Archive for the 'Heavy Metals' Category
Wednesday, February 1st, 2012
Using data from a study of pregnant women from an inland area in the US South, researchers at Duke University, in Durham, North Carolina, sought to understand the fish consumption habits and associated mercury levels. (more…)
Elderly, Heavy Metals, Omega-3 Fatty Acids | Comments Off on Demographics and the risk for high mercury levels?
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010
Spirulina has been promoted as “the food of the future” with “exceptional constituents” that contribute to high energy levels.
In 2008, researchers from the UK and Greece reviewed the evidence, and it’s still relevant. (more…)
Asthma/Allergy, Cancer, Cholesterol/Lipids, Fatigue, Heavy Metals, Infection | Comments Off on A review of Spirulina in clinical medicine
Friday, April 2nd, 2010
 The National Center for Contemporary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) has updated their introductory reviews.
Here’s what’s important. (more…)
Ayurveda, Heavy Metals, NCCAM, Reiki/Touch | Comments Off on NCCAM reviews reiki and ayurvedic
Thursday, March 25th, 2010
This study was conducted at the University of Sofia in Bulgaria using local herbals.
I don’t know the relevance to herbals in other parts of the world, but the results are disturbing. (more…)
Chamomile, ConsumerLab, Heavy Metals, Herbals, Hibiscus, Peppermint Oil | Comments Off on Arsenic, cadmium and lead in medicinal herbs
Wednesday, March 24th, 2010
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has ruled that within limits, copper oxide can be safely used in food supplements. (more…)
CAM Politics, Copper, Heavy Metals | Comments Off on Worried about copper in your supplements?
Friday, November 21st, 2008
Dr. Raghunath Anant Mashelkar is the former Director General of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research in India.
During the Second World Ayurveda Congress he shared his thoughts about bhasmas — the Ayurvedic “supplements” with the highest reported heavy metal (lead, tin, iron, arsenic) content. (more…)
Ayurveda, CAM Education, CAM Politics, Heavy Metals | Comments Off on Making ayurveda an international medical system
Tuesday, November 11th, 2008
HemOnc Today has reviewed the historic and current role of arsenic in the mainstream treatment of cancer today.
Here’s a brief summary of its current use. (more…)
Ayurveda, Cancer, Heavy Metals | Comments Off on Arsenic in modern medicine
Saturday, November 1st, 2008
The World Health Organization has predicted a 39% rise in the worldwide prevalence of diabetes by 2030. And an article in The Lancet indicates this might be an underestimation.
Since November is Diabetes Month, here’s a round-up of CAM options for people with diabetes from 2006 through March 2007.
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Ayurveda, Berberine (Goldenseal), Calcium, Cayenne, Chromium, Cinnamon, Coffee, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Devil's Claw, DHEA, Diabetes Mellitus, Diet-Vegan, Exercise, Flavonoids (Soy), Ginkgo, Ginseng, Heavy Metals, Injection (Prolotherapy), Marijuana (Cannabinoids), Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Pine Bark Extract, Pre, Pro, Synbiotics, Tea, Trans Fats, Zinc | Comments Off on CAM and diabetes: An update of recent studies
Friday, October 31st, 2008
The aim of this study was to review the literature in order to determine the levels of potentially harmful metals in table wines.
We know red wine is healthy, but is it safe? (more…)
Copper, Diet-Nutrition, Heavy Metals | Comments Off on Unforeseen consequences of drinking wine
Saturday, October 25th, 2008
What’s been published recently suggests there’s likely to be a problem.
Have we reached a tipping point? (more…)
Ayurveda, Copper, Heavy Metals | Comments Off on Ayurvedic and the risk of heavy metal poisoning
Friday, September 12th, 2008
I was shocked by a recent Cochrane Review that concluded, “There was no evidence that the Chinese medicinal herbal treatment caused harm” in women with breast cancer.
Anyone who has followed the pet food recalls or reviewed the safety literature on traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and traditional Indian medicine (TIM) would come to a different conclusion. (more…)
Ayurveda, CAM Politics, Chinese Medicine, Cochrane Library, Heavy Metals | Comments Off on A critical review of traditional Chinese and Indian medicine
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
Researchers from Boston and Bangalore, India ask, what’s the risk of getting lead, mercury, and arsenic in the Ayurvedic medicines purchased on the Internet? (more…)
Ayurveda, Electronic Media, Heavy Metals | Comments Off on Toxins in Ayurvedic meds on the web
Sunday, June 29th, 2008
Lead, mercury, and (oh yeah) arsenic intoxication have been associated with Ayurvedic herbal medicines.
Here’s an account of one patent’s experience. (more…)
Ayurveda, Consumer Alert, Epilepsy/Seizures, Heavy Metals | Comments Off on Arsenic toxicity from Ayurvedic
Friday, April 18th, 2008
A woman from Iowa has filed a lawsuit claiming she contracted lead poisoning from a Maharishi herbal product.
She apparently got it from a physician at a clinic in India.
A reader treated by the same doctor at the same clinic had a different experience and shares it in his comment.
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Ayurveda, Consumer Alert, Heavy Metals | Comments Off on Going to court over the lead content in Ayurvedic meds
Thursday, December 13th, 2007
It’s only one patient (not the one in the photo), but it might reflect a bigger problem.
Here’s what happened.
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Alopecia, Alzheimer's Dementia, Consumer Alert, Fatigue, Heavy Metals, Herbals, Iodine, Kelp, Nausea/Vomiting | Comments Off on Arsenic poisoning from an herbal kelp supplement
Thursday, October 11th, 2007
Dashmoola is a popular herbal formulation in ayurvedic medicine. It’s used to reduce fever and modify the immune response.
In this study, scientists from the National Botanical Research Institute in Lucknow, India tested the roots and stems from 10 herbs used to prepare Dashmoola. (more…)
Ayurveda, Chromium, Consumer Alert, Dashmoola, Heavy Metals | Comments Off on Toxic metals and pesticides in the ayurvedic formulation, Dashmoola
Friday, October 5th, 2007
The National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition has summarized the recommendations from official groups, worldwide. Their website should be essential reading for pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, and women thinking of becoming pregnant.
Let’s summarize their summary recommendations. (more…)
Breastfeeding, FDA/FTC/CDC, Heavy Metals, Infants, Iodine, Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Pregnancy, Selenium, Vitamins, Zinc | Comments Off on Summarizing seafood recommendations during pregnancy
Wednesday, September 5th, 2007
Fifteen years after enrollment of more than 600 people between 18 and 30 years of age, researchers from the Department of Preventive Medicine at the Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago report that higher magnesium intake is associated with a lower risk of the metabolic syndrome.
The results are interesting, but what’s the action plan for the average person?
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ConsumerLab, Heavy Metals, Magnesium, Metabolic Syndrome | Comments Off on Magnesium and the metabolic syndrome
Wednesday, August 1st, 2007
Researchers from Harvard School of Public Health in Boston believe, “the United States Food and Drug Administration and corresponding agencies in other countries should require heavy metal testing for all imported dietary supplements.”
The recommendation is based on what they found among people taking Ayurvedic medicines. (more…)
Anemia, Ayurveda, Consumer Alert, Heavy Metals | Comments Off on Ayurvedic lead poisoning results in greater toxicity than lead paint intoxication
Thursday, April 19th, 2007
The Associated Press is reporting a second tainted pet food ingredient, which has added more pet food products to the recall list.
The connection with CAM is that contamination is not a new or rare event when it comes to food imports from China or traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). (more…)
Chinese Medicine, Consumer Alert, Heavy Metals | Comments Off on The pet food recall and the CAM connection