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Similase and Similase Jr: – What’s The Difference?
Written by Wellness Club on July 10, 2008 – 12:48 pm -We get a lot of product questions – and digestion and digestive enzymes make up a large part of those questions. There is no doubt that this important physical function is poorly understood – even by most doctors. No wonder so many lay-people are confused! Here is an example of a recent question, with Dr. […]
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More "Dangerous Drugs"…
Written by Wellness Club on July 8, 2008 – 1:33 pm -It seems that every day brings yet another drug warning – and you can be sure that the FDA doesn’t issue these warnings lightly, since they affect the profit picture of the drug companies and thus the budget of the FDA (who relies upon "fees" from the drug companies for it’s income…). Today’s little tidbit […]
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"Shorts" from This Month’s Conventional Medicine News
Written by Wellness Club on June 25, 2008 – 2:56 pm -I get a summary of major world medical "breakthroughs" and reports of medical study findings on a daily basis. Here are recent "findings" from conventional medical journals that may be of interest or humor to you. Aren’t you glad I read all of these medical reports so you don’t have to?! 1.) "Keeping Active, Not […]
Posted in Bone and Joint Health, Cancer, Drugs and Alternatives, Family Health, Health Freedom, Heart and Circulation, Hormones, Man Health, Nutrition and Health, Senior Health, Sexual Health | Comments Off
Vitamin D Deficiency Can Be Deadly
Written by Wellness Club on June 25, 2008 – 2:00 pm -Of note in this morning’s new headlines was this from Associated Press: Lack of sunshine vitamin may cloud survival odds which leads off by saying "New research linking low vitamin D levels with deaths from heart disease and other causes bolsters mounting evidence about the "sunshine" vitamin’s role in good health." and continues to say: […]
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Is Nutrasweet (Aspartame) Safe?
Written by Wellness Club on June 24, 2008 – 11:28 pm -One of our readers wrote the following to General Mills: "I was enjoying your Fiber One until I read the ingredients. Why do you put Aspartame in the cereal? The FDA may say it’s safe, but check the studies that have been done and how this is harmful to the body. People being diagnosed with […]
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