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Seeing red

July 16, 2003 So when a new study was released last week that reported on the "failure" of red clover extract in preventing hot flashes, I'm afraid that many women may have simply filed this news in their ever-growing folder of HRT disappointments... Read More >

Categories: combined hrt hrt disappointments preventing hot flashes red clover and menopause red clover extract and hot flashes

In the bag

July 10, 2003 On the same day I came across an important new B vitamin study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (AJCN), I also received an e-mail from a member named Rosalina with this question... Read More >

Categories: benefits of vitamin b lack of vitamin b vitaman b intake vitamin b and cardiovascualr health vitamin b and ummune system vitamin b and vegeterians vitamin b study

Nose candy

July 8, 2003 But this year there's going to be a twist. Because this year, one company will be offering a brand new flu vaccine. And like anything new, "guinea pigs" are needed for testing. Want to sign up? Sure, it'll be expensive - but the side effects are free... Read More >

Categories: drug companies and flu vaccines flumist nasal flu vaccine nasal spray flu vaccine new flu vaccines side effects of FluMist

Discover the amazing health benefits of the fruit from the Amazon's "tree of life"

July 1, 2003 Nature’s perfect food Discover the amazing health benefits of the fruit from the Amazon’s “tree of life” If you get your health guidance from the mainstream media, you’d think the healthiest way to live is to guzzle red wine and drown everything in olive oil. That’s basically what they’ve told... Read More >

Categories: açaí anthocyanins essential fatty acids fight infection nl-2003-07 olive oil plant sterols red wine
Newsletter Issue: July 2003

With a capital T, that rhymes with P

June 30, 2003 Let's make a perfect heart health pill - a single pill that contains a statin drug to lower cholesterol, three different drugs to control blood pressure, a low dose of aspirin, and then throw in some folic acid to reduce homocysteine levels... Read More >

Categories: combined heart health pill cure all heart pill heart health pills new heart healt pills poly pill polypill preventive heart disease prevetive heart risk wonder drug for the heart

Preventing and addressing hearing disorders

June 20, 2003 In an HSI Forum thread titled "Hearing Disorders," a member named Larry - who is looking for tinnitus relief - asks: "What works as treatment for nerve loss in the cochlea, tinnitus, etc... Read More >

Categories: causes of tinnitus hearing conditions hearing disorders humming in the ears low carb diets and the heart ringing in the ears sharpen your hearing tinnitus

Vitamin blue

June 19, 2003 It isn't necessarily news that the problems associated with bone fractures create especially worrisome concerns for postmenopausal women... Read More >

Categories: anti-depressants and bone fractures menopausal women and bone fractures risk of non-spine fractures

To the waffle house

June 18, 2003 Buckwheat is a hardy and nutritious fruit. That's right - technically it's not a grain but a fruit that's rich in omega-3 fatty acids, B vitamins, minerals and essential amino acids... Read More >

Categories: buckwheat health benefits of buckwheat healthy aspects of buckwheat healthy breakfast

Nothing but net

June 17, 2003 While grocery shopping last week I stopped to look over the "bar" aisle - that is: the aisle with health bars, energy bars, snack bars, etc... Read More >

Categories: energry bars evaluation of energy bars evalution of health bars health bars healthy bars high protein bar low carb bars snack bars

Blinders in place

June 16, 2003 "Here we go AGAIN" was the only message in an e-mail a colleague sent me last week. Her words were attached to an article with this headline: "Study Finds Antioxidant Vitamins Useless... Read More >

Categories: antioxidant supplements and heart health effectiveness of vitamin e supplemetnes and cardiovascular problems useless antioxidant vitamins useless antioxidants useless vitamins

C-ing double

June 12, 2003 It seems like the subject of C just goes on and on. Vitamin C that is. Every time I turn things over to HSI Panelist Allan Spreen, M.D., to field a question about vitamin C, in come the e-mails with more questions about C... Read More >

Categories: different types of vitamin c faqs vitamin c forms of vitamin c pros an dcons of vitamin c questions about vitamin c recommended daily allowances for dietary supplements

Lighten the load

June 10, 2003 "As everyone knows, we should cut down on the cholesterol in our diets to protect us from heart attacks... Read More >

Categories: antioxidants and cholesterol cholesterol in our diets cholesterol int he media cholesterol misconceptions heart disease and cholesterol
Allan Spreen, M.D.
Dr. Allan Spreen, Chief Medical Advisor

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