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Food Expert and Author Jonny Bowden Talks About Nutritional Supplements

8/20/2008 - (NaturalNews) This interview is an excerpt from Kevin Gianni's Renegade Roundtable, which can be found at I(http://www.RenegadeRoundtable.com) . In this excerpt, Jonny Bowden talks about nutritional supplements. Renegade Water Secrets with Jonny Bowden,...

Most Women of Childbearing Age Fail on Folic Acid Intake

8/5/2008 - (NaturalNews) The majority of U.S. women of childbearing age do not comply with government requirements to take a daily supplement of folic acid. Folic acid and folate are two forms of vitamin B-9, and sufficient levels are required for the proper...

The Importance of Staving Off a Magnesium Deficiency

5/9/2008 - (NaturalNews) The latest government study shows a staggering 68% of Americans do not consume the recommended daily intake of magnesium. Even more frightening are data from this study showing that 19% of Americans do not consume even half of the government’s...

Folate and Vitamin B-12: Two Nutrients Critical for Brain Health

4/30/2008 - (NaturalNews) Recent research documents the critical nature of two nutrients, vitamin B-12 and folate, in brain health and the maintenance of cognitive functioning, including memory. Deficiencies of these key nutrients are markers of the neuropathology...

Interview: Greg Kunin from Ola Loa reveals the health secrets of drinkable vitamins

4/10/2008 - In this NaturalNews exclusive interview, Mike Adams (the Health Ranger) interview Greg Kunin of Ola Loa (www.DrinkYourVitamins.com) about nutrition, quality supplements, disease prevention and much more. Adams received no money to conduct this interview...

Vytoringate Builds Steam - Folic Acid Ignored

1/25/2008 - The Wall Street Journal now calls it Vytoringate - one of the biggest drug frauds in history. Merck and Schering-Plough sat on bad drug trial results of their cholesterol drug and raked in close to 10 billion dollars selling snake oil. The drug in...

Folic Acid Fortification: One Size May Not Fit All

12/9/2007 - (NaturalNews) To fortify or not to fortify? This is now being questioned. Two recently published articles take a look at the results of mandatory folic acid fortification and call for a more in depth study of the side effects of this program. Folic...

Prenatal vitamins shown to reduce children's risk of cancer

11/2/2007 - (NaturalNews) Taking folic acid and multivitamins while pregnant can nearly halve the chance of a child getting a common cancer before the age of 18, new evidence from a Toronto children's hospital shows. The study, from Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children,...

Vitamin B12 deficiency linked to heart defects in newborns

6/8/2007 - Vitamin B12 deficiency in women near the time of conception increases the risk of having babies with congenital heart defects, according to researchers participating in the Dutch HAVEN study, an ongoing study designed to examine the relationship between...

Prenatal vitamins shown to reduce children's risk of cancer

3/4/2007 - (NaturalNews) Taking folic acid and multivitamins while pregnant can nearly halve the chance of a child getting a common cancer before the age of 18, new evidence from a Toronto children's hospital shows. The study, from Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children,...

Folic acid supplements taken by mothers greatly reduces risk of cleft lips and palates in infants

2/2/2007 - (News Target) A recent study published in the British Medical Journal has shown that folic acid, a B vitamin that has been proven to decrease instances of natal deformities in children, is effective in staving off another widespread birth defect: cleft...

Folic acid supplements found to significantly enhance memory function

1/24/2007 - (NaturalNews) Folic acid supplements can boost the memory and brain power of older people with remarkable effect, a new study published Friday shows. In the study, men and post-menopausal women aged 50 to 70 years old who took daily doses of supplements...

Folic acid may help prevent hearing loss in old age, study finds

1/11/2007 - (NaturalNews) Men and women who supplement their diets with folic acid may slow their age-related hearing loss, according to new Dutch research published in the Jan. 2 edition of the journal Archives of Internal Medicine. Folic acid -- a B vitamin...

Folic acid proven to prevent heart disease and stroke in study

11/27/2006 - (NaturalNews) Experts have long recommended folic acid for pregnant women or women who may become pregnant, but a new study by researchers at the Wolfson Institute for Preventive Medicine in London and the Barts & The London Queen Mary's School of Medicine...

Folic Acid May Protect Against Birth Defects, But Intake Falls Short of Goals (press release)

11/21/2006 - A national mandate to fortify all U.S. enriched grain products with folic acid has led to an overall intake of the nutrient, yet consumption still falls far short of federal targets and varies greatly among different populations. The Food and Drug...

Most Women Unaware of Key Nutrient Needed for Babies’ Development During Pregnancy (press release)

11/2/2006 - Most women are aware of only two of the “Big 3” nutrients considered essential during pregnancy and breastfeeding, according to a Kelton Research survey sponsored by the Society for Women’s Health Research, a Washington, D.C.- based national advocacy...

Encouraging results for folic acid as a cancer prevention drug (press release)

8/15/2006 - Folic acid supplements may prevent cancer progression and promote regression of disease, according to a new study. Published in the July 15, 2006 issue of CANCER (http://www.interscience.wiley.com/cancer-newsroom), a peer-reviewed journal of the American...

Folic Acid May Prevent Cancer of Larynx (press release)

8/7/2006 - While folic acid is more commonly known as the nutrient that can help prevent birth defects, new research suggests that folic acid supplements may also help prevent cancer of the larynx. In a study of people with precancerous lesions called leukoplakia,...

Folic acid deficiencies are widespread; here's why nearly everyone needs more folate

12/29/2005 - Pregnant women plagued by cravings for pickles and ice cream must remember to include plenty of folic acid in their diets. Shown to reduce the risk of miscarriage and birth defects, folic acid – found primarily in leafy green vegetables – is an absolute...

Interview with Greg Kunin of Ola Loa (DrinkYourVitamins.com)

7/11/2005 - Mike: I'm here today with Greg Kunin of the OlaLoa Company: "Drink Your Vitamins." Thanks for taking a few minutes to chat with me today. Kunin: It's a pleasure to be here. Mike: Could you give people a description of what this is all about? How...

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