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Guest Post by Stephen Chaney, PhD. Last week I discussed the strengths and weaknesses of the Iowa Women’s Health Study (Mursu et al, Archives of Internal Medicine, 171: 1625-1633, 2011) which has been interpreted as suggesting that multivitamins and certain individual vitamin or mineral supplements could actually increase the risk of mortality in older women. . . . → Read More: Killer Vitamins? Iowa Women’s Health Study Enter soy protein. Have you ever wondered why such a heavily studied food source is so controversial? . . . → Read More: Soy Protein- Miracle Food or Monster? Vitamin manufacturers, many of whom do NOT do any clinical testing or third party verification of their products are looking for a competitive edge. If they can play into popular myth that liquid vitamins are more easily absorbed, without providing proof, then they do it. . . . → Read More: The Problem with Liquid Vitamins Zicam manufactures a form of zinc gluconate + gylcerine lozenge supposedly said to treat colds. An other product with the same ingredients include Cold Ez. Zicam has had a number of lawsuits due to alleged damage to olfactory sensory nerves. . . . → Read More: Using Zicam to Treat a Cold? Glass is great, but can I put a glass bottle in my kid’s lunch box? (duh). How can I travel with glass? Glass costs more to ship than plastics…. OK, I buy organic and get poisoned by the container? Am I stuck with plastics that leach this stuff? Everywhere I turn, or so it seems, there is something else threatening my family’s health. . . . → Read More: bisphenol A Warning |
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