Safest Source of B12
Since foods are effectively a package deal, what's the best way to get vitamin B12...
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The Benefits and Side Effects of Spirulina
Blue-green algae, chlorella, and spirulina are all advertised as being beneficial, but they could be harmful because they are often contaminated with algal toxins.
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Vitamin B12 Recommendation Change
Based on two biomarkers of functional vitamin B12 (cobalamin) status, B12 recommendations formulated more than...
Plant-Based Atkins Diet
Harvard study found that men and women eating low carb diets live significantly shorter lives,...
Atkins Diet: Trouble Keeping It Up
A case report in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (formerly Journal...
Bulking Up on Antioxidants
Even when fiber and fruit and vegetable intake are kept constant, choosing foods richer in...
The Power of NO
Antioxidants protect NO synthase—the enzyme that produces the artery-relaxing signal, nitric oxide. This may explain...
Anti-Inflammatory Antioxidants
Even when choosing the same quantity of fruits and vegetables, those making higher antioxidant choices...
Anti Up on the Veggies
Greens rank highest in chemical antioxidant assays (such as ORAC, TEAC, TRAP, and FRAP). But...
Dragon’s Blood
The four most antioxidant-packed natural substances so far tested are cloves, amla (Indian gooseberries), triphala...
Amla & Triphala Tested for Metals
Both U.S.-made and imported Ayurvedic dietary supplements have high contamination rates of toxic metals such...
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
Triphala, a combination of three fruits—amla, bibhitaki, and haritaki—is the most commonly used herbal formulation...
