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This month I want to take on research. My cortisol levels spike daily reading about the new “research” in the media. The way it’s portrayed to us, the public, compared to what the data is or actually showing is appalling. Then companies, especially in the natural products industry, site “research” to strengthen their claims. Finally, the …
The New Year ushers in excitement, change, and endless possibility. This, coincidentally, runs parallel to the “oh my god I just ate waaaay too much” regrets and corresponding action plan to get back on track. Who’s there to cash in on your desire to be a healthier person? The quacks in the natural products industry pushing …
Since it’s Halloween, let’s talk about “costume” treatments – stuff you can wear that they say makes you a superhero – stronger, faster, or healthier. No, we’re not talking about capes… but copper bracelets, magnetic bracelets, and knee, wrist, or ankle braces that have magnets or metals inside. First, the absolutely silly: hologram discs. This newest version …
We wanted to push this for September 28th (Neal’s Birthday WOOOP WOOP) but we’re glad we waited. Ebola has come stateside so the conversation is really just heating up. This horrific, currently incurable illness is, of course, becoming quite the Internet craze. Ebola is creating a whole cottage industry of snake oil salesmen ready to …
We get asked about Lyme’s disease – a lot. This is because we’re in the Lyme hotspots, having stores in Connecticut and the Hudson Valley of New York. There are enough books and websites out there about it to make your head spin. Often times we get asked about the non-traditional options and “Lyme literate” …
This month we’re extra rant-y. We tried to go softer with this but it’s time to say something. We did, however, change the names of some of the characters to protect the innocent before sending this off. The innocent in this situation is us; we live in an overly litigious society and we don’t want …
We’ve slanted this month’s rant towards the pharmacy side of our business. We figured it was cool since natural practitioners are weighing in on pharmacy topics such as thyroid health and treatment. We’re calling on pharmacy to help dispel some myths. Ah, the thyroid… Who knew one little gland could cause so many problems. There …
We frequently bash the supplement industry. From the mega-corporations hypocritically pushing a pseudo-noble agenda in order to get a stranglehold on every last drop of profits, to the health food stores where 94% of advice given is based on no scientific truth or loosely based on reasonable evidence. Today we set our sights on the …
Part of our approach in determining if a brand or supplement is of truly high quality is to examine the company marketing it and see if they are making false claims or misrepresenting the product. As it pertained to foods, the USDA Organic Seal used to represent an easy, visual way to verify a truly …
As many of our New York patients know, we are pharmacists and own integrative pharmacies along with our new vitamin store, Woodstock Vitamins. We get lots of slack from “competitors” at health food and vitamin stores: “You sell harsh chemicals that are unnatural, how can you sell vitamins?” More commonly, and the subject of today’s …
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