by Dr. Clark Hansen, NMD | Oct 6, 2011 | Food and Nutrition, Health Condition, Supplements
The data on the standards for chromium requirements and the safety of various chromium compounds and doses are reviewed. The 350-fold difference between the acceptable daily intake and the calculated reference dose for humans of 70 mg per day seems without precedent...
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...
