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Dr. Organics - Millions of Americans use supplements to enhance their health every day, studies show. But did you know that some supplements - those that contain artificial coloring, chemicals, sweeteners and other additives - may actually be detrimental to your health?
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Many people consider it unnecessary to take supplements. They believe that we get all the nutrition we need from our food. Maybe that used to be so. Our ancestors didn’t need nutritional supplements. The food they consumed was mostly fresh and unprocessed so, therefore, rich in vitamins, minerals and micronutrients. Continue Reading…

Csaba P. Kovesdy, MD; Shahram Ahmadzadeh, MD; John E. Anderson, MD; Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, MD
Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(4):397-403.

Background  Treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) with activated vitamin D analogues is associated with better survival in patients receiving dialysis. It is unclear whether such a benefit is present in patients with predialysis chronic kidney disease (CKD). Continue Reading…

 EXETER, England, Feb. 22 — Children with Down’s syndrome did not improve their Action Points
Explain to interested patients that early vitamin supplementation for children with Down’s syndrome may not improve development.

Note that antioxidant supplements and folinic acid cannot be recommended for children with Down’s syndrome based on the available evidence.
development with the use of antioxidant vitamins, researchers here found.
Psychomotor and language development scores were no better among British children with Down’s given antioxidants or folinic acid (an active metabolite of folic acid) or both than among those who received neither, reported Stuart Logan, MBChB, of Peninsula Medical School, and colleagues online in BMJ.
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INDIANAPOLIS · February 18, 2008 / PRNewswire / – Evidence of the critical role vitamin D plays in the body’s overall health and ability to prevent major forms of cancer continues to evolve, according to recent studies.
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 Shopping online has become the most convenient way to get what you need and have it delivered right to your front door. There’s no need to push your way through crowded aisles to find what you’re looking for, and no waiting in long lines to pay for your purchases- no need to spend extra gas money to get to and from the stores and you don’t even have to circle the parking lot a few times before you find a parking spot! You simply click on the items you want to buy, add them to your cart and pay- all from the comfort of your computer.
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Badgerland offers text message quotes, reports

Badgerland Farm Credit Services is offering a new service called Commodities Direct in which agricultural producers can receive Chicago Board of Trade quotes and USDA crop reports sent by way of text message directly to their cell phones. Continue Reading…