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Iodine Shortages – Again!

Written by Wellness Club on August 15, 2014 – 3:09 pm -

By Nurse Mark   You may remember when the tsunami struck Japan and triggered the Fukushima nuclear disaster – an environmental mess that will plague mankind for centuries to come. At that time millions of people seemed to remember that potassium iodide was protective to the thyroid gland in cases of exposure to radioactive iodine […]


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Headlines Scream: New Risks For Niacin!

Written by Wellness Club on July 17, 2014 – 7:19 pm -

By Nurse Mark   Will the assault on vitamins, minerals, and other natural and non-patentable (and thus non-profitable) supplements and treatments ever stop? In my opinion, no. As long as something poses a threat to the profit picture of Big Pharma and their patent drug offerings there will be no let-up in Big Pharma’s efforts […]


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The Amazing Brain Nutrient You Don’t Know About

Written by Wellness Club on May 28, 2014 – 2:24 pm -

By Nurse Mark   Citicoline: The Amazing Brain Health Nutrient You’ve Probably Never Heard Of. You know about vitamin C, you’ve heard about vitamin D, you know that CoQ10 is important – but it’s a good bet that you’ve never heard about citicoline. This little-known substance – a member of the vitamin B family  -may […]


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Poisoned With Good Intentions ?

Written by Wellness Club on May 13, 2014 – 4:08 pm -

By Nurse Mark   Antibiotic-Resistant bacteria: MERS, Ebola, MRSA, streptococcus, enterococcus, psuedomona, C-difficile, salmonella, e-coli, T.B,  the list goes on… “Superbugs” are a part of our modern world now, and there is little we can do about this unintended consequence of our over-use of antibiotics. Even our companion animals have been found to carry “superbugs.” […]


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Sleeping Pills: It Just Gets Worse

Written by Wellness Club on May 13, 2014 – 2:28 pm -

By Nurse Mark   New Study Shows Doubled Risk Of Death With Sleeping Pill Use   We have been preaching the dangers of sleeping pills for years – long enough now that many readers probably just “tune out” our warnings – “Oh no, it’s just Dr. Myatt or Nurse Mark ranting about sleeping pills again […]


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