Posts Tagged ‘vitamins and minerals’

By Dr. Scott Saunders, M.D.

Heather was only in her fifties, but had already had several broken bones.  These came from relatively minor incidents, such as a trip and fall while hiking.  Her bone scan revealed low calcium in her bones, making them weak and easily broken.

In the past, poor bone mineralization was known as “Rickets” and the cure was discovered a hundred years ago – Vitamin D.  Now, we call the same problem “osteoporosis” and nobody thinks of …

Spinach has pretty much become synonymous with health….and it has been that way for decades!  Take Popeye, for example.  Spinach was his secret to super strength!  Moms everywhere would encourage their children to eat their spinach by telling them that it makes them strong and they could be like Popeye!

Move over spinach! There’s a new “super green” on the block….kale. Most people have never even considered eating it.  For years, I thought it was just a …

Do You Really Need Vitamin and Mineral Supplements for Good Health Or Are They Just a Waste of Money?

As a natural health company believing in the power of natural cures and remedies, we get questions about the validity, effectiveness and necessity of vitamins all the time.  Questions like…

What kinds should I take? When should I take them? How much? How often? Should I take a multivitamin or just a couple of the important individual vitamins like vitamin C,…

I’m sure you can think of all sorts of condiments that are obviously NOT healthy…

What about Mayo?  Sorry…

With processed refined soybean oil as the main ingredient in most mayos, there’s NOTHING healthy about mayonnaise.  It causes internal inflammation and harms your omega-6 to omega-3 balance with excess omega-6 fats.   Tartar sauce has the same issues as mayo.  If you can find a mayo made with 100% olive oil instead of soybean oil, this would actually be a …