January 17, 2007 Dear California Academy of Health customer: Dietary Supplement Access Poll – 01/15/2007 results and my response to the CBS Nightly News piece on dietary supplements which aired in two parts, January 15th and 16th. On January 15th I alerted CAOH.COM customers to a CBS Nightly News piece bashing dietary supplements and I…
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TRUTH IN LABELING – ACETAMINOPHEN (TYLENOL)
What labels should say: Warn of the risk of severe liver damage if patients take more than the recommended dose or consume three or more drinks a day while on the drugs. Warn patients not to take multiple medicines that contain acetaminophen. Popularity: 48 million Americans take an acetaminophen product weekly. Danger: Acetaminophen sends 56,000…
Lipitor and Pravachol – My Thoughts
Lipitor and Pravachol Marcus Ettinger DC, BSc. 22 Dec 2004 First of all, if you are presently taking a “statin” type cholesterol lowering drug you may be doing more harm than good. Lipitor and Pravachol in the most comprehensive study to date (18 months 654 patients) found that: yes, it did bring the numbers down…
Is Genesis Today’s Goji 100 really pure Goji Juice? You Decide!
“A picture is worth a thousand words.” This is what [our] raw Goji Juice looks like before we ad our proprietary camu-camu fruit blend. It looks just like raw carrot juice, alive and vibrant. This is 100% pure goji juice. Below is Genesis’ Goji 100! It’s almost black with a thickness like molasses or syrup.…
Dr. Mindell Made Health Claims
Dear Marcus, Please see below. This person included this with their order for Liquid Power. Can you send some data to her? Thanks, Heather (caoh.com customer service rep.) E-mail address removed here. “Dr. Mindell guaranteed me that his goji juice would cure my 9 yr. old golden retriever of her cancer. I just started her…
What’s in your milk?
It always amazes me to discover just how many consumers have been brainwashed by dairy industry advertising into thinking that milk from cows is some sort of essential food for humans. In reality, cow’s milk is perfect nutrition for baby cows, but nutritionally incompatible with humans, most of whom are actually allergic to the substance.…
What’s Special about “Special K”
By D. Jason Palmer ScienceNOW Daily News 8 August 2006 A drug you’re as likely to find at a rave as at a veterinarian’s office may be the next big antidepressant. A single dose of Ketamine, a veterinary anesthetic that’s also renowned as the recreational drug “Special K,” improved the mood of patients with major…
‘Sound Science’ Is Killing Us – by Joel Salatin
For this amazing article go to link below. LINK – This is a must read! This “point of view” article expresses feelings and thoughts I have had for almost 20 years. Don’t get me wrong, science is truly valuable and we need clinical trials to validate the effectiveness and safety of a given product; we…
Goji and Clinical Trials
Q: Can you cite specific clinical trials or plans for such trials with regard to goji berries. Most research appears to be based on laboratory studies in China. Thanks Mr. Weisner A: Dear Mr. Weisner, I am not a research scientist nor do I work for NIH or big pharma. You and I are probably…
Can Goji, Noni, or Mangosteen Treat My Deperssion?
Q: I am looking for an alternative method to treat depression, which would be better, noni, mangosteen or goji to take? Thank you Brenda A: Dear Brenda, Goji history states that is also was known as the “happy berry”. Goji, noni, and mangosteen fruit juices are nutritious and ok for us to consume daily. My two cents worth…
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