I HAVE to share this video with you.  This is too funny.  I was eating an apple and she found it so funny she gave a big gut laugh. Please enjoy!

This is a great article from the NY Times…

What We Love About Greek Yogurt

• Less carbs than regular yogurt
• More Protein
• Can be used as a SOUR CREAM SUBSTITUTE

A few notes:

1. Some come with “fruit”, but it’s a fruit syrup with mostly sugar.  Don’t buy these, buy the plain and add your own fruit or walnuts!
2. Add xylitol to sweeten if you’d like!

My wife has been using this a lot in reciepes.  She’s been using them as sour cream substitute in dips and mash potatoes.

Josh recommends the FAGE (pronounced “fah-yeah”) since it has a no-fat, low-fat, and full-fat.

Here’s a story about a local Pennsylvanian pharmacist vs. the mail order companies.  It is well written and brings up great points.  Enjoy.

Privace Practice Notice

We’ve gotten many phone calls regarding this new calcium study released July 29th in the British Medical Journal and we want to clarify all of the confusion portrayed in the media.

First, the results…  The study found that high doses of calcium may cause a 30% increase in heart attack risk.

From the Boston Globe:

“Ian Reid of the University of Auckland in New Zealand and colleagues pooled the results of 11 clinical trials in which 12,000 people over 40 were randomly assigned to take either a placebo or at least 500 milligrams of calcium a day for an average of 3 1/2 years. After considering age, smoking, high blood pressure, and other risk factors for heart disease, the researchers found that people who took calcium supplements were 30 percent more likely to have a heart attack than people who took placebos.”

Our Thoughts
First, the study is poorly designed.

Meta-analysis, or the pooling of results of already completed studies, is not the best way to get great proof.  There are many variables and you can get something that may seem related or causative, but after a thorough well designed study is completed, that relationship doesn’t exist. The best way to conduct a study is to start fresh, with the goals in mind, moving forward.  Looking backward may not give you the clearest view of the problem.

The analysis excluded studies where patients took vitamin D along with calcium, an important vitamin used in the proper absorption and utilization of calcium.

The form of calcium used was calcium carbonate.  The dosing was inappropriate, with some patients taking well over the recommended
amounts of total daily intake.

Adequate Intakes (AIs) for Calcium

This number includes dietary intake.

This study was not conclusive due to its design and should be only used as a guide.  From it, we can only conclude taking calcium carbonate at high doses without vitamin D MAY increase heart disease risk.

Taking forms of calcium that are more absorbable along with vitamin D, magnesium, and other bone building minerals at correct
doses that account for dietary calcium long term is safe and lowers the risk of osteoporosis.  This has been well documented in many
well designed studies.

Talk to one of our staff about what calcium product to choose.  Schedule an appointment today for a free nutritional consult – we can review your diet and supplements to be certain the doses are appropriate for you!

BFood – our top selling whole food B-Complex by Nutriplex.

Our stressed-out lives and poor diets SCREAM vitamin B deficiency.  Using a whole food supplement you get the nutritional benefit of the B vitamins with the thousands of naturally occurring substances found in foods rich in B vitamins.

A deficiency in the B food complex has been shown to lead to chronic fatigue, emotional problems (vague fears, paranoia, mood swings, attention deficit, irritability, rage, etc.), PMS problems, anemia, body pain, difficulty concentrating, lethargia, nervous system disorders, hormonal difficulties, heartbeat irregularities, and more. Excessive stress, both mental and physical, indicates an increased need for vitamin B found in food sources.

B Vitamins are essential for:

• Brain function and the function of the rest of the nervous system
• Nervous, mental and emotional function
• Energy production
• Digestion and elimination
• Blood sugar or carbohydrate metabolism
• Blood-building factors (red blood cells)
• The liver, heart, kidneys and other organs,
• The endocrine gland system
• Production and regulation of certain hormones
• Normal growth and development
• Maintaining the genetic code of cells
• Assisting cell division
• Maintaining mucosal, epithelial & eye tissues
• Many enzyme systems
• Protein and lipid (fat) metabolism
• Synergism with other vitamins and minerals (esp. iron)

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A great NY Times article illustrating the pharmacists role in managing medications.