Browsing: Calcium

Everyone needs calcium, right? It seems many people are concerned about avoiding osteoporosis. No one wants to break a bone…

High blood pressure and heart disease meds, statins, dairy and Coumadin can all have bad interactions with certain drugs. Make sure you’re not blocking the effectiveness of your meds with your food.

Less medicine and a little less food are the themes for keeping healthy this week.  Be well.  Breast Cancer…

The more I’ve been reading about nutritional and dietary supplements, the more convinced I am that for many people, they…

In honor of thanksgiving, MedShadow Foundation founder Su Robotti and Content Manager Jonathan Block discuss how to fight that overstuffed…

Millions of seniors that take herbal supplements in addition to prescription drugs may be at risk for potentially serious supplement-drug…

About one-third of children are taking dietary supplements, and some of them have been associated with adverse events in this…

When it comes to vitamin D, not all nutritional supplements are created equal. Vitamin D comes in 2 types, D2…

Recent journal articles have come to different conclusions regarding whether there is a relationship between taking calcium supplements and heart…

“When you block the calcium-dependent membrane function in your gut with the drug metformin (used for diabetes), you lower vitamin…