Published February 19, 2010

The Latest Attack on Your Supplements

If Arizona Senator John McCain has his way, many of the supplements you rely on for good health will disappear. And the cost of the few you can still get will go through the roof.

Earlier this month, Sen. McCain introduced a bill falsely labeled the “Dietary Supplement Safety Act of 2010” (S. 3002). Sounds good, right? Nothing to worry about. McCain says:

“Legitimate dietary supplement companies should have nothing to fear from this legislation. The purpose of the bill is not to create a sweeping regulatory structure, but instead a targeted structure that provides for openness, transparency and safety.”

Well, here’s what McCain didn’t say.

Read More

Published February 18, 2010

Why CoQ10 doesn’t make statins safe

If you take statins, I hope you’ve been taking CoQ10 along with them. We’ve known for years that statins cause heart failure and CoQ10 can protect your heart. But just because CoQ10 protects you from the devastating effects of statins, doesn’t mean it makes statins safe.

That’s because it’s almost impossible to keep up with the damage statins do to your CoQ10 production. Some early research on statins showed that you have to take statins for a year before you notice any damage.

Read More

Published February 17, 2010

Can a common seizure drug reverse Alzheimer’s?

I’ve talked a lot about Alzheimer’s, giving you many ways to avoid it and some powerful ways to treat it. Alzheimer’s is a very tough disease to treat. So I often will throw the entire book of alternative medicine at it because I’m never sure what each individual will respond to. Amazingly, there may be a more conventional approach to try as well.

This conventional treatment is the drug Epilim. As you may know, I don’t usually trumpet drugs for obvious reasons. The “side” effects are typically not worth any benefit they may provide. But once in a while, I actually find a real positive use for a synthetic chemical. And a new study suggests this particular drug may have use with Alzheimer’s disease.

Read More