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The journal of Clinical Toxicology 2009 reports that over half of the US population takes daily nutritional supplements and according to the annual report of the American Association of Poison Control Centers not one single death was reported from any herb, mineral or amino acid. This cannot be said of prescribed drugs. American diets are already deficient and the human body’s use of vitamins and minerals is adversely affected by smoking, drinking alcohol in excess, taking birth control pills, polluted air, polluted water, continuous dieting, consumption of denatured foods, chemicals, and preservatives, medication intake, sleep deprivation and stress. Researchers from Wake Forest University School of Medicine and the University of Florida found that "in major medical journals, more pharmaceutical advertising is associated with publishing fewer articles about dietary supplements." Furthermore, they found that more pharmaceutical company advertising resulted in the journal having more articles with "negative conclusions about dietary supplement safety." Does pharmaceutical ad money influence the type of pieces published? Promoting special interests and calling it good science is wrong. How much evidence does the public need to understand the gravity of this influence? Consumers seem to ignore the evidence. Many highly respected professionals, researchers, scientists and practitioners understand the deceptive marketing used to sell food and drugs. The public appears to be ignorant. Canadian psychiatrist Abram Hoffer, M.D, Ph.D., says: "We all have to work hard to educate the public about the merits of sane treatment for everyone, where the patient is primary, not Big Pharma." Dr. Hoffer passed away in May 2009 and his scholarly wisdom is missed. Orthomolecular scientist, Dr. Andrew Saul says: “Do not be buffaloed and do not be bullied. If someone tries to scare you from taking vitamins, ask to see the scientific papers that they base such a warning on." Assuming that the vitamin critic respects you enough to honor your request to produce such documents, go to the following website for tips on how to spot bias in research: http://www.doctoryourself.com/antivitamin.html Dr. Jeffrey Bland, director for the Institute of Functional Medicine, promotes Nutrigenomics, defined as the science of using an individual’s genetic make-up to assist in making nutritional and dietary choices. Nutrients are powerful and effective agents shown to improve medical conditions. In the early 1900s elixirs and potions were considered snake oil because vitamins had not been discovered yet. Things changed. In 1924 iodine was added to salt to prevent goiter, in 1933 vitamin D was added to milk to prevent rickets and in 1941 B vitamins and folic acid was added to flour. Vitamins were considered important enough to fortify foods and prevent disease. Studies continue to reveal how vitamins and minerals (micro nutrients) are used to prevent and treat maladies from cancer to heart disease. Legitimate scientific evidence verifies the legitimacy of nutritional supplements. Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs) for vitamins and minerals have been prepared by the Food and Nutrition Board of the National Research Council since 1941, however I believe these recommendations are outdated. These guidelines were developed to reduce the rates of severe nutritional deficiency diseases such as scurvy, pellagra (deficiency of niacin) and beriberi (deficiency of vitamin B1). RDAs were designed to serve as the basis for evaluating diets of groups of people, not individuals. Individuals differ and have varying nutritional needs. If
you suffer from a chronic condition due to nutritional deficiency, there
is no more effective way to combat the condition than by taking dietary
supplements, foods in concentrated form to restore balance. For example,
it takes about 14 oranges to equal a single tab of 1000 mg of vitamin
C. For more detailed information about therapeutic nutrition click on http://www.orthomolecular.org/ Keeping you “in the know” Most people enjoy bargains. I am no exception. Recently I walked into Big Lots and to my surprise saw a section of Bob’s Red Mill Baking products! At first I looked for the expiration date to be sure these products were not lost somewhere on a truck around the world, but the dates were good. The selection included organic quinoa, flaxseed meal, 7 grain hot cereal, old fashion rolled oats and gluten-free pancake mix; all good choices. The prices were a bargain like most of their products. I plan to revisit the store when I run out of Quinoa. As a side note, not all of Bob’s Red Mill Baking products are healthy. Be sure to read the ingredients in everything you purchase, especially when labels use terms such as all natural, organic sources, or natural ingredients. Not all foods in a health store are healthy, so consumer, beware. Big box stores like Target and Walmart are competing for “health conscious” consumers so now we can get a few healthy items from Big Lots. This is good news because people are buying foods from these stores to save money and now they will have better choices rather than the standard packaged junk foods. Maybe big retailers are hearing noise from their customers and responding to the demand. Next time you make a trip to Big Lots or a similar store; look in the food section for one of Bob’s Red Mill healthy baking products. You will not be disappointed. In the News Recently, the St. Petersburg Times has written articles on vaccinations claiming they are perfectly safe and discredit those who oppose them. I disagree. After reading the article/study referenced below you may think differently. Rick Perry’s response to the cervical vaccine, Gardasil debacle, in the latest GOP debate has also brought the issue of vaccinations to the forefront. The same medical establishment that continues to perpetrate lies about raw milk, the use of drugs, and GM foods is hoping the public will buy their deception about vaccinations. Millions of parents who have researched this subject and have chosen NOT to vaccinate their children cannot all be wrong. They are a growing constituency of “informed” consumers posing a threat to the medical authorities. To hear
the other side of the story visit: Click here to learn what the government has to say about vaccines. You may be surprised. http://healthfreedoms.org/2011/09/06/vaccines-are-dangerous-the-government-says-so/
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