If you've been reading this blog for a while, you'll know I'm not a big fan of supplements. I've always believed that it's preferable to get the nutrients we need from whole foods, as they're found in nature, rather than from isolated, synthetic sources (i.e. supplements).
Unfortunately, modern medicine is obsessed with isolated, synthetic nutrients and has convinced itself that they have the same beneficial properties as nutrients found in whole foods.
A gigantic dietary ...
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Yes, yes, I'm supposed to be on sabbatical but sometimes I just can't resist. A Swedish study recently published in the International Journal of
Environmental Research and Public Health found that eating fruits and vegetables didn't lower the risk of coronary heart disease... unless said fruits and vegetables were consumed with high-fat dairy products!
Why would this be? The answer is simple biochemistry. Many of the vitamins and micronutrients in food are fat-soluble, which means ...
THS reader Roselle sent in this question:
Is vitamin/mineral supplementation truly beneficial before & during pregnancy for women with a healthy diet?
The first thing I'd like to emphasize is the importance of this question. Adequate maternal nutrition prior to conception and during pregnancy can protect the baby from diabetes, stroke, heart disease, kidney disease and memory loss later in life.
Intuitively, most mothers know that what they eat will have a significant impact on the developing fetus. ...
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