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Vitamin C Supplements Don’t Contain Vitamin C

by Dr. Dennis Clark 4 Comments

vitamin cSet your BS detector to ‘high’. The vitamin C story has all kinds of loose ends that do not lead back to actual science. Lots of arm-waving, snake oil, pie-in-the-sky crapola. Online articles are largely thoughtless repeats of ‘he said/she said’ propaganda. Ready for some clarity? Here is what I have found so far. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Vitamins Tagged With: ascorbic acid, good sources of vitamin c, how much vitamin c, sources of vitamin c, too much vitamin c, Vitamin C, vitamin c benefits, vitamin c dosage, what is vitamin c

Do You Really Need Nutritional Supplements? Maybe.

by Dr. Dennis Clark 4 Comments

nutritional supplementsIf you live on modern industrialized crap that masquerades as food, you are nutritionally deficient. The trick is figuring out what your greatest deficiencies are, then taking supplements to fill the gaps. That’s not easy to do. Here are a couple of suggestions for simplifying your choices. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Dietary Supplements, Vitamins

Heart Disease, Homocysteine Levels, and B-Vitamins

by Dr. Dennis Clark 6 Comments

homocysteine levels and heart diseaseHomocysteine levels, not cholesterol, are a critical risk factor for heart disease. Howeve, homocysteine isn’t the complete evil that it is made out to be. It is a naturally occurring amino acid that plays an important role in many aspects of good health. Chronically high homocysteine levels are the problem. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Heart Health, Vitamins Tagged With: B Vitamins, Heart Disease, homocysteine, homocysteine levels, homocysteine test

How to Get the Most Out of Vitamin C

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vitamin c fruitsGood luck finding out how much vitamin C you really need. Scientific research on it is flat out confusing. Experts disagree. Medical people don’t know what to think. Has your doctor ever mentioned it? Probably not. It is so crucial in so many ways, though, that you really must know some truths about vitamin C so you can get the most out of it. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Vitamins Tagged With: Antioxidant Vitamins, ascorbic acid, orthomolecular nutrition, Vitamin C

Dr. Oz Vitamin Advice Confusing

by Dr. Dennis Clark 1 Comment

Dr. Oz - Confusing Advice

Dr. Oz offers an overwhelming amount of advice on his TV show and in numerous articles in popular magazines. Unfortunately, some of his advice is inconsistent and confusing. Here are some examples regarding vitamins. [Read more…]

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