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Folate may decrease risk of bone fracture, disease
-By Hal Walter
In recent years scientists have begun to unravel the connection between folate and many forms of ill health, including heart disease, dementia and depression. Now researchers say
Read More...Two types of dietary supplements
- By Dr. Phil MaffetoneHigh dose, synthetic and isolated dietary supplements — what I call HSAIDS — make up 98 percent of the dietary supplements available on the market. These unnatural Read More...
B vitamins: fake or real?
- By Dr. Phil MaffetoneAlmost all the B vitamins on the market are synthetic. While the dose is not a good indicator, common synthetic B vitamins are usually listed by one of various Read More...
Are your vitamins synthetic?
-By Dr. Philip Maffetone
Misleading information on dietary supplement labels is the most common reason for confusion about ingredients. Truly health-conscious consumers want to avoid artificial, unnatural, Read More...New study shows synthetics to be ineffective, risky
- By Hal WalterOnce again, scientists have found that synthetic supplements may do more harm than good.
This time, research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Read More...
Mandated vaccinations a serious problem
- Dr Phil MaffetoneThe state of Texas recently "mandated" that school-age girls to be vaccinated against the sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer.
The Read More...
Nature may provide cancer answer
- By Dr. Phil MaffetoneThe American Cancer Society reported this week that the number of deaths from the disease is declining, with 3,000 fewer deaths reported from 2003 to 2004.
While Read More...
Study links supplements, healthy lifestyles
- By Hal WalterA study published in the December issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association indicates adolescents who take multiple-vitamin supplements may have healthier habits.
Researchers Read More...
Phil Maffetone to release music album
- By JON MICHAEL POMPIADr. Phil Maffetone, best known for his books on fitness and nutrition, has expanded his resume to include singing and songwriting. His first record: "We All Need," an Read More...
High-dose synthetic supplements act much like drugs
-By Dr. Phil Maffetone
Many European countries consider any supplements above the Recommended Daily Allowance to be drugs. Meanwhile, in the United States many people take dietary supplements, including vitamins,
Read More...Addressing Function Not Symptoms
-By Dr. Philip Maffetone
How often do we hear the notion that a certain drug or surgical
procedure only treats the symptoms and not the cause? We hear it often,
especially from those who have been in
Organic foods have nutrition edge
-Are organic foods really more nutritious than Read More...
Afraid of getting sick this season? From the common cold, to the flu, to the hysteria of a bird-flu pandemic, many people wonder what they should do to protect themselves. The truth is viruses, If you routinely take a vitamin C or E supplement, it’s time to trade
it in for the real thing.
First Organics Vitamin C Complex and Vitamin E Complex are made using
certified-organic This year, like those in the past, two of the most popular supplements
on the market are certain to be vitamins C and E. These two popular
vitamins have been associated with improved health and
Healthy immune system key to avoiding most illnesses
- By Dr. Phil Maffetone
Trade your C and E for the real thing
- By Dr. Phil Maffetone
Does your C and E promote health?
- By Dr. Phil Maffetone
Natural foods can help reduce inflammation
- By Hal Walter
A 2004 Time magazine cover story, “Inflammation: the Secret Killer,”
was pivotal in changing the way many Americans think about the
development and progression of the most deadly and devastating Read More...
First Organics provides nutrients for early development
- By Hal Walter
Perhaps at no time in life is nutrition as important as during the first few years, when a child´s development can benefit greatly from the vitamins, phytonutrients and minerals contained Read More...
Synthetic Vitamins Fed to Yeast – Not Whole Food or Natural
- By Dr. Phil Maffetone
Many supplement consumers are not aware of an industry practice in which synthetic vitamins are fed to yeast and the resulting product is marketed as “food-based, “whole food” or “100% real Read More...
Oncologist uses supplements in cancer survival road map
- By Hal Walter
It´s been said that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. But if you´re a patient of Dr. Fran Mason, it may be worth even more.
Dr. Mason is a medical oncologist who serves Read More...
Preparation of fresh organic foods for supplement use
- By Dr. Philip Maffetone
Fresh organic foods contain many therapeutic nutrients. Protecting them during the drying process was a priority in formulating the First Organics product line.
This was accomplished Read More...
Phytonutrients are foundation of First Organics™ supplements
- By Dr. Philip Maffetone
The vitamins and minerals naturally found in our products are important, but the accompanying phytonutrients may actually outdo them in therapeutic power. These phytonutrients, vital Read More...
Citrus nutrients may help fight diseases
- By Hal Walter
Nutrients found in citrus fruit may have a broad range of disease-fighting qualities.
Recently a team of researchers working for the USDA and a Canadian nutraceutical company found a Read More...
Vitamin E — more to it than just alpha tocopherol
- By Dr. Philip Maffetone
Vitamin E from whole foods is a powerful nutrient that can help prevent and fight cancer, heart disease, Alzheimer’s and other deadly illnesses. However, most common “vitamin E” supplements Read More...
Folate-depression link gains more acceptance
- By Hal Walter
While prescription antidepressant drugs have recently been under more scrutiny, researchers are finding yet more evidence that low blood levels of the nutrient folate, a B vitamin, may contribute Read More...
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