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On the heels of our rant on Mega-Corporations like Nestle owning almost all of the major supplement brands, we were motivated to take a deeper dive into our Vitality Approved brands. Unfortunately, we found something. In particular, we found that some of the Vitality Approved brands were being sold and promoted by unscrupulous characters. This is …
This week we rant about something very serious: apple cider vinegar. Before you read another line, I ask a favor to prove a point. If you use/like/swear by apple cider vinegar, email me and tell me your story. No judgement; I really want to hear it. I’d never put you down! “Really Neal? A salad dressing is …
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My name’s Neal. I’m a pharmacist. I was trained in traditional medicine. I know medications are necessary and can be helpful. I also know that we traditional medical practitioners, as a community, need a change of focus. We should resolve to prevent disease instead of merely treating problems as they arise. The pendulum is swinging …
We’re making some changes here at Woodstock Vitamins. Two Vitality Approved brands are being discontinued. Unlike many retailers who make their inventory decisions based on profit, we are constantly adding and removing brands based on a set of “Vitality Approved” standards. These two brands are not being removed due to violations of our quality …
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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, …
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” …
When you hear the word essential oils, what comes to mind? Amazing scents? Tranquility? Us too. But one more phrase sticks out with us supplement nerds, and that’s “misleading claims.” This month we will discuss essential oils and address the ubiquitous misinformation surrounding them, especially as it pertains to quality and their use. In medicine, …
I’m going to go ahead and get this horrible pun out of the way: We are ticked off by all the misinformation about Lyme disease!!! Now then, let’s get to work… Lyme disease. We’ve ranted about this before, yes, but we feel it is time for an update. This year will be a bad one …
I’m REALLY excited about this rant. It’s not because of all the good info that you are going to just LOVE. It’s because I can make jokes about weed, hippies, and our hometown, Woodstock, New York. Today we rant about the proliferation of CBD into the conversations at health food stores, pharmacies, and natural practitioners’ …
It’s Heart Month and instead of the usual fish oil and cholesterol talk, we want to focus on antioxidants. As we were discussing this, though, we kept getting hung up on a very popular antioxidant, Vitamin C. Both topics are typically so very exciting, I know. I know switching to a Vitamin C rant is …
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