Archive for the 'Calcium' Category
Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
Researchers from Australia, New Zealand, and the US collaborated to review the evidence.
Their findings suggest you might be better off getting your calcium from dietary sources. (more…)
Calcium, Heart Disease, Stroke | Comments (0)
Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
Researchers from Australia and the UK reviewed the evidence. (more…)
Bone Fracture, Calcium, Vitamin D | Comments (0)
Friday, August 13th, 2010
Researchers in the US, UK, and Australia reviewed the evidence and tell us that taking calcium supplements without also taking vitamin D is associated with an increased risk of heart attack. (more…)
Calcium, Heart Disease, Osteoporosis, Stroke, Vitamin D | Comments (0)
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010
Prof. Ernst has reviewed the evidence.
Here’s what we know. (more…)
Acupuncture/ pressure, Black Cohosh, Calcium, Cholesterol/Lipids, DHEA, Exercise, Flavonoids (Soy), Homeopathy, Menopause, Pre, Pro, Synbiotics, Vitamin D, Vitamins | Comments (0)
Monday, June 28th, 2010
Colorectal cancer is strongly associated with a Western lifestyle.
Researchers at Harvard Medical School, in Boston, present an overview of the evidence. (more…)
Calcium, Cancer, E. DIETARY, Exercise, Folic Acid, Obesity, Smoking Cessation, Vitamin D, Vitamins | Comments (0)
Monday, June 28th, 2010
Researchers at the University of Sheffield, in the UK, reviewed the evidence for calcium in reducing the recurrence of adenomas (benign tumors) and the occurrence of colorectal cancer. (more…)
Calcium, Cancer, Vitamin D | Comments (0)
Tuesday, May 11th, 2010
Researchers at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC, in Lyon, France) and Imperial College of London, UK report a significant reduction in risk. (more…)
Calcium, Cancer, Vitamin D | Comments (0)
Wednesday, April 7th, 2010
Jane Hoback, writing in Natural Foods Merchandiser, has listed areas of interest to CAM practitioners. (more…)
CAM Politics, Calcium, FDA/FTC, Fiber, Flavonoids (Soy), Folic Acid, Vitamin D | Comments (0)
Friday, March 5th, 2010
Dr. W. Steven Pray from Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford has published a good review of calcium supplements for osteoporosis.
From that article, here are recommendations to ensure you’ll get all the calcium you bargained for. (more…)
Bone Fracture, Calcium, Elderly, Infants, Pregnancy | Comments (0)
Monday, February 1st, 2010
As reported here earlier, 4 decades of research support recommending that older people take “minimum doses of 1200 mg of calcium, and 800 IU of vitamin D (for combined calcium plus vitamin D supplementation).†(more…)
Calcium, Elderly, Menopause | Comments (0)
