Nature Made now has a supplement on the market that promises to meet the nutritional needs of those taking common prescription medications; it is true, taking medications can lower your blood levels of some nutrients. Rx Essentials does contain some of the nutrients lost when you are taking a prescrition medication so in theory it appears to be a great product; but is it?
Quote from Enviromental Nutrtion:
“In theory, Rx Essentials seem like a good idea, but there doesn’t appear to be solid rationale for nutrient levels. Some (vitamin B12) are exceptionally high while others (calcium) are exceptionally low. Moreover the product hasn’t been adequately tested for efficacy.”
- It is wise to first check with your physician before combining any over-the-counter product and prescription.
- Take stock of any supplement you may already be taking; it is easy to overdose even with supplements.
One in seven US adults are using weight loss supplements-by 2110 there is a prediction that this will be at least a trillion dollar business. So it is not a surprise to open any given magazine and find an ad, or several, for a product that will produce instant weight loss. Redline Princess caught my eye since they advertise this product to be designed just for women.
Designed just for women and contains yohimbe, an herb used to treat male impotence. Not only is yohimbe used for male impotence it is on The German Commision E (gold standard for herb research) list of unapproved herbs. Safe only if you are under the care of a physician.
Warning: Not to consumed by those under 18, if you are pregnant or breast feeding, have low blood pressure, have a seizure disorder, or liver problems. This is just a sample, there are two paragraphs of precautions.
Please, before you purchase Redline Princess or any weight loss product read the fine print.
For those of you who may be taking colloidal silver or if you are thinking about taking it please read about The Blue Man at www.mercola.com.
Kashi Cinnamon Harvest:
Kashi’s description: ”Bountifully Delicious Organic Whole Wheat Biscuits Baked with Cinnamon and Natural Sweetness” and I second that.
You get a great tasting cereal with 5 grams of fiber per cup that both you and your kids will love.
Dr. Victor Marchione ask the question, when you eat tuna are you playing a game of Russian Roulette?
A result of our living in an industralized society is small amounts of mercury in all of our systems; eating large predator fish can cause mercury in our bodies to rise well above safe levels. Tuna happens to be a large predator fish, so does this mean no more tuna fish sandwiches? No, with a couple of precautions you can eat your tuna fish and live to tell about it.
Do not use Albacore tuna, mercury levels are high in this type of tuna.
Use light tuna; generally there are several types of tuna mixed such as yellowfin, tongol, and skipjack. These types are lower in mercury because they are younger and smaller.
Relax and enjoy your tuna fish sandwich, even better try a variety of fish such as salmon, herring, or mackerel. Just besure to have fish a couple of times a week.
Source: Dr. Victor Marchione–Food Doctor with Doctors Health Press
Dr. Mark Stengler offers this warning if you use microwave popcorn.
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Chemicals called perfluorochemicals (PFCs) are used in many commercially produced products including the bags used for microwave popcorn; they are a possible carcinogen.
Now even though there is only a small amount of PFCs transferred from the cookware to the food several hundred more go from the bag into the popcorn. Not all bags contain PFCs but there is no way to distinguish the bags that do from the bags that do not.
Dr. Stengler suggest until we have more information to either use a hot air popper or a pot on the top of the stove using some heart healthy olive or canola oil.
Policosanol is a compound traditionally extracted from Cuban sugar cane. There is an embargo on Cuban products being exported to the US so companies here derived a compound using beeswax, wheat germ oil or rice bran wax.
In 2002 a large study reported in the “American Heart Journal” praised policosanol for its ability to reduce cholesterol. In this study there were approximately 3,000 participants with over 60 trails for a period of two months up to two years using the form of extract made from Cuban sugarcane wax.
The review in the American Heart Journal reported that 10mg daily doses of policosanol were as effective at lowering total cholesterol or LDL cholesterol as the satin drugs zocor and provastin. Dr. Mark Stengler reported that he was puzzled by these findings because his patients were not having the same positive results.
Quote: “I noticed that my patients who took policosanol seldom acheived the expected cholesterol improvements no matter what brand we tried”.
Dr. Stengler concluded these studies must be wrong or that the compounds used here were not similar enough to the Cuban extract. New studies are now coming out that confirm Dr. Stengler’s suspicions, the most notiable is a German study. The participants using policosanol had a decrease of less than 10% in their LDL cholesterol; the placebo group had a reduction of 8%.
Similar studies conducted between 2004 and 2006 in Canada, the Netherlands and South Africa also found policosanol ineffective.
Why such a difference in the results found?
The original studies were funded by Cuba’s National Center for Science as well as founding the company “Dalmer Laboratories” to market policosanol.
Source: May issue of Bottom Line Natural Healing
From University Of California, Berkeley
Quote from the June 2007 issue of the Wellness Letter:
“Blood Pressure: All OTC pain relievers, including acetaminophen, can raise blood pressure, and this may be at least partly responsible for the increased risk of heart attack and stroke. A new study of 16,000 male health professionals (age 56 to 76) without hypertension found that those who took pain relievers most days were about one-third more likely to develop hypertension over a four-year period. In 2002 a large study found that daily use could increase the risk even more in women.”
When I hear Alli I think ally and that says friend; nothing short of genius in the marketing world.
This is a drug who’s purpose is to help those who are obese become motivated to live a healthy lifestyle, if it were that simple would you need a drug? In order for Alli to work you have to eat a low-fat, reduced calorie diet, do you not lose weight by following this diet plan even without a drug? One more important point here is that Alli is not an appetite suppressant so your desire for food is not going to change.
When using Alli you cannot consume more than 15 grams of fat per meal; what happens if you eat more fat per meal, make sure you have a change of clothes near by. Be prepared for loose stools, too-frequent stools, uncontrollable bowel movements, or gas with an oily discharge. But then this may not be a problem for most taking Alli, a healthy eating plan only includes around 30 grams of healthy fat per day.
Alli works by blocking 25% of the fat you consume, the problem is there is no way for this drug to know if the fat is harmful or beneficial. Omega 3 fatty acids are necessary for your brain to function, to aide your body in the absorption of certain vitamins, keep your skin lubricated, and your organs protected (including your heart).
Last but not least, it is critical that you check with your doctor if you are on any type prescription drug, there is a real danger of drug interaction. For that matter it may be wise to check for any possible interactions between Alli and other over the counter drugs.
Could this be a classic example of treating a symptom rather than finding a solution?
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