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In This Episode 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. He has strong opinions about both and they might surprise you. Plus, he answers some questions submitted to his website. Topics Discussed …
In the news this week: “Eggs are bad and if you eat them you’re a jerk.” Then comes the blog articles from all the food babes and company: “THEY say eggs are bad but we’re smarter than scientists so we disagree,” or “See, we told you eggs were bad duuuuuhhhhh.” Fair and balanced reporting, America style. …
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 act in good faith. For the consumer, this means for each type of product, you’ll have lots of variance. …
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 the end, digestive enzymes ensure the foods we eat actually go into our bloodstream to do …
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 marketing materials. They took action recently against supplement companies making false claims and spreading misinformation around Alzheimer’s disease products. I think that “practitioners”, pseudo-experts, and …
Exciting news for people like us who love supplements but hate the misinformation and poor quality products that saturate the market… The FDA announced actions against supplement brands that are making false claims about their products. One such claim, in great interest to me, is supplements that are claimed to treat or cure Alzheimer’s. I’m …
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 the arteries. In other words, it’s pretty important. I’m always curious why we call things certain names, so here’s an interesting factoid about Vitamin …
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. Like the guy or gal who named the toaster. CoQ10 is promoted widely in the supplement …
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 high-stress nature of our American lives, I believe CBD will be a game changer in the management of stress, …
This year is going to be a big one for Woodstock Vitamins – I can see it now! First off, we here in Woodstock are celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the concert that changed the world (and made us in this small, upstate NY town globally famous). We’ll be adding rock & roll jokes and …
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