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Do You Know the Signs of Seven Common Nutrient Deficiencies?
The hidden cause of common symptoms such as fatigue and muscle aches can be nutrient deficiencies – can you make a difference to a person’s quality-of-life by identifying them? Some cynics encourage us to think that nutrient deficiencies are a thing of the past, reserved for sailors trapped at sea. But even today, it’s possible…
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Do we Play a Role in the Nutritional Interventions in Children’s Asthma?
A clinical trial led by LaTrobe University has shown that eating fish such as salmon, trout and sardines as part of a healthy diet can reduce asthma symptoms in children. The international study found that children who followed a healthy Mediterranean diet enriched with fatty fish had improved lung function after six months. However, with…
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OMNS- Preventing Falls- A serious matter: One in four falls in the elderly proves fatal.
Preventing Falls – A serious matter: One in four falls in the elderly proves fatal. Being a physician doesn’t qualify me as an expert on falling. But because I am 91 years old, I have mighty good motivation to keep learning. In my experience, many geriatrists (specialists in the problems of older people) seem to lack…
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OMNS – Five MORE Fluoride-Condemning Studies Published
Five new published studies support previous research linking fluoride to thyroid disease; ADHD; overdosing formula-fed infants and bias in government reports. Another reveals pregnant Canadians have higher urine fluoride levels in fluoridated vs. non-fluoridated areas which previous studies linked to offspring’s lower IQ. Fluoride exposure coupled with iodine deficiency is linked to thyroid disease, report…
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OMNS – Vitamin D acceptance delayed by Big Pharma following the Disinformation Playbook
A “Disinformation Playbook” has been used for decades by corporations to delay government action on matters of public interest that would adversely affect their income and profit. Some well-known examples include the big tobacco companies, the coal and oil industries, the sugar industry, and the National Football League. The Union of Concerned Scientists has outlined…
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Can we make a difference on mental health?
It’s Men’s Health Week, and I’m sure that you are aware of the shocking statistics surrounding depression in men. The reasons why men seem to be so vulnerable are debated constantly, but statistics don’t lie. We pharmacists are in a rather privileged position to help. Or, on the other hand, we can decide not to…
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OMNS – How to Bash Vitamins with a Meta-Analysis
Orthomolecular Medicine News Service Reference: Confidential Memorandum from the World Headquarters of Pharmaceutical Politicians, Educators and Reporters (WHOPPER) Satire by Andrew W. Saul, Editor TOP SECRET: Do Not Let This Get on the Internet! No Leaks! Distinguished members, our decades of disparaging nutritional therapy have paid off at last. The public, and their healthcare providers, are…
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OMNS – Infantile Colic
An infant with colic not only is suffering from pain, but is causing great concern in parents attempting to render loving care. We can’t ask the infant to rate the pain on a scale from 1 to 10, but we know that only pain could produce such an agonizing cry that borders on screaming. We…
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OMNS: Nutritional Treatments for Multiple Sclerosis
Nutritional Treatments for Multiple Sclerosis by W. Todd Penberthy and Robert G. Smith This is the first article in a three-part series on the current state of multiple sclerosis diagnosis and treatments with focus on effective nutritional treatments. A summary of detailed treatments worthy of consideration based on clinical data is included at the end…
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Marketing Professional Services – Tactics & Strategies
Pharmacists are slowly coming to grips with the provision of professional services and are fleshing out suitable business models very cautiously. In part, this caution arises out of a sense of uncertainty because of the culture change that has to be embraced in converting what was previously an unstructured service (provided free of charge) to…