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Why You Need to Take Supplements

Dr. Mark Hyman – Even with a perfect diet, the combination of many things—including our depleted soils, the storage and transportation of our food, genetic alterations of seeds, and a toxic environment—make it impossible for us to get the vitamins and minerals we need solely from the foods we eat.

Open Sourcing the Food, Nutrition, and Supplement Industries

Jefferey Jaxen, Staff Writer Waking Times The next wave of the food, supplement, and nutrition market is upon us with little fanfare. Perhaps because the age of information we are in has once again caught the public and market by surprise with its rapid pace. The idea of health supplements is nothing new, however the

The Dangers of Low Quality Supplements And Why You Need To Know Your Source

Erin Schumacher, Guest Waking Times The natural health supplement industry is now worth billions and the primary reason it has flourished is due the quantity of people who have become discouraged with conventional health care. The caveat is that the industry has duped millions of consumers into purchasing ineffective nutriceuticals. It has attracted greed and

American Ginseng Effective in Treating Type 2 Diabetes

Case Adams, Green Med Info Waking Times Researchers from the Pharmacy and Biochemistry Departments at Croatia’s University of Zagreb have confirmed that American Ginseng can improve and reverse type 2 diabetes. The researchers reviewed a plethora of clinical studies done with American Ginseng – Panax quinquefolius – that have shown that it decreases glycemic response and increases

Warning: Major Supplements Openly Contain GMO Vitamin Sources

Anthony Gucciardi, Natural Society Waking Times Genetically modified organisms have permeated much of the crop industry, absolutely infesting the processed food market, but are many ‘health’ supplements free from the presence of GMOs? As it turns out, major supplement producers actually will openly admit that they derive many of their formulas from GMO crops — consumers just

Food Is Your Medicine, Not Pills

Dr. Marianna Pochelli, Prevent Disease Waking Times Not just a few, but all diseases can heal with the correct diet and absolutely no medication. Your body is capable of handling and recovering from any ailment provided you give it the appropriate terrain to heal. Supplements may at times be beneficial, but your true medicine is

Are You Taking Too Much Medication? Or Too Many Remedies?

The Health Coach, Contributing Writer Waking Times Throughout the field of health, wellness and medicine it is well known that too much is often much worse than too little. Most of us, given our American sensibilities and temperament, are predisposed to taking too much medicine, either on doctor’s orders or through our own self-prescribed treatment

What Are the Health Benefits of Spirulina?

Dr. Edward F. Group, Guest Writer Waking Times Spirulina is cyanobacterium (blue-green algae) that grows in alkaline water. Spirulina is rich in protein and nutrients and been used as a food source in Africa for centuries. Today, spirulina powders and capsules are popular nutritional supplements. And, the rich antioxidant properties and therapeutic benefits are not


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