Here is the final installment of the series.  I hope that these give you a better picture of how to be sure that the supplements that you take are actually doing their work in your body so you can have more optimal levels of health.   If you have not read Part one and Part two, please click on them to read what came first.
► Is the nutrient available for absorption at the right place in your digestive tract?  This is an important question that few labels or product catalogs answer.  …

 
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If I’m “AWARE” – I Need Not “BEWARE”
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I am concerned that my Caveat Emptor series may have scared people a bit. So this blog focuses on items of awareness that can keep you out of trouble. We have all heard the advice to shed our bad habits and replace them with good habits. This is important for success in virtually all aspects of life; but too few of us apply it when it comes to eating.  If you haven’t read parts 1 – 3 yet, here are the links so …

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Is it easier to pan for gold or find an honest natural food?
What a strange question! Many products that we call “foods” are far from natural- and, if we expect to have nutritional value in foods, are really far from even being food. Foods that are adulterated with pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and a myriad of chemical agents for coloring, taste, preservation, texture, etc. are legally allowed to be called “natural”! Some so-called foods are virtually all chemicals, with no nutritive value.
In fact on balance, many, …

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THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT, FOR THE MOST PART, YOU GET TO CHOOSE!
Women typically from 45 to 55 or so experience it, most women under 45 dread it, and most women over 60 are glad its over. What is it? If you are a woman you know the answer, and there is hope.
If you are a man, you probably have no idea, but please read on and learn.
Did you answer Menopause?
There are three basic stages of menopause.

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WOMEN’S HEALTH SOLUTIONS
As a mom of five who has worked away from home, I have a pretty good idea of what it is like.  When I learned about how my body functioned and how badly I was treating it nutritionally, I was a bit shocked and that is when I began what has so far turned into a 40 year quest to learn about nutrition and health.
We women do have special nutritional needs and cutting down on calories to prevent weight gain makes it very hard to meet those needs …

If you have Breast Cancer, have you been warned  AGAINST using Soy Protein?
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If your answer is YES, then you have been misinformed. Here is some information intended to help clear up the confusion regarding whether soy is a “good” food or a “bad” food for you.  (Be sure to read the post  titled Soy may reduce diabetes risk in overweight women on some new information about the benefits of soy).
First of all, it is important to know the reason why women have been warned against using soy if …

Who do you know that may be helped by this information?
For many years, I have been teaching that a high intake of soy is protective against many maladies that we have seen in increasing amounts over the last several years.
When studies are done with soy, they use soy that has the full compliment of the isoflavones because those phyto-chemicals are what make the difference.
I prefer to have my primary source of soy from a protein drink that not only guarantees the full complement of phyto-chemicals are present, but …

There is so much evidence against this chemical that it is unbelievable that the FDA ever allowed it. Oh wait…they approved Splenda and Acesulfame K too didn’t they?
Well, anyway, about Aspartame, I can’t think of a better way than to show you some videos about it.
A short video about the negative effects of Aspartame

Aspartame Concerns On 60 MInutes

It is interesting that one researcher looked at 164 studies on Aspartame. 74 of the studies were funded by nutrisweet scientists or people who would benefit from the sale of the …

Often, when I sit in a restaurant and see people sweetening their drinks with Splenda, as well as the other artificial sweeteners in the container, I wish I could figure out how to warn them away from these toxins. Obviously, I can’t just go over to their table and tell them, but it really bothers me, especially when they give these to children or when a pregnant woman is using them.
Today I want to focus on Splenda. This is the second blog on the dangers of artificial sweeteners.
Splenda, which is …

A Little Cancer Additive With Your Weight Loss Plan, Diet Foods, & Soda?
Every one of these extraordinarily qualified scientists, listed below,agree that the food additive, Acesulfame K, is most likely to cause Cancer.

Can anyone tell me why the FDA has completely ignored their warnings, has refused to require manufacturers to complete in-depth scientific testing , since by law, they cannot do the testing themselves, and, having absolutely no valid evidence of its safety, has approved the sweetener, Acesulfame K?
Sidney M. Wolfe, M.D. Director, Public Citizen’s Health Research Group.
Former member of the NCI Carcinogenicity …

NO MORE FRUSTRATING AND UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO GO “GREEN” IN YOUR HOME
CLEAN DOESN’T HAVE A SMELL!
Have you made at least some attempts to use healthier and safer products? Did you find that you had to pay more for the privilege, and that you had to choose between a truly effective cleaner or protecting your family and settling for one that was only so-so?

The great news is that you don’t have to pay more but you can actually save on truly green cleaners and you don’t have to settle because …

Yes Sandy, I want to give myself and one other person the gift of health starting with my personal FREE nutritional evaluation.

The holiday season is past, but, holidays or not,  for most women everyday life is a stressful time that can take a toll on our purses, minds and physical health.   Unfortunately, for us as women, our natural instinct to nurture and protect keeps us under stress throughout the year.   The hustle and bustle of work, or kids, or caring for others can give you a rush that often …

We need to be pro-active about our health.   Omega-3 deficiency causes 96,000 US deaths per year, say researchers
By Shane Starling, 26-Jun-2009
I thought this was really important. You’ll notice that they say that this is not definitive, but I am not willing to wait for all the I’s to be dotted and the T’s to be crossed, which could take years and years. The evidence so far is convincing enough that I make sure to get my Omega 3′s daily.   You’ll want to be sure that the brand you …

The nutritional needs between women and men vary primarily in the amounts needed, rather than the specific nutrients. Both women and men need a vitamin product that performs important functions such as slowing the aging process, strengthening the immune system, increasing energy levels and supporting the balance of hormones.
Taking a high-quality daily supplement helps fill in the dietary gaps that everyone will have.  How many people do you know who

You can ask them to prove it.  Ask them for outside verification that their products have produced better results than other products.  Ask them to give you a list, a bibliography, of the studies that either they themselves have conducted or that they have had commissioned to have conducted.
You’ll want to be sure that these studies were published in what is called a Peer Reviewed or Refereed journal.  Examples of these are the Journal of the American Medical Association, The New England Journal of Medicine, Lancet, the most prestigious of …