by Dr. Stacey Robinson | Oct 31, 2011 | Sunshine, Supplements, Understanding Your Body
What is Vitamin D? Although called a “vitamin”, this important element of health is actually a potent hormonethat affects over 2,000 genes and at least 36 organs of the body. Once linked to only bone diseases such as rickets and osteoporosis, the... by Dr. Stacey Robinson | Oct 28, 2011 | Understanding Your Body
Most people think fasting means nothing to eat or drink after going to bed the night before a blood draw. Most patients make the mistake of avoiding anything by mouth, including water and medications. Fasting technically means nothing to eat or drink EXCEPT water and... by Dr. Stacey Robinson | Oct 25, 2011 | Heart Disease, Supplements, Understanding Your Body
Out of all vitamins and supplements, fish oil has the most proven benefit. There is very strong evidence that fish oil is beneficial for heart health and brain health. There is a lot of confusion about the difference between Omega-3 from flax seed versus Omega-3 from... by Dr. Stacey Robinson | Oct 14, 2011 | Supplements, Understanding Your Body
Almost all vitamin/supplement companies use vitamin “isolates”, vitamins that are isolated in a laboratory then put into a capsule. They are often combined with other isolated vitamins, minerals, or herbs to create a vitamin combination such as a... by Dr. Stacey Robinson | Oct 10, 2011 | Supplements, Understanding Your Body
In the case of vitamins and supplements, I believe that you get what you pay for (or what you don’t pay for). My patients are always telling me that they got this great 2-for-1 deal on multivitamins at the big-box discount store. Buying cheap vitamins for the...
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