Tag: supplements

  • Why the Pharmacy OTC Section Will Be a Growing Target for Evidence Based Medicine Trolls

    The front store of the pharmacy has traditionally been where the pharmacist and patient relationship grows to a level beyond where it would be with just prescription counseling alone. It affords to pharmacists a selection of products that empowers the lay public to take some sort control of their health in almost any way they…

  • The Continuum of Evidence Based Medicine

    Should Pharmacists be blasted for selling what some call alternative therapies or products that are not “evidence based”? These criticisms can blindside unsuspecting Pharmacists trying to do what they can for their patients regardless of the fact that they are making a profit from it or not. What makes it more difficult is the way…

  • In Case You’ve Just Thrown Out All Of Your Supplements.

    Just in case you are being drawn in by the overwhelming attempt to draw you away from anything that is labeled as a supplement, be weary of one red flag: a claim that “there are no studies showing any effectiveness”. No studies. Not even one. Not a single, solitary inkling of any positive outcome in…

  • Zinc levels and Erectile Dysfunction and Low Libido

    With the erectile dysfunction (ED) market expected to reach 3.4 billion dollars (USD) by 2019, this is a lucrative area to invest in, and not much grabs the attention of a guy watching a commercial during a Monday night football game than the promise to easily cure this problem with one pill as needed.  But…

  • What causes “expensive urine”? Vitamins or the Prescription drugs that deplete them?

    Perhaps one of the biggest blanket statements against the nutraceutical/supplement movement is the claim that “vitamin and mineral supplements do nothing more than cause expensive urine”.  This is a claim most of us have heard before and certainly for busy pharmacists, physicians and the public in general that may not have the time to fully…

  • How Long Can a Human Live? Telomeres & The Effect of Money on Life Expectancy

    The World Health Organization has released statistics that relate the most common causes of death in relation to overall income for a country.  Believe it or not, HIV/AIDS is the second leading cause of death among low income countries.  Also in these countries, almost 1/2 of the deaths in children under the age of five…

  • Are you fighting cancer daily?

    With billions of dollars spent on research over the last four decades, we still are faced with the shadow of cancer striking at any time.  All of us have cancer cells, it’s how well our body deals with these cells that determine our chance of having a diagnosis.  How is it that those persons that we…

  • Fighting #Cancer with Nutrition and #Nutraceuticals @grahamcmackenzi

    Cancer prevention is just as important as cancer treatment.  Perhaps you have a family history, maybe you have a long term exposure to a known carcinogen, or you’ve done genetic testing to determine risk, maybe you are just wondering if you will randomly be diagnosed with this terrible disease next year, or the year after…

  • Natural help for High Blood Pressure

    Has your doctor been warning you that your blood pressure is creeping upwards and that your future may include medication to bring it down?  Are you having problems with erratic blood pressure or difficulty in bringing down your blood pressure with existing prescription therapy?  Your vascular and cardiac health are important to us.  Ask us…