LATEST STUDY ON DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS FLAWED

October 13, 2011 by  
Filed under Health Blog, Nutrients For Life

A recent study on the so-called effects of nutrient supplementation was so substandard, it is surprising that it was even published.    The study found that some supplements, particularly iron (when taken in excess of 200mg/per day), could be harmful to older women’s health whereas they found that calcium supplementation may reduce their risk of mortality. […]

ALZHEIMER’S MAY ORIGINATE IN A FORM SIMILAR TO THAT OF INFECTIOUS PRION DISEASES

October 10, 2011 by  
Filed under Health Blog

The following extract was taken from an article published in the News Medical (4.10.11) Source: University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston: “The brain damage that characterizes Alzheimer’s disease may originate in a form similar to that of infectious prion diseases such as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow) and Creutzfeldt-Jakob, according to newly published research […]