of the nutrients are actually dangerous to human health. Of course, this is research from conventional medicine – an industry that Read more
The study claims to have analyzed a collection of previous studies on Vitamin A, beta carotene, Vitamin C, Vitamin E and selenium, concluding that most of the nutrients are actually dangerous to human health. Of course, this is research from conventional medicine – an industry that Read more
Scientific Study
February 28, 2007
Antioxidants are part of many plants and a myriad of foods we eat every day. Their health promoting effects have been well documented. Antioxidants work by donating an electron to a molecule that has been compromised by oxidation, bringing it back into a state of proper function. Having been "used up" in this way, the antioxidant molecule is then either re-charged by accepting an electron from another type of antioxidant or it is re-cycled into building material such as - in the case of vitamin C - collagen for purposes of tissue repair.
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Weston A. Price Foundation
Dietary Supplments: What the Industry does NOT want you to know
Much of what we believe is shaped by what we see, read and hear. The media's mes- sage about supplements--those substances regularly ingested as pills, powders and liquids by over one-half of all Americans in their quest to feel better and live longer--is decidedly mixed. We often read or hear stories about
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