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Milk Thistle: Quality Update

This article is part of a series that discuss, in depth, quality-related issues around a specific ingredient. Here’s a bit of information about milk thistle that you HAVE to hear.  A recent publication in ConsumerLabs.com has highlighted the flaws in many Milk Thistle supplements – even ones from some “Vitality Approved” brands. For example, Bluebonnet …

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Statin or Red Yeast Rice?

An extremely common scenario plays out like this: “My doctor wants me to go on a statin, but I want something more natural like Red Yeast Rice. We hear you. There’s a lot of downsides to different medications. Aren’t there better options? There are, here’s what I see:  Not having to take medications Avoid both altogether …

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An Introduction to Vitamin D

Vitamin D is actually not a vitamin. No, I’m not having an existential debate with myself about vitamins. Vitamin D was first discovered from malnutrition, where it initially identified as a vitamin. Sometime after, we found out that our body actually makes Vitamin D. It’s made in one part of the body (the skin), travels to the …

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Sweet Deceit

There’s another honey problem, and it’s not that the bees are going away.  Manuka honey has become the new frontier of consumer fraud! What’s In A Number? This article was prompted by one of our West Hartford fans asking a simple question: “What’s up with the numbers on the honey?” If you’ve never seen it, some honey …

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Nuts About Nuts

A new research paper released yesterday highlights the health benefits of nuts if eaten every day. We can’t agree more with the findings. We are advocates of using nuts or well-made nut butter as part of a balanced meal or snack. Nuts provide a good amount of protein and good fats. Pair them with a complex carbohydrate like …

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Can You Trust your Pharmacist?

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 …

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