Dr. Neal Insights

Multivitamins for Women, Men, Seniors, & Teens

There is no time like the present to address one of the biggest areas families waste money on in the natural products realm: multivitamins for specific groups – women, men, seniors, teens… cartoon characters, you name…

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Ep. 3 Choosing An Expert

With so many fly-by-night companies trying to cash in on wellness, how do you find a real expert? Neal is back this week to give you the questions to ask when it comes to finding the right specialist, supplement, or…

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Ep. 2 The Wellness Pyramid

Neal has a formula for living your healthiest life that he calls the wellness pyramid. It can be applied to each facet of a person’s life to avoid getting mired in whatever new health craze has taken over.

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Ep. 1 The Rant Awakens

Welcome to the pilot episode of The Big Mouth Pharmacist! Today, Neal introduces himself to you and gets into one of the biggest conflicts in modern wellness- medication vs. supplements.

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The Guide To Dietary Fats

I’m not 40 yet and I think eggs have fallen in and out of favor at least 7 times since I’ve learned my colors. So like every 5 years. It’s insanity. JAMA posted a large observational study that showed a relationship…

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Collagen Supplement Quality Concerns

Supplement regulations are not what we think they are. There is no one group or organization that checks products before they hit the market. The FDA requires voluntary compliance – meaning a registered company needs to…

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The Guide To Digestive Enzymes

Digestive enzymes are compounds secreted by our bodies to help us break down all the num num stuff we eat. They’re released at different points of the luge we call our GI tracts by many different organs and cells. In…

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Where to get real information on Alzheimer’s

The natural products industry doesn’t have enough oversight. The FDA expects voluntary compliance with the rules and regulations, but there is no organization tasked with checking supplement quality or reviewing…

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Fake Alzheimer’s Supplements

I don’t know if I’ve said this before, but I think the natural products industry doesn’t have enough oversight. The FDA expects voluntary compliance with the rules and regulations. That’s cool, to hope for the best, in…

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The Guide To Vitamin K

Vitamin K is a fat-soluble nutrient involved in the production of various proteins. These proteins are the precursors and building blocks for pathways that regulate blood clotting, bone formation, and calcification of…

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CoQ10 vs Ubiquinol: The Ultimate Guide

There is a compound essential to animal life that is found in nearly all cells. This compound is called ubiquinone, or CoQ10. Being so ubiquitous, it was named as such. I’m sure that person thought they were so smart…

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CBD By The Numbers

I believe that once the legal fog has lifted off of CBD and cannabis-related products, the world will be a better place. That’s not hyperbole; based on the available evidence and overwhelming anecdotes, coupled with the…

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