by Dr. Clark Hansen, NMD | Oct 6, 2011 | Food and Nutrition, Health Condition, Supplements
Chromium is an essential nutrient involved in normal carbohydrate and lipid metabolism. It influences glucose metabolism by potentiating the action as taking part in insulin signal amplification mechanism. A placebo-controlled single blind, prospective study was...
by Dr. Clark Hansen, NMD | Oct 6, 2011 | Food and Nutrition, Health Condition, Supplements
Experimental and clinical studies have shown that Pycnogenol (PYC) has significant antidiabetic effects including lowering Hemoglobin A1C and raising Glutathione as well as other important antioxidant enzymes (glutathione-S-transferase, catalase, superoxide dismutase,...
by Dr. Clark Hansen, NMD | Oct 6, 2011 | Health Research
Increasingly Pharma is funding the FDA. No wonder the agency seems to dance to their tune. The Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA)authorizes the FDA to collect fees from companies, allegedly to fund and expedite the drug approval process, but really to pay the...
by Dr. Clark Hansen, NMD | Aug 25, 2011 | Health Condition, Health Research, Medication
On June 8, 2011 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) called for a new label warning on the popular Cholesterol lowering drug Zocor (Simvastatin) because of an increased risk of muscle damage, kidney failure and death. The highest risk has been seen among some...
by Dr. Clark Hansen, NMD | Jul 19, 2011 | Food and Nutrition, Health Research, Supplements
Your Supplements are in danger. Please sign this PETITION to keep the FDA from making all nutritional and herbal supplements drugs. On July 1, 2011, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued proposed guidelines for New Dietary Ingredients (NDI). The FDA wants...
