A group of Princeton Researchers has concluded a study that reveals high fructose corn syrup is responsible for more weight gain relative to the same amount of pure sugar consumed. You can read the full report here:  A sweet problem: Princeton researchers find that high-fructose corn syrup prompts considerably more weight gain The study is [...]

Image by supersizeyourhealth via Flickr Did you know that magnesium is involved in over 300 chemical reactions in the body?  What do you think would happen if your body didn’t have enough magnesium to fuel all these reactions?  More on  these reactions in a moment. One of the most common nutritional deficiencies in America is [...]

Image by selva via Flickr By Gregory Leanza Adding vitamin E to your diet just may add years to your life! For decades scientific studies have proven that vitamin E is not only essential but effective in promoting longevity of life and long-term good health. lt’s no wonder that people are embracing the antioxidant power [...]

Magnesium is important for over 300 metabolic reactions in the human body.  A growing crisis is emerging the the United States as some studies report that 60 to 80% of Americans are Magnesium deficient based on consumption of the standard American diet (S-A-D) How can this be? Many factors lead to magnesium deficiency: Many people [...]

Trying to prevent colds and flu is one of the questions that I get in the pharmacy every day this time of year.  While it may be impossible to prevent contracting a cold or the flu it is possible to ramp up your immune system to help it be as prepared as possible for the [...]

Let me give you an example of an enzyme that is very important to our health, nitric oxide. Nitric oxide can be inactivated by even low level lead exposure. Where do you get lead exposure from? Well if you live in an old house or older city you have the potential for exposure to lead [...]

Do you know how much Calcium you take daily?  Here is a chart to give you healthy tips on ways to decrease the need for supplementation.  After all, the best source of vitamins and nutrients is in our food. Total the calcium values of the foods at the bottom to determine your daily calcium intake. [...]

Has your doctor told you to take calcium?  Did you know that there are six different kinds of calcium out there.   Don’t get me wrong here, it is all the same Ca2+ elemental molecule, but calcium has to be complexed in a “salt” form to be made in to tablets or capsules or other delivery [...]

There is a great summary on the facts about Vitamin D importance, testing, and supplementation over at www.redorbit.com by Jarod M Skowran. Vitamin D may very well be the missing link to our good health.  Think about your daily activities.  Unless you live on Maui and surf for a living (I would settle for living [...]

What vitamin should I be taking?”  It is a question I get at every seminar I present and often each day at the pharmacy.  It is not always an easy question to answer.  For example, the question may come from a teenager, it could be a man or woman, it could be a patient that [...]