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Omega-3 Fish Oils: The Greatest Nutritional Health Discovery Since Vitamins, Part Two

June 22, 2010
Richard A. Passwater, Ph.D.
Solving the Riddle, An Interview with Professor Jørn Dyerberg, M.D. Last month, we chatted with Dr. Jørn Dyerberg about his major health discovery of omega-3 fatty acids in human health. While that part of the interview with Dr. Dyerberg was in press, another major confirming study was published that should...
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Omega-3 Fish Oils: The Greatest Nutritional Health Discovery Since Vitamins, Part One—The Discovery An Interview with Professor Jørn Dyerberg, M.D.

May 17, 2010
Richard A. Passwater, Ph.D.
Reduce your chance of dying a sudden death by 45% (1, 2)! Reduce your risk of dying from sudden cardiac death by 90% (3). Reduce your chance of developing Alzheimer’s disease by 45–50% (4). Stay younger longer (5, 6)! Reduce the inflammation and pain of rheumatoid arthritis and the...
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High-Performance Nutrition for Athletes, Part Two: The Role of GPLC and NO

April 1, 2010
Richard A. Passwater, Ph.D.
An interview with Patrick L. Jacobs, Ph.D. Last month, we chatted with Richard Bloomer, Ph.D., about the role of GPLC (GlycoCarn from SigmaTau) in improving the performance of athletes. We discussed the basics of GPLC and nitric oxide (NO) production and how this, in turn, improves health and performance. Now,...
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High-Performance Nutrition for Athletes: An Update on the Role of GPLC (GlycoCarn) and Nitric Oxide

March 1, 2010
Richard A. Passwater, Ph.D.
An Interview with Richard J. Bloomer, Ph.D. We have discussed the importance of the “advanced” carnitine called GPLC (GlycoCarn, from Sigma-tau HealthScience, Inc.) in previous columns with both cardiologist Stephen Sinatra, M.D., and exercise physiologist, Richard J. Bloomer, Ph.D. Dr. Sinatra discussed why GPLC is so important to the heart...
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Baseball and Nutrition: A Double Play

February 1, 2010
Richard A. Passwater, Ph.D.
An Interview with Jose Antonio, Ph.D. Baseball has long been our nation’s pastime, yet we read comparatively little about the importance that nutrition plays in the sport. Many thousands of Americans actively participate professionally or recreationally in baseball, while millions more enjoy the relaxation and wholesome entertainment that the sport...
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The Cholesterol Paradigm: Beware of the Side Effects of Anti-Cholesterol Drugs

January 2, 2010
Richard A. Passwater, Ph.D.
An Interview with Sheldon Zerden, Part 2 Last month, we chatted with Sheldon Zerden about his new book, The Cholesterol Paradigm: The Greatest Health Scam of the Century. We discussed many of the fallacies of the Cholesterol Diet–Heart Hypothesis including four lines of evidence; any one of which is sufficient...
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The Cholesterol Paradigm: The Greatest Health Scam of the Century

December 2, 2009
Richard A. Passwater, Ph.D.
An Interview with Sheldon Zerden, Part 1Many people are still being taught by those with vested interests that eating cholesterol will cause heart disease. Some people may be shocked to learn that there are more than a dozen better indicators of artery and heart disease risk than blood cholesterol levels.
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Why the FDA Is Confused About Selenium Health Claims, Part 2

November 2, 2009
Richard A. Passwater, Ph.D.
Many may be spared from cancer if they are informed of selenium’s role in preventing cancer. Unfortunately, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations make it difficult to inform people of this health benefit. The biochemistry of selenium is different from other nutrients, which makes it difficult for many...
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More than Going Hollywood: What You Should Know about The Informant

October 1, 2009
Richard A. Passwater, Ph.D.
Your customers may soon be asking you about the new movie, The Informant. What is it all about and why does it affect you? When we chatted with Mark Whitacre, Ph.D., in April about the weaknesses of the SELECT trial, and comparing high-selenium yeast and selenomethionine, I mentioned that I...
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FDA Confused About Selenium Health Claims: Background and FDA Legal Confusion, Part 1

September 1, 2009
Richard A. Passwater, Ph.D.
An Interview with Jonathan W. Emord, Esq. Recently, we protected the status of a qualified health claim for selenium, but in the process discovered that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is confused about both the basic biochemistry of selenium and the legal requirements for a qualified health claim...
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