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  • Amla and Triphala Tested for Metals
    Amla and Triphala Tested for Metals
    Both U.S.-made and imported Ayurvedic dietary supplements have high contamination rates of toxic metals such as mercury, though only a small fraction of the levels found in canned tuna.
  • Get the Lead Out
    Get the Lead Out
    Toxic heavy metal contamination of Ayurvedic dietary supplements is in most cases intentional.
  • Some Ayurvedic Medicine Worse Than Lead Paint Exposure
    Some Ayurvedic Medicine Worse Than Lead Paint Exposure
    Triphala, a combination of three fruits--amla, bibhitaki, and haritaki fruits—is the most commonly used herbal formulation in Ayurvedic medicine and may have powerful anti-cancer properties...
  • Dietary Theory of Alzheimer’s
    Dietary Theory of Alzheimer’s
    A provocative theory published in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition attempts to explain the dramatic rise in Alzheimer's disease
  • Drug Residues in Meat
    Drug Residues in Meat
    The U.S. Inspector General cites the USDA for failing to safeguard the meat supply from drug residues.
  • Cannibalistic Feed Biomagnification
    Cannibalistic Feed Biomagnification
    Feeding meat and bone meal to farm animals may increase the levels of industrial pollutants in animal products.
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