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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.
'Ministry of Truth' vs Nutritional Medicine

'Ministry of Truth' vs Nutritional Medicine

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Orthomolecular Medicine News Service, January 6, 2022 Commentary by Damien Downing, MBBS, MRSB OMNS (Jan. 6, 2022) Just outsi...
Bee gold: Honey as a superfood

Bee gold: Honey as a superfood

From pesticide detox to increased longevity, the benefits of the sweet stuff go well beyond simply nourishing the hardworking insects in the hive B...
Curcumin and pepper may help with blood sugar

Curcumin and pepper may help with blood sugar

A study from Brazil suggests that the combination of curcumin and piperine, the active ingredient in black pepper, may be even more effective than curcumin alone at improving blood sugar, and triglyceride levels in diabetics.
COVID – A Wakeup Call for Our Love of Mac and Cheese

COVID – A Wakeup Call for Our Love of Mac and Cheese

A recent Townsend Letter article by certified nutritional therapist Mary Budinger, NTP, notes that diseases related to our current diet is a large ...
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...
Vitamin Supplementation Benefits are Real

Vitamin Supplementation Benefits are Real

Perhaps the only advantage of getting old is being able to look back and see what worked and what didn't. Knowledge of severe vitamin deficiency diseases is an example of learning the hard way. The association of vitamin B1 (thiamine) with beriberi was perhaps the first example of the consequences of refining a food. Milling away the unattractive outer husk of the rice that contained the thiamine caused the disease. No drug could substitute for that missing, essential, "vital amine." That's how "vitamins" first got their name.
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
The Importance of Fat-Soluble Vitamins

The Importance of Fat-Soluble Vitamins

by Dr. Nikola Djordjevic MedAlertHelp.org August 9, 2018 Staying fit is one of the most important things that one should do in order to lead a heal...
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...