FDA
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7 Low Mercury Fish You Should Be Eating More
Have you heard the news: the FDA now says we should eat more fish. These 7 low mercury fish are great for your bones and each one comes with a tasty and healthy recipe.
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Epidural Steroid Injections Warning and Alternative Treatments for Low Back Pain
Dangerous news about Epidural Steroid Injections (ESI's). They are often used against warning in the lower back and spine resulting in serious complications and death. Alternatives to this dangerous treatment. -
In Response to The New York Time’s Article “Don’t Take Your Vitamins”
Photo credit: Sabine Dowek for the New York TimesThe New York Times made headlines with an op-ed piece this weekend declaring “Don’t Take Your Vitamins.” The article in a nutshell: the FDA is unable to control supplement makers from packing their products with excessive and potentially dangerous levels of ingredients, known as ‘mega’ supplements. Moreover, the majority of Americans believe that supplements ‘do no harm’, greatly underestimating the risks of certain products and ingredients.
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Does your bone health supplement pass the safety test?
In 2010 the Department of Health and Human Services introduced new guidelines for the production of dietary supplements. Today it is clear that these rules help in some ways, but in many ways allow supplement manufacturers to write their own rules.You might be surprised to learn that nutritional supplements are classified by the FDA as ‘special foods’, and not drugs. Because of this distinction, supplements are not bound to the same safety and effectiveness requirements as drugs, even through they sometimes contain drug-like properties.
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Strontium NOT Approved by FDA for Osteoporosis
Although most minerals that are essential for bone health can be obtained through a diverse diet, some are added in excess to supplements. The most common are calcium, zinc, manganese, copper, and one you may be less familiar with – strontium.
Strontium should be questioned for bone health and osteoporosis. It is not considered an “essential” nutrient for bone health and it has unique properties that differentiate it from the others mentioned above.The body absorbs strontium as if it were calcium, when in fact strontium is a much heavier element. It is so heavy, in fact, that it actually displaces calcium in bone.
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