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Are Your Supplements and Vitamins Shortening Your Life?

by James on 12 November 2011

A study of 38,000 women suggests that taking certain vitamins may shorten your life.  Supposed culprits included migraine-fighting magnesium.  So the question is – could that migraine-fighter be killing you? The truth is, you probably have very little to worry about if you’re taking vitamins responsibly.  Here’s why. First, the study wasn’t controlled for every [...]

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Review of i-omega premium fish oil

by James on 14 May 2011

I keep wanting to dismiss the benefits of fish oil, but I just can’t do it.  The evidence continues to be strong that it can help you in a number of ways.  I won’t rehash everything here – but you can read a little about the benefits of fish oil and omega-3s in this post. [...]

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Patients Recognize a Wide Variety of Treatments

by James on 9 November 2010

Our latest poll asked the question:  Which of these (ie medications, supplements, other treatments) have been the biggest help to you? At first the results may sound like a big yawn – predictably, medication was the runaway winner.  So, it seems, more people have found help through medication than through anything else. But wait – [...]

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Probiotics for IBS – study review

by James on 30 October 2008

We’ve been talking lately about the use of a probiotics supplement for migraine.  A probiotics supplement is especially attractive to those who are trying to avoid yogurt, which triggers migraine attacks in some. One unwelcome visitor that often comes along with migraine is irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).  So a recent review of studies done of [...]

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