Vitamin Interactions

Last night I posted about a new vitamin website I'd come across that I was impressed with. Today I got around to using the interactive pill advisor. I input the medication I'm taking (quit smoking) and the supplements I take (calcium and vitamin D) and I got back a small report telling me that food will help in absorption of both the medicine and vitamin D which I did not know. Or maybe I did at one time but forgot? Anyway, it's a useful tool.


http://www.nutritionworkshop.com/medicationsandsupplementsinteractions


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BPA Is STILL In The House!?!

I don't know. You do everything you can, that you know to do, in order to take all precautions yet there is this! I've banned all plastic water bottles (until we replaced them) and drinking cups, disposed of  the Teflon pans and STILL there's BPA in the house? Arggg. This comes from AlterNet.com. 

Recipe for High Exposure to Estrogen-Mimicking Chemical BPA: Canned Vegetables, Cigarettes and a Cashier Job

Pregnant women who eat canned vegetables daily have elevated levels of bisphenol A, an estrogenic chemical found in food containers and other consumer products, according to new research published today.

More than 90 percent of pregnant women had detectable levels of bisphenol A, and a variety of sources of the chemical were identified in the study. Pregnant women who were exposed to tobacco smoke or worked as cashiers also had above-average concentrations in their bodies.

Bisphenol A, or BPA, is an estrogen-mimicking chemical used in food and beverage can linings, polycarbonate plastic and cash register receipts. Lab animals exposed in the womb to low amounts of BPA develop prostate and mammary gland cancers, obesity and reproductive problems. In humans, BPA has been linked to heart disease and diabetes.

A few years ago, many mothers reacted strongly to protect their infants from BPA by pressuring retailers and manufacturers to offer BPA-free baby bottles. But the new study shows that pregnant women are still unwittingly exposing their infants during fetal development, which is an even more vulnerable time.

“This really highlights that there are a lot of sources of BPA exposure during pregnancy,” said Joe Braun, a research fellow at the Harvard School of Public Health and lead author of the study conducted by scientists from seven institutions. “This identifies some sources that are modifiable, meaning that women can actually lower their exposures to them.”
ttp://www.alternet.org/health/148465/recipe_for_high_exposure_to_estrogen-mimicking_chemical_bpa:_canned_vegetables,_cigarettes_and_a_cashier_job_?page=entire

The Latest In The Sodium Wars

Oh!, this is such good news for me! I love my salt. The jury is still out so-to-speak,from what I gather. keeping my fingers crossed.

Don't Blame Salt

Sodium isn't responsible for increased rates of high blood pressure, according to a new study.

http://www.theatlantic.com/food/archive/2010/10/the-latest-sodium-wars/65022/

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