Another Settlement Reached with Seller of Acai Berry Supplements

Nutra Pills barred from making 'free' offers unless they really are! By: James Limbach, ConsumerAffairs.com Attorneys for the state of Colorado have reached a settlement agreement with Nutra Pills, Inc., and its owner, Joshua D. Bezoni, to bring the internet marketer and seller of nutritional supplements, including acai berry supplements, into compliance with state's consumer…

Vitamin D helps ward off flu and asthma attacks

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In a study of Japanese school children, vitamin D supplements taken during the winter and early spring helped prevent seasonal flu and asthma attacks. The idea for the study, study chief Dr. Mitsuyoshi Urashima, told Reuters Health, came from an earlier study looking at whether vitamin D could help prevent…

Sea Buckthorn a super berry that is gaining popularity

Sea Buckthorn! Russian Sea buckthorn Berry (Hippophae rhamnoides L.)  has been found to be  an extremely rich source of Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Vitamin A, flavonoids, carotenoids, and essential fatty acids!  Over the centuries sea buckthorn oil has been used as a folk remedy and food source by many Asian cultures. This amazing berry has…

Don’t Let The Winter Blues Get You Down!

How To Combat SAD, or the Winter Blues The “winter blues” is something that affects many of us and sometimes we aren’t even aware of it.  Symptoms like tiredness, lethargy and stress are often attributed to ‘the weather’, or ‘having an off day’, but winter depression is a recognized condition.  This is also known as…

Why buy oragnic fruits and vegetables!

Why are organic products higher in antioxidants? “Selecting organic produce and organic processed fruits and vegetables will increase antioxidant levels by about 30 percent, compared to produce grown on otherwise similar conventional farms.” There are two reasons why organic fruits and vegetables are higher in antioxidant compounds. The first reason is linked to what is…

Vision Health

Mind/Body medicine is based on the fact that our health and well-being depends on all the individual parts working together effectively. So it should come as no surprise that healthy eyesight is also dependent upon our total well-being, which is affected by our genetic makeup, the food we eat, our work environment and exposure to airborne toxins, as well as our general belief systems about ourselves and the world we live in.

B Vitamins – They’re Good For You!

B Vitamins – They’re Good For You! Niacin (Vitamin B3): Recently, Niacin has got publicity for reducing cholesterol. It has also been found effective in reducing the incidence of second heart attack by 30 percent. Higher levels of Niacin can lead to hot flushes and liver damage. So, be very careful when taking therapeutical doses…