Supplements in the News
Social interactions after isolation
may counteract cravings
Original article from researchers at School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia published online at nature.com
Mastrogi...
Niacin and Cancer
How vitamin B-3 protects and even helps repair your DNA
by W. Todd Penberthy, PhD, Andrew W. Saul, and Robert G. Smith, PhD
Orthomolecular Medicin...
Study of 50,000 people finds brown fat may protect against numerous chronic diseases
Date: January 4, 2021 Source: ScienceDaily Summary: By far the largest of its kind in humans, the study confirms and expands the health benefits o...
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 ...
Fish Oil Does Not Raise LDL (bad) cholesterol levels
While the benefits of omega-3 fatty acids have been known for decades, particularly in reducing cardiovascular disease risk, there has been scienti...
Over 100 Scientists, Doctors, & Leading Authorities Call For Increased Vitamin D Use To Combat COVID-19
Scientific evidence indicates vitamin D reduces infections & deaths
An open letter from doctors and scientists around the world is calling for ...
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....
Are antivitamins the new antibiotics?
Researchers develop drug approach against bacterial infections
Original article:University of Göttingen. "Are antivitamins the new antibiotics? Re...
Ultra-Processed Foods and Cancer
The Townsend Letter's Curmudgeon Corner recently looked at processed foods and their link to cancer
Original article (opens in new window): https:/...
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
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.
