Los Angeles, CA — Vitamin Angels, the non-profit dedicated to supplying at-risk communities around the world, specifically children, with life-saving vitamins was recently featured in a CNN article for its efforts to expand its efforts further. Since 1994, the organization has reached 52 million children and mothers in 66 countries...
In the March issue, Dr. Andrew Saul gave us a brief overview of the basics of niacin, one of the compounds classified as vitamin B3. The importance of niacin is largely overlooked even though it is involved in over 500 biochemical reactions in the body. We will discuss some of...
Vitamin Angels’ Mother’s Day Campaign began on May 1 and will go until June 30. This year, the organization, which provides vitamins to at-risk communities across the globe to combat malnutrition in children, tells the story of Fatima, a mother of two from Sotuta, Mexico. Nutritious food is scarce where...
While discussing the many health benefits of megadoses of niacin last month with Dr. Andrew Saul, we decided it would be helpful to give you an actual case history. Dr. Abram Hoffer probably had thousands of similar case histories, but this one is of particular interest to members of the...
I believe that the first vitamins used clinically in “mega” doses were vitamins C and niacin (vitamin B3). Megadoses of vitamin C were used intravenously by Dr. Fredrick R. Klenner of North Carolina to cure polio and other viruses. Megadoses of niacin were used by Dr. Abram Hoffer to successfully...
Click to hear podcast This interview is largely about the new approach to multi-vitamins as Dr. Tieraona Low Dog explains in her new book Fortify Your Life. Dr. Low Dog and MegaFood worked long and hard to create products that will meet most basic nutritional needs. In this interview Dr.
As nationwide programs including My Plate and Fruits & Veggies – More Matters continue to emphasize the importance of a nutritious diet full of fresh fruits and vegetables, the importance of organic and natural foods and supplements continues to be paramount. Although most Americans include a multi-vitamin in their natural...
For natural products retailers, immune health is a vital segment of the dietary supplements marketplace. “According to a survey we conducted in 2015, consumers are most likely—43% in fact—to take a supplement that supports their immune system everyday to keep them healthy,” says Larry Robinson, Ph.D., vice president of scientific...
We have been chatting with Maret Traber, Ph.D., about her research on the basics of vitamin E function and now we can move on to some of her latest research. This month we will discuss more about the upcoming label changes of vitamin E supplements, the increased need for vitamin...
