Vitamins, additives and nutrition BLOG

Written by Tena Moore

Imagine that you are a doctor. You are committed to making sure your patients have the best care possible and you are committed to upholding your Hippocratic Oath, the oath you took to uphold the ethical practice of medicine. Also imagine that you have seen many studies and read a lot of research showing the effectiveness of many natural remedies and therapies that could be helpful for your Read the rest of this entry »

In a paper published in a Canadian medical journal last week, researchers argue that the benefits of taking fish oil are not well enough substantiated to justify its widespread use. The authors are concerned that the growing demand for fish oil will deplete fish populations.

Not well enough substantiated? That’s pretty hard to fathom. The evidence linking the consumption of oily fish or fish oil supplements with improved cardiovascular Read the rest of this entry »

Did you drop potatoes from your menu back when they became the carbohydrate villains of the low-carb diet fad? That’s really a shame, because when you prepare them properly, they’re very good for you.

Potatoes are good for your health because they contain fiber, vitamins B6 and C, lots of potassium, plus phytonutrients that help keep your blood pressure normal. Potatoes are also low in calories.

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Q. Most of my recipes give the ingredients in cups, teaspoons, and tablespoons, not grams or ounces. But when analyzing recipes on ND, I can’t always find the measurements I need. For example, I wanted to add 1/3 cup of dried egg whites to a recipe but my only options were grams or ounces. How do I convert these measurements ?

A. We have a conversion tool, which you’ll find on the right hand side Read the rest of this entry »

Written by Tena Moore

Vegetarianism is on the rise. Whether people are choosing to forgo eating animals for health reasons or for animal cruelty or environmental reasons, they are certainly choosing to do so in high numbers, including America’s youth.

A recent study tried to capture the amount of children that are vegetarians. The study was done by the government and was their first attempt at a ‘vegetarian Read the rest of this entry »

Written by Tena Moore

The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) is a Federal agency that funds projects, conducts research, trains researchers, and shares findings and information with the public about complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Under this agency CAM is defined as health care that is not regarded as a component of conventional medicine. This can include products such Read the rest of this entry »

Written by Tena Moore

It’s taken quite a long time, but conventional medical doctors are starting to take notice of, and even incorporate, complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) into their treatments. They pretty much have to – their patients are using it with or without them. A recent study found that nearly 40 percent of adults and 12 percent of children polled were using some form of CAM. Whether patients Read the rest of this entry »

Q. Please comment on the relationship between potassium and sodium. How can I be sure that I’m not getting too much potassium as I continue to decrease the amount of sodium in my daily diet?

A. Decreasing the amount of sodium in your diet won’t necessarily affect the amount of potassium you’re getting but it will probably increase the ratio of potassium to sodium in your diet–and many believe that this is a good thing!

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Written by Tena Moore

You’ve probably heard quite a bit about omega-3s and how great they are for your health, but do you know why omega-3s are getting so much attention from the medical community? The main reason that you need your omega-3s is because they act as a natural anti-inflammatory. Many diseases and unhealthy conditions are caused by – or are agitated and made worse by – inflammation in the body. Read the rest of this entry »

A recent study in the Archives of Internal Medicine states that people who eat lots of red meat and/or processed meat may die sooner than people who eat much less red meat. It’s an interesting study and very large, with over 600,000 participants, who according to the researchers, tended to eat better than the general population of the United States. The participants filled out surveys to describe their dietary intakes.

The researchers placed Read the rest of this entry »