Tag:supplements

Could simple Vitamin D be part of the answer for childhood obesity?
Childhood obesity Vitamin D supplements

A simple course of Vitamin D supplements could help trigger weight loss in obese children and teenagers according to a new European study. The study, conducted by researchers from the University of Athens Medical School, followed 232 obese children and teenagers over a 12 month period – 117 were assigned the simple task of taking […]

Top 5 signs you’re not getting enough Vitamin D
Vitamin D deficiency

In a sunburnt country like Australia it’s surprising to learn that Vitamin D deficiency still occurs in our community. Most people know that exposure to sunlight triggers our body to produce Vitamin D, and sunlight is one thing we have in abundance in our wide brown land. However a recent article in South Australia’s The […]

WARNING: Herbal supplement caused life-threatening condition in man taking warfarin
herbal supplements, warfarin

People taking the drug warfarin are urgently being reminded to consult with their doctor before taking any herbal or plant-based supplements after a New Zealand man recorded a blood clotting ratio (INR*) 10 times the safe level after taking curcumin. Curcumin is found in turmeric, however CARM is quick to point out that the warning […]