- SPONSORED ARTICLE FROM GARDEN OF LIFE - Today’s blog is from Garden of Life® and Vitamin Code® RAW ONE™ for Women and RAW ONE™ for Men. As you probably know, Garden of Life® is all about empowering extraordinary health. In fact, that’s our mission—always has been and always will be. Since we care about your health, that’s why we strongly believe in the power...

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I came across this report over the weekend from KJZZ (91.5 FM in Phoenix, AZ) that aired on Friday Jan 24th. The report starts with a Gatorade ad from 90s (“I want to be like Mike”) that was selling the concept that you would be like Michael Jordan if you drank what he did. The author pointed out the recent advances in Sports supplements and...

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Know your source and understand the data: A response to recent report against the need for vitamins and supplements. I was a bit surprised to open the CNN website on the Internet and see the following headline “Are multivitamins a waste of money? Editorial in medical journal says yes”. The Journal referred to is the Annals of Internal Medicine, so there I went. I quickly...

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As with prescription medications, certain herbs and supplements can have inadvertent effects or consequences that may be relevant when undergoing anesthesia and surgery. Increased bleeding risk, blood pressure variations and unpredictable response to anesthesia have all been ascribed to certain supplements. It is important to notify your physician about not only your prescription medications, but also your vitamins, herbs and other supplements. Unfortunately, a fair...

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