A dozen years ago, on Christmas day December 25, 1996, great joy emanated from a clinical trial showing that suffering and death could be cut in half simply by taking a selenium supplement. Yet, in spite of this study and other human clinical trials along with considerable mechanistic and...
Cleaning products are supposed to keep us safe, comfortable and healthy. However, because most conventional products can be extremely toxic, our homes literally have us running a poison gauntlet—whether we realize it yet or not. Having a clean home is important to all of us, but the results of...
An Interview with Frank Schönlau, Ph.D. Perhaps you have read about the exciting results of still another clinical trial with Pycnogenol and arthritis (1). As the baby boomers age, more and more find themselves hampered by various aches and pains, especially knee pain. This month, I have called upon Frank...
Independents are the key to a healthier society.Independent natural products retailers don’t diagnose, treat, prevent or cure disease, but they do help millions of Americans on the path to well being. Independent natural products retailers can’t legally practice medicine, but their knowledge of nutrition and genuine empathy and concern supports...
The rich hues of fresh fruits and vegetables are not only aesthetically pleasing; they’re good for you, too. Most yellow, orange and red pigments synthesized by plants are called carotenoids, and are essential to a healthy diet. These fat-soluble antioxidants are made by plants to protect themselves from free...
An Interview with Jonathan W. Emord, Esq.“I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.” —Thomas Jefferson, September 23, 1800 When Congress created the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1906, it was intended that this vital agency...
Genetic modification is a part of today’s life; don’t let it take you by surprise. Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are becoming more and more prominent in today’s marketplace, so it is important to understand what they are and some of the issues they raise. A GMO plant has been genetically...
An interview with Dr. Nicholas J. MariniRecently, we have been discussing the paradigm shift in nutritional science facilitated by nutrigenomics. The Rubicon has been crossed and there is good news. For decades, we have been learning that much of our health is influenced by our genes, but, more recently, we...
In the early 1970s, when natural products were just getting started, most food shoppers did not strongly believe that, “You are what you eat!” Perhaps just two in 100 shopped in natural foods stores to avoid the highly processed foods in conventional supermarkets. Today, 20 out of 100 shoppers say...
An interview with Dr. James KaputFDA sees need and moves quickly to facilitate by establishing the Division of Personalized Nutrition and Medicine. The brave new world of nutrigenomics is growing at an exponential rate. Some scientists are claiming nutrigenomics is the most important development in nutrition in almost a century.
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