http://prescriptionshops.com/ Blog Feeds From Prescriptionshops.com en-us Mon, 6 Sep 2010 19:21:32 +0000 Mon, 6 Sep 2010 19:21:32 +0000 hourly 1 UCMS http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/812 Www.prescriptionshops.com Thu, 25 Mar 2010 14:48:42 +0000 http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/812 Whether you are a high intensity athlete who trains hard every day or you are a weekend warrior who goes all-out a few times a month, there are nutritional and supplement guidelines that you can follow that will optimize your performance and your recovery. In this article I hope to outline a... http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/808 Www.prescriptionshops.com Mon, 22 Mar 2010 23:34:30 +0000 http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/808 I recently requested that one of my Diabetic patients have his Vitamin D Level checked during his next visit to the doctor. The patient was discouraged when the doctor told him there was no data suggesting Vitamin D supports Diabetes. Vitamin D and Insulin -Low Vitamin D is associated with... http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/792 Www.prescriptionshops.com Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:50:37 +0000 http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/792 New More Bioavailable Form Addresses A Common Nutrient Deficiency By Chris D. Meletis, ND The human body can generally convert basic forms of nutrients into their biological active forms, yet there are times where the process of conversion is either faulty or incapable of optimally performing... http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/791 Www.prescriptionshops.com Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:45:24 +0000 http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/791 Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma and Allergies by Kenneth A. Bock, MD 108 Montgomery Street Rhinebeck, NY 12572 845.876.7082 kbock@rhinebeckhealth.com In the world's industrialized, developed nations, epidemics of malnutrition, as well as the common childhood infectious... http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/719 Www.prescriptionshops.com Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:29:31 +0000 http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/719 Vitamin D and You pdf download What is Vitamin D? Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin produced in the body when ultraviolet rays from sunlight strike the skin. At least 75 per cent of the body's supply comes from conversion of 7-dehydro-cholesterol in the skin. This molecule... http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/713 Www.prescriptionshops.com Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:58:20 +0000 http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/713 Click here to download the study http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/712 Www.prescriptionshops.com Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:54:06 +0000 http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/712 Click here to download study http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/711 Www.prescriptionshops.com Sat, 13 Feb 2010 11:11:05 +0000 http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/711 The role of male hormones is at the same time extremely important and baffling. We are bombarded by continuous reinforcement of how different men and women are. Not only do we think differently, many would have us functioning differently on a physiologic level as well. Yet we have the same... http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/710 Www.prescriptionshops.com Sat, 13 Feb 2010 10:44:28 +0000 http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/710 By ERIKA SCHWARTZ , KENT HOLTORF , and DAVID BROWNSTEIN Mainstream medicine has been given a wake-up call on a matter critical to the health of 65 million women in the U.S. At issue are the options for treatment of menopause symptoms that cause significant health problems for women in mid-life... http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/701 Www.prescriptionshops.com Sun, 7 Feb 2010 00:07:36 +0000 http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/701 Did you know that according the latest research if everyone would acheive a Vitamin D concentration of 50ng/dl or greater that we would cut our breast and colon cancer rates by 50%? Have you had your Vitamin D checked lately? (25 (OH) Vit D) Goal=50ng/dl or greater http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/700 Www.prescriptionshops.com Sun, 7 Feb 2010 00:00:57 +0000 http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/700 Click here for The Fibrinogen Report http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/678 Www.prescriptionshops.com Mon, 1 Feb 2010 22:59:49 +0000 http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/678 Testosterone Does Not Cause Prostate Cancer In Men! Wednesday, January 7th, 2009 This week my local paper (Boston Globe) finally acknowledged what those of us in the anti-aging community have long understood. Testosterone does not cause prostate cancer when given to men who need it. Ladies, do the... http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/677 Www.prescriptionshops.com Mon, 1 Feb 2010 22:46:13 +0000 http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/677 Breast Lumps and the WHI Study: Guess What, We Are Not Horses! Friday, April 11th, 2008 Okay another week of misleading headlines. The confusion stems from a study that is about to be published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute (JNCI)2 (View PDF). The alarming headline, "Estrogen... http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/676 Www.prescriptionshops.com Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:05:21 +0000 http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/676 Adopted from www.drmercola.com and the sweet deception.... If you or your loved ones drink diet beverages or eat diet foods, this book will explain how you've been deceived about the truth behind artificial sweeteners like aspartame and sucralose -- for greed, for profits ... and at the expense... http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/675 Www.prescriptionshops.com Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:38:18 +0000 http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/675 Lack of Vitamin D may Worsen Chronic Pain Researchers from Mayo Comprehensive Pain Rehabilitation Center in Rochester, Minn. report about one in four patients who have chronic pain also have inadequate blood levels of vitamin D, which might contribute to their pain. Patients who did not have enough... http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/674 Www.prescriptionshops.com Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:36:02 +0000 http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/674 Kids Need 10 Times More Vitamin D May 28, 2008 -- Children and teens need 10 times more than the recommended dose of vitamin D, a clinical trial suggests. "Our research reveals that vitamin D, at doses equivalent to 2,000 IU a day, is not only safe for adolescents, but it is actually necessary... http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/673 Www.prescriptionshops.com Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:33:17 +0000 http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/673 Vitamin D and breast cancer Sunlight triggers the formation of vitamin D in the skin, which can be activated in the liver and kidneys into a hormone with great activity. This activated form of vitamin D causes "cellular differentiation" - essentially the opposite of cancer. The following... http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/672 Www.prescriptionshops.com Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:30:09 +0000 http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/672 Athletic Performance and Vitamin D. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2009 Apr 3. Cannell JJ, Hollis BW, Sorenson MB, Taft TN, Anderson JJ. 1Atascadero State Hospital, Atascadero, CA; 2Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC; 3sunlightandhealth... http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/667 Www.prescriptionshops.com Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:43:47 +0000 http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/667 80% of Pregnant Women Are Iodine Deficient In 2009, over 16% of public school-aged boys are on a mood-altering drug. ADHD is being diagnosed at epidemic proportions. Young girls (as well as boys) are being treated with antidepressant drugs at record numbers. As Ricky asked Lucy we should all be... http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/666 Www.prescriptionshops.com Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:41:34 +0000 http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/666 The Bias Against Vitamin Supplements Every few months, headlines in the newspapers will proclaim that vitamin supplements are a waste of time and money. For example, headlines in the Wall Street Journal proclaimed, "Vitamin Pills: A False Hope?". The article asked the question, "Are vitamins worth... http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/665 Www.prescriptionshops.com Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:38:46 +0000 http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/665 How is your oral health? Every new patient that see's me gets an oral exam. I look at the tongue, examine the gums and look how many missing or filled teeth are present. I have found it extremely important to ensure that you have good oral health. The relationship between dental diseases and... http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/664 Www.prescriptionshops.com Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:37:10 +0000 http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/664 Magnesium and Diabetes I believe that adult onset diabetes is the illness that will bankrupt medicare and possibly the U.S. government. Over 50% of U.S. adults are obese and over two-thirds are overweight. What is the price we are paying for this obesity epidemic? Diabetes. Adult onset or Type... http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/661 Www.prescriptionshops.com Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:51:25 +0000 http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/661 Athletes in high need of EPA and DHA Simopoulos A. Omega-3 fatty acids and athletics. Current Sports Medicine Reports 2007; 6(4). doi. 10.1007/s11932-007-0037-4. BACKGROUND: Human beings evolved consuming a diet that contained about equal amounts of -6 fatty acids in Western diets, although this... http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/660 Www.prescriptionshops.com Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:41:45 +0000 http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/660 EPA shown to be effective treatment in cats with chronic renal failure Plantinga E, Everts H, Kastelein A, et al. Retrospective study of the survival of cats with acquired chronic renal insufficiency offered different commercial diets. Vet Rec. 2005;157(7):185-7. A retrospective study was carried... http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/659 Www.prescriptionshops.com Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:40:02 +0000 http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/659 Roush J, Dodd C, Fritsch D, et al. Multicenter veterinary practice assessment of the effects of omega-3 fatty acids on osteoarthritis in dogs. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2010;236(1):59-66. Objective-To assess the effect of food containing high concentrations of fish oil omega-3 fatty acids and a low... http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/658 Www.prescriptionshops.com Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:38:12 +0000 http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/658 Omega-6:Omega-3 Ratio May Benefit Dogs Of All Ages Filburn CR, Griffin D. Canine plasma and erythrocyte response to a docosahexaenoic acid-enriched supplement: characterization and potential benefits. Vet Ther. 2005;6(1):29-42. Results of this study confirm that dietary supplementation in dogs... http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/657 Www.prescriptionshops.com Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:29:46 +0000 http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/657 Taking fish oil during pregnancy modulates allergies in the fetus Krauss-Etschmann S, Hartl D, Rzehak P, et al. Decreased cord blood IL-4, IL-13, and CCR4 and increased TGF-beta levels after fish oil supplementation of pregnant women. Allergy Clin Immunol. 2008;121(2):464-470.e6. BACKGROUND:... http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/654 Www.prescriptionshops.com Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:55:34 +0000 http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/654 Vitamin D Supplementation Reduces Insulin Resistance von Hurst PR, Stonehouse W, Coad J. Vitamin D supplementation reduces insulin resistance in South Asian women living in New Zealand who are insulin resistant and vitamin D deficient - a randomised, placebo-controlled trial. Br J Nutr. 2009... http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/653 Www.prescriptionshops.com Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:50:45 +0000 http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/653 Ever wonder why you feel better and in less pain after you've been out in the sun for a little while? Read below.... Vitamin D And Chronic Widespread Pain Atherton K, Berry DJ, Parsons T, et al. Vitamin D and chronic widespread pain in a white middle-aged British population: evidence from a... http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/652 Www.prescriptionshops.com Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:48:27 +0000 http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/652 Reconsider filling that Rx for Vitamin D2 from your doctor. Read this... Vitamin D3 more effective then D2 at increasing levels in humans Trang HM, Cole DE, Rubin LA, et al. Evidence that vitamin D3 increases serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D more efficiently than does vitamin D2. Am J Clin Nut.... http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/651 Www.prescriptionshops.com Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:46:44 +0000 http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/651 Vitamin D Deficiency in Children Bener A, Alsaied A, Al-Ali M, et al. High prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in type 1 diabetes mellitus and healthy children. Acta Diabetol. 2009;46(3):183-9. Epidemiological studies suggest a link between vitamin D deficiency in early life and the later onset of... http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/650 Www.prescriptionshops.com Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:44:30 +0000 http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/650 Vitamin D to Reduce the Risk of Falls Bischoff-Ferrari HA, Dawson-Hughes B, Staehelin HB, et al. Fall prevention with supplemental and active forms of vitamin D: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. BMJ. 2009;339:b3692. OBJECTIVE: To test the efficacy of supplemental vitamin D and... http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/648 Www.prescriptionshops.com Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:36:37 +0000 http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/648 What is the difference between Flax and Fish Oil? Research shows that flax is not an efficient source of EPA and DHA. Flax contains another omega-3 named ALA (alpha-linolenic acid). Our bodies can convert ALA to EPA and DHA, but not very efficiently. Only about 15% of ALA converts to EPA... http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/647 Www.prescriptionshops.com Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:34:43 +0000 http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/647 What the heck is DHA? And furthermore, DHA for pregnancy?...Yes! DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) is an omega-3 essential fatty acid that makes up approximately 20% of the human brain and nervous system. DHA is not produced in the human body and therefore must be obtained through diet and/or... http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/641 Www.prescriptionshops.com Wed, 13 Jan 2010 09:28:18 +0000 http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/641 Acne occurs in the skin, the body's largest organ, and affects anyone regardless of age, ethnicity, or gender. It is estimated that nearly 80% of the world's population suffers from acne. With over 90% of adolescents being affected, it is one of the most widespread skin conditions. There is... http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/640 Www.prescriptionshops.com Wed, 13 Jan 2010 09:03:23 +0000 http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/640 ADHD/ADD is not a Ritalin Deficiency! Its a nutritional deficiency, and you can correct it! Dr.James F. Balch, M.D., writing in his famous book Prescription for Nutritional Healing says "It is best to think of the diet as feeding the brain rather than the stomach. Many researchers believe... http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/639 Www.prescriptionshops.com Wed, 13 Jan 2010 09:01:21 +0000 http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/639 "A Healthy Intestinal Tract is Key to optimal Health" - In fact, 70% of your immune system is in your Gut! Did you know that? Probiotics help facilitate absorption of Key Nutrients and also fortify Immune Defenses! Research continues to establish the importance of supplementing with probiotics... http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/638 Www.prescriptionshops.com Wed, 13 Jan 2010 08:57:19 +0000 http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/638 Are you like 40 million Americans who shy away from the outdoors during the height of the growing season? If so, you have probably tried EVERYover-the-counter product on the market! Unfortunately, most products force your body to function in a way that is not natural, hence the many side... http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/637 Www.prescriptionshops.com Wed, 13 Jan 2010 08:53:05 +0000 http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/637 Many of you take multi-vitamins each day, knowing that your diets or particular deficiencies aren't quite meeting your daily needs. This is a good thing. But despite your best efforts, you may still feel like you are not functioning on all cylinders or that your body and mind aren't performing... http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/636 Www.prescriptionshops.com Wed, 13 Jan 2010 08:47:53 +0000 http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/636 HIN1 is out there. It could strike at any time. And the effects could be devastating. But you're prepared--you've got your Tamiflu. At least that's what Big Pharma wants you to believe. They want you to believe that Tamiflu could prevent many of the complications from the flu, all this time... http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/629 Www.prescriptionshops.com Thu, 7 Jan 2010 16:48:08 +0000 http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/629 What exactly is Candida? Candida is a type of bacteria (a genus of yeasts) that naturally occurs in our bodies. For the most part, it has little effect or benefit for us because it is kept in check by the good kinds of bacteria also present in our bodies. But if the good bacteria are overrun... http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/589 Www.prescriptionshops.com Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:18:18 +0000 http://prescriptionshops.com/blog/view/589 Unbelievable. The headline in today's New York Times reads, "F.D.A. Deems Mercury Level in Fillings Safe". The article states that F.D.A. believes that silver dental fillings containing mercury are safe for use by adults and children ages six and above. The F.D.A. claimed they reviewed more...