Vitamins Vindicated "Breast cancer study hints at harmful effects of vitamins," proclaimed the headline of a recent Vancouver Sun article that some feel could be extremely misleading. The story, which appeared Dec.
Vitamins Vitamins are divided into two groups, fat-soluble and water-soluble, depending on how they are absorbed. The fat-soluble vitamins, A, D, E and K, require the presence of fat carriers to be absorbed and are therefore not as easily assimilated as water-soluble vitamins. Fat-free diets interfere with these vitamins, since fatty acids are needed for their absorption..
New Roots Herbal Peter Wilkes, founder and president of New Roots Herbal, is no newcomer to the natural health industry. In 1977, Wilkes founded Community Natural Foods; two years later, he launched a second company, Christmas Natural Foods, in Richmond, British Columbia..
Healthy Skin A multitude of skin problems, including eczema, acne, dermatitis (inflammatory conditions of the skin), hives (raised blotchy welts) and rashes have been linked to deficiencies in vitamins and minerals.
Profile of Dr. Andrew Weil Andrew Weil is definitely changing the face of medicine. His familiar, white-bearded face has beamed at us from the cover of TIME magazine twice in the last nine years, most recently last October when his new book, Healthy Aging (Knopf, 2005) hit the stands.
CoQ10 Since its discovery, researchers have found various uses for this incredible antioxidant including treating heart disease, congestive heart failure, increasing energy levels, boosting the immune system, providing antioxidant benefits, and even preventing certain side effects from common cholesterol-lowering drugs.
Navigating the Supplement Maze Your first trip to the local natural health store’s supplements aisle can be overwhelming. The myriad of nutrient and herbal helpers that populate the shelves can make it difficult to navigate your way to just the right supplements for your own good health.
Going Vegan Switching to a vegetable-based diet has many health benefits. According to the Dietitians of Canada, vegans show lower rates of hypertension and adult-onset diabetes.
Phytochemicals When you read the labels on packaged food, do the long lists of bizarre ingredients make you wish you’d majored in biochemistry?
A Multivitamin Survival Guide Time constraints can force us to rely too often on less-than-nutritious processed foods. Combine that with the fact that nutrient absorption decreases as we age, and we end up with suboptimal nutrition. We can help counter these effects with a multivitamin, but how do we choose the best one?
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