Question: Dear Dr. Ettinger I really love your products and I have a question on your basic daily program for health and well-being. I read your e-mail regarding what you take for your daily regime, but I was wondering what you would suggest for women (especially regarding bone density). I had a DEXA scan and…
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What do you know about Bazi?
Question: A very good friend of mine is using/selling Bazi. What, if anything, do you know about this product? Thanks! Melissa Murphey Answer: Melissa, In theory it looks like a good product but more likely than not, it isn’t. This is from their promotional material: “How much of each fruit is in the XELR8 Phyto8…
What form of vitamin D is in your Liquid Coral Calcium?
Question: What form of vitamin D is in your Liquid Coral Calcium? The label does not say. Gary Answer: Gary, Cholecalciferol Sincerely, Marcus Ettinger DC, BSc Related Products: Liquid Coral Calcium Coral Calcium Capsules
Does Liquid Power Contain Gluten?
Question: Hi, Last summer I purchased your liquid vitamins! I do like them but was recently diagnosed with a gluten allergy. I want to continue to take them but want to be sure you do not put gluten in them. Please research this and get back to me. Thanks Tamara Simone-Collins Answer: Tamara, There is…
Potassium Sorbate and Liquid Power
Question: Hi, I had received an email about your Liquid Power. From the email it sounded like the most natural, best liquid product on the market. When I looked at the ingredients, however, potassium sorbate was listed. My understanding is that this is not good for the body. Can you give me any information concerning…
Liquid Coral Calcium Questions
Dear Doctor, My mother has osteoporosis…Will your Liquid Coral Calcium supply her with enough Calcium? How can I be assured that the Coral was not harvested from live reefs? The Label says 2100mg Coral Calcium and then 575mg below that. What does this mean? Please get back to me at your…
The Carotenoids: Beta-Carotene, Lycopene, Lutein…. May Benefit Health in Breast Cancer Survivors
by Heather Granato 10/29/2007 TUCSON, Ariz.—Higher plasma levels of carotenoids may help reduce oxidative stress in women previously treated for breast cancer (Cancer Epidemiol Biomarker Prev. 2007;16(10):2008–15). Researchers from the University of Arizona and Arizona Cancer Center conducted an ancillary study on 207 postmenopausal breast cancer survivors from the Women’s Healthy Eating and Living Study.…
Vitamin E may cut heart disease risk in diabetics
10/19/2007 – Supplements of vitamin E may counteract complications in type-2 diabetics linked to an increased risk of heart disease, says a new study from Italy. Daily vitamin E supplements (500 International Units) were found to decrease levels of a protein associated with higher risk of atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) and ultimately cardiovascular disease…
Folate, Riboflavin Impact Colon Cancer Risk
by Lisa Frazier 10/26/2007 SHEFFIELD, England —Riboflavin supplementation may enhance the protective effect of low-dose folate in people with colorectal polyps; however, the magnitude of the response was not significant when examined between a healthy group of people and polyp patients(Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2007;16(10):2128-35). Researchers from the University of Sheffield coordinated a double blind,…
Study Finds Long-Term Supplement Users in Better Health
10-29-2007 A study published in the peer-reviewed Nutrition Journal (October 24, 2007) reveals that people who used multiple supplements for at least 20 years were in overall better health than both non-supplement users and individuals who only consumed a multivitamin/mineral supplement. This first-ever study on long-term users of multiple dietary supplements found them comparatively to…