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10/07/2017 / By Michelle Simmons

Researchers recommend organic food and vitamins for pregnant women to reduce the risk of cancer and autism

Researchers of a new gestational analysis said that exposure to pesticides during pregnancy raises the baby’s risk of developing brain tumors. To reach this conclusion, the researchers conducted phone interviews with about 3,500 children below 15 years from two previous tests. Four hundred and thirty seven of the study subjects had brain cancer. “Our findings add […]

02/29/2016 / By Tara Paras

Big Pharma and the mainstream media connive to undermine the benefits of multivitamins in the name of pharma interests

Following the publication of the Annals of Internal Medicine’s editorial undermining the benefits of multivitamins, mainstream media outlets immediately jumped at the opportunity to create further furor against multivitamins by releasing headlines such as: “Case Closed: Multivitamins Should Not Be Used” (Forbes) and “New studies dispel multivitamin myths” (NBC). What most people don’t know, however, is that Annals is a pro-pharma […]

02/05/2016 / By Greg White

Australian researchers claim to have unearthed proof that chromium present in multivitamins causes cancer

Multivitamins have come under attack in recent years on the grounds that they are at least ineffective, and at most, dangerous. These concerns have only intensified recently. A group of Australian scientists claim they have conclusive proof that a common ingredient in multivitamins, chromium, is converted by the body into cancer-causing chemicals. The scientists recently […]

01/28/2016 / By Greg White

Multivitamins do not help prevent heart disease, cancer

Millions of Americans pop a multivitamin every morning in order to boost their health. Unfortunately, this morning ritual is shaping to be a fruitless exercise, which would be better substituted with actual fruit. Few people realize that vitamin supplements did not originate from scientific research, but from the marketing departments of pharmaceutical companies. Recent research […]

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