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NOTE: This article is the second part in our guide to nutrition. It is IMPERATIVE that you read and apply the tactics in Eat to Fuel Your Fire first. Part 1 is foundational material; success in nutrition comes ONLY with behavioral change. Behaviors must be modified slowly, starting with meal design and timing, for the change to …
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There are two main reasons we get so ranty around here about the supplement industry. The first is product related; quality control is practically non-existent and as a result, people aren’t getting the wellness experience they are paying for. There are quality brands out there, and there are supplements that will help you live a happier and …
I know what you’re thinking. Why the heck is Woodstock Vitamins ranting about Pet Nutrition? One reason is that I enjoy snausages. The real reason is that our stores have always sold pet food, treats, and supplements for the same reason we sell vitamins and other natural products: the pet nutrition industry feeds us (nyuk …
Everyone in the health and wellness space talks about heart disease this month, so we wanted to weigh in on the discussion a bit. Many people look to Heart Healthy Supplements to prevent having to use drugs. In fact, I don’t think there’s another group of supplements used as frequently for this same reason. Doctors are wary …
Not so long ago, in pharmacies nationwide… Hundreds of times a day in communities all across the country, people are diagnosed with bacterial infections and prescribed antibiotics. These antibiotics are heroes, but they are also imperfect. Their lightsaber wielding may cause damage on their own. With antibiotics, this is extra true, as not only do they cause …
Gut Wars – The Protocol for Using Probiotics with Antibiotics Read More »
Calcium made the news again recently. A meta-analysis (a study of past studies) was published in JAMA stating there is no benefit of using calcium supplementation in adults over 50. To which we elegantly replied, “no duh.” That’s not the whole picture; there’s more to understand before we all stop taking calcium supplements. But yes, …
If you’ve followed us for some time, you can probably already tell we are not very big fans of fad diets here at Woodstock Vitamins. Diets ultimately aren’t sustainable. Fad diets often deprive your body of essential vitamins and minerals. Whatever weight you do lose will most likely come back—with a vengeance—when your diet is over. It’s …
I’m not a fan of resolutions. I ranted about it 1 year ago. Wellness resolutions never stick for people because it just becomes too much at once. Supplement regimens become a complicated hodgepodge of this or that miracle fix. Whatever new “thing” is blasted over the blogosphere and social media has to be read, processed, and …
Toss Out Your Resolutions! 3 Simple Rules for the New Year (or any time, really) Read More »
We shout from the rooftops that our whole food supplements are “100% Whole Food, 0% Nonsense.” In this world of supplement misinformation, the unfortunate truth is that we have to make this distinction. Search online for whole food supplements and you will find, without doubt, a gluttony of the nonsense we talk about. The term “whole food” …
If you’re familiar with Woodstock Vitamins you know we have strong roots to both the traditional medicine and natural supplement worlds. I’m a pharmacist. In our apothecary on Tinker Street in the heart of Woodstock—the epicenter of health and vitality—we use rigorous criteria to weigh the balance between the two sides of the healthcare spectrum. …
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