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 Vitamins, essential to life, are thirteen organic compounds that perform dozens of vital jobs in the body. Vitamin entered our vocabulary only in 1912, when the first one thiamin or B1 was isolated. Find out all about vitamins and supplements.
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Dietary Supplements - What are They?
submitted by Dr. Gary Farr 2/22/2002
If you take a vitamin pill each day, you are taking a dietary supplement. That is, you are adding something to your diet of foods, most likely in an attempt to make up for a less than perfect diet, to promote good health, or to help speed healing when
illness strikes. Dietary supplements are also prescribed for vitamin or mineral deficiencies such as iron for anemia or vitamin supplements for pregnant women and small children.
Folate Deficiency Linked to Parkinson's
submitted by Dr. Gary Farr 2/2/2003
The Journal of January Neurochemistry has stated that a diet that contains inadequate amounts of the B vitamin folate may raise the risk of Parkinson's disease.
Gadolinium use in MRIs linked to Kidney Disease
submitted by Dr. Gary Farr 12/24/2007
The FDA updated a public health advisory today about a serious new kidney disease that is apparently associated with a gadolinium-based contrast agent used with MRI or MR angiography.
Mineral Content of Various Fruits
submitted by Dr. Gary Farr 8/11/2002
A nice table giving you the various nutritional content of fruits.
The Comprehensive Thyroid Assessment
submitted by Dr. Gary Farr 6/24/2004
The Comprehensive Thyroid Assessment is a thorough analysis of thyroid hormone metabolism, including central thyroid gland regulation and activity, thyroid production and secretion, peripheral thyroid conversion, and thyroid autoimmunity. This test allows the practitioner to pinpoint common imbalances that underlie a broad spectrum of chronic illness.
Vitamin Content of Various Fruits
submitted by Dr. Gary Farr 8/11/2002
A nice table giving you the various nutritional content of fruits.
What is Acid/Alkaline Balance?
submitted by Dr. Gary Farr 3/12/2002
The Textbook of Medical Physiology by Arthur C. Guyton, M.D., probably the most recognized authority on human physiology states: "...the regulation of hydrogen ion concentration (pH or acid/alkaline balance) is one of the most important aspects of homeostasis." (Homostasis is where the components involved seek an equilibrium.)
What is DHEA?
submitted by Dr. Gary Farr 7/3/2002
DHEA is the short name for dehydroepiandrosterone. What's all the talk about this naturally occuring hormone and can it help you? We discuss this.
Who is Nutrient Deficient in America?
submitted by Dr. Gary Farr 2/10/2002
This is a very sensitive topic of discussion. We currently have groups who contend that very few people have inadequate intake levels, and other groups say that everyone is deficient.
In this article, we will present information from scientific literature. None of the statements herein have been created by BecomeHealthyNow.com.
Why You Need Vitamins
submitted by Dr. Gary Farr 1/19/2002
Along with the many people I encounter in my medical practice and my lectures, you may wonder, “Why do I need to take supplements?” Many people think, and some conservative nutritionists would agree with them, that eating a balanced diet provides all the vitamins they need. This is simply not so.
Why You Should NOT Depend on the RDA
submitted by Dr. Gary Farr 10/15/2002
The first Recommended Dietary Allowances were established in the United States in the 1940s to provide standards for good nutrition. The allowances were not considered permanent, but rather recommendations based on the best available scientific knowledge. Since 1943 the RDAs have been revised approximately every five years as new data became available. In 1985, the RDAs came under attack by segments of the scientific and medical community as not serving the needs for establishing optimal nutrition.
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