dietary supplements
Frontline Segment: Skewed & Misleading, AHPA Says
A segment aired on January 19 on PBS’ Frontline presented dietary supplements as inherently unsafe by misrepresenting the rigorous safety provisions established for these products under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act, the strict liability statute under which supplements are regulated. The segment, titled “Supplements and Safety,” relied on anecdotal reports of noncompliant products ...
Defining the Role of a Health Practice
Participants include: • Jacob Teitelbaum, MD, Kona, HI, www.endfatigue.com • Cheryl Burdette, ND, Progressive Medical, Atlanta, GA, www.progressivemedicalcenter.com • Sara Gottfried, MD, Founder and Chief Medical Officer, Gottfried Institute for Functional Medicine, Berkeley, CA, www.saragottfriedmd.com • Holly Lucille, ND, Healing from Within Healthcare, Los Angeles, CA, www.drhollylucille.com For many patients and clients, the concept of ...
Athletic Endurance
Whether running toward the end zone or hitting the gym, good nutrition and dietary supplements give athletes the fuel they need. Today’s athletes are well aware of the nutrients lost during physical activities, and therefore, are looking toward various outlets that provide the body with the right nutrition, vitamins and minerals for optimum performance and ...
Better Weight Management
Multi-pronged and holistic approaches help tackle the complexities of weight loss. The percentage of U.S. adults who are obese continued to trend upward in 2014, reaching 27.7 percent. This is up more than two percentage points since 2008 and is the highest obesity rate Gallup and Healthways have measured in seven years of tracking it. ...
Cancer Patients Should Tell Their Doctor About Dietary Supplement Use
Many cancer patients use dietary supplements such as vitamins, minerals and herbs or other botanicals but often don’t tell their doctor, according to a University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) report. Dr. Victor Sierpina, professor of family medicine, UTMB, writes that the gap in communication can happen when patients believe that their doctors are indifferent or ...
The Importance Of GMP Compliance
In essence, the Dietary Supplement Current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) Final Rule 21 CFR Part 111, issued by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) June 2007, requires that the proper controls be in place for dietary supplements during manufacturing, packaging, labeling and holding operations. The move was supposedly in response to concerns about substandard dietary ...
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