Archive for the 'Heavy Metals' Category
A review of Spirulina in clinical medicine
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010NCCAM reviews reiki and ayurvedic
Friday, April 2nd, 2010Â The National Center for Contemporary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) has updated their introductory reviews.
Here’s what’s important. (more…)
Arsenic, cadmium and lead in medicinal herbs
Thursday, March 25th, 2010Worried about copper in your supplements?
Wednesday, March 24th, 2010Making ayurveda an international medical system
Friday, November 21st, 2008 Dr. Raghunath Anant Mashelkar is the former Director General of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research in India.
During the Second World Ayurveda Congress he shared his thoughts about bhasmas — the Ayurvedic “supplements” with the highest reported heavy metal (lead, tin, iron, arsenic) content. (more…)
Arsenic in modern medicine
Tuesday, November 11th, 2008CAM and diabetes: An update of recent studies
Saturday, November 1st, 2008 The World Health Organization has predicted a 39% rise in the worldwide prevalence of diabetes by 2030. And an article in The Lancet indicates this might be an underestimation.
Since November is Diabetes Month, here’s a round-up of CAM options for people with diabetes from 2006 through March 2007.
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Unforeseen consequences of drinking wine
Friday, October 31st, 2008Ayurvedic and the risk of heavy metal poisoning
Saturday, October 25th, 2008A critical review of traditional Chinese and Indian medicine
Friday, September 12th, 2008I was shocked by a recent Cochrane Review that concluded, “There was no evidence that the Chinese medicinal herbal treatment caused harm” in women with breast cancer.
Anyone who has followed the pet food recalls or reviewed the safety literature on traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and traditional Indian medicine (TIM) would come to a different conclusion. (more…)
Toxins in Ayurvedic meds on the web
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008 Researchers from Boston and Bangalore, India ask, what’s the risk of getting lead, mercury, and arsenic in the Ayurvedic medicines purchased on the Internet? (more…)
Arsenic toxicity from Ayurvedic
Sunday, June 29th, 2008Going to court over the lead content in Ayurvedic meds
Friday, April 18th, 2008Arsenic poisoning from an herbal kelp supplement
Thursday, December 13th, 2007Toxic metals and pesticides in the ayurvedic formulation, Dashmoola
Thursday, October 11th, 2007Summarizing seafood recommendations during pregnancy
Friday, October 5th, 2007 The National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition has summarized the recommendations from official groups, worldwide. Their website should be essential reading for pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, and women thinking of becoming pregnant.
Let’s summarize their summary recommendations. (more…)
Magnesium and the metabolic syndrome
Wednesday, September 5th, 2007 Fifteen years after enrollment of more than 600 people between 18 and 30 years of age, researchers from the Department of Preventive Medicine at the Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago report that higher magnesium intake is associated with a lower risk of the metabolic syndrome.
The results are interesting, but what’s the action plan for the average person?
Ayurvedic lead poisoning results in greater toxicity than lead paint intoxication
Wednesday, August 1st, 2007 Researchers from Harvard School of Public Health in Boston believe, “the United States Food and Drug Administration and corresponding agencies in other countries should require heavy metal testing for all imported dietary supplements.”
The recommendation is based on what they found among people taking Ayurvedic medicines. (more…)