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Side Benefits, Not Side Effects

Side Benefits, Not Side Effects

My 5-year-long self-experiment with lipoprotein(a) therapy -- to cure my heart disease -- has not been without side effects. [1] However, these side effects are not ones that I would ask my doctor or pharmacist about. These side effects are also not the ones that most doctors over-caution about: for example, hypervitaminosis, toxicity, heart damage, inflammation of the stomach lining, and even carcinogenic effects.
Top Vitamin D Papers for 2022

Top Vitamin D Papers for 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Orthomolecular Medicine News Service, Jan 27, 2023 Top Vitamin D Papers for 2022 by William B. Grant, PhD OMNS (Jan 27, 20...
Carrots are healthy, but active enzyme unlocks full benefits

Carrots are healthy, but active enzyme unlocks full benefits

University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences. "Carrots are healthy, but active enzyme unlocks full benefits....
A good vitamin D status can protect against cancer

A good vitamin D status can protect against cancer

via Science Daily A good vitamin D status is beneficial both in cancer prevention and in the prognosis of several cancers, according to a new rese...
The Effect of Vitamin D on Cancer Incidence and Survival

The Effect of Vitamin D on Cancer Incidence and Survival

The Effect of Vitamin D on Cancer Incidence and Survival

The results of a phase 2 randomized controlled trial (RCT) of high- vs. low-dose vitamin D3 supplementation for 139 patients with advanced colorectal cancer taking chemotherapy was recently reported in JAMA
Dietary Supplements Under Attack Again

Dietary Supplements Under Attack Again

Commentary by Bill Sardivia Orthomolecular Medicine News Service  (OMNS Aug 31 2018) Here we go again. Another physician says there "no case for vi...
Vitamin C Questions: Answered

Vitamin C Questions: Answered

Commentary by Helen Saul Case  (Orthomolecular Medicine News Service Assistant Editor Helen Saul Case is the author of The Vitamin Cure for Wome...
Prenatal DHA intake may lead to healthier children

Prenatal DHA intake may lead to healthier children

DHA intake during pregnancy linked to more fat-free body mass at five years of age. While researchers don't understand yet what the mechanism for ...
Beyond diet, but before drugs

Beyond diet, but before drugs

There is huge potential for nutraceutical products with proven efficacy and substantiated health benefits to be used as ‘powerful tools’ in preventing and reversing medical conditions. But, it is vital to have proper definitions and standardised regulations for use, say researchers who note consumers are often confused by the term ‘nutraceutical’.