A Realistic and Unbiased Assessment of Some Supplements
[ed. note: Michael Jorrin, who I dubbed “Doc Gumshoe” years ago, is a longtime medical writer (not a doctor) who writes for us a couple times a month about health issues, marketing, and trends. He does not typically focus on specific investment opportunities, but has agreed to our trading restrictions… as with all of our […]
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Do any of these teasers address the fact that people can grow their own for their own use? They can (& should be a...
Great information. I hadn't used B vitamins for mental acuity, but have used nootropics with lecithin... any informatio...
Thanks, Doc for the info. I never thought about B vitamins for mental acuity, but have taken nootropics with lecithin. ...
Does my flue shot contain aluminum? Most likely it does. How about mercury? So, for the 35th year in a row, I'll pass. ...
"...individuals who had received at least one flu shot during this period had an 18% lower overall risk of death from an...
I really think that the CBD without some amounts of THC are not enough to quell arthritis pain, nerve pain etc. There n...
Good information. I do not accept any study unless I know who is behind it. Ever wonder why over 50% of these studies ...
I don't think Doc G. has ignored anything nor has he acted as you describe. So you have an axe to grind with big pharma?...
To all citizens of Gumshoe Nation who posted comments, many thanks, regardless of what quarter of the compass was their ...
From my reading, you're still missing a few things. I appears that there are actually five things that have to be balanc...
Taking calcium supplements carries a high risk of causing harmful calcification in nooks and crannies of the body. If yo...
I could write a book on diet, health and exercise. It's unbelievable to me how addicted and trusting people are to their...
Thanks Doc, For many of us who have loved ones with cancer, arthritis, etc, etc, we are searching for the Holy Grail, ...
Big Pharma can't even cure a common cold and we expect them to be able to cure a plague? More silly nonsense like findi...
Important, but not mentioned in the comprehensive article above, is the importance of keeping one's immune system in top...
You mention folic acid ! Google 5~MTHF. The synthetic folate/folic acid in vitamins, supplements and processed foods (f...
Hi Ira: Wow....all of us want to be you. I'd say the magic in you isn't so much good genes though clearly you've got hig...
The over use of energy drinks loaded with B vitamins really concerns me. My son drinks 3 to 4 red bulls a day. Can't be ...
#TheConversation, Search analysis, research, academics… Academic rigor, journalistic flair What #supplements do #S...
. Your comment reminded me of a report from Cambodia that Beriberi (caused by a deficiency in thiamine, a B1 vitamin fo...
The author Dr. David Eifrig does not like any negative criticism or negative feedback. If you do, they bully you and can...
arch1 - I know this brand is neither Dr. KSS nor my favorite tipple, but I read this earlier today and you'd think I'D h...
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Doc, I take 1/2 of a men's multi-vitamin daily, on the premise that it may smooth out variations in my diet. So that wo...
HI, Iknow youall are talking graphite, and money makers have noprejudice, but, now don't kick me in the as. but have yo...
Michael, Thank you for your well balanced even keeled review of the Dr. Sears promotion. As with several of your...
This is why people look so miserable when you tell them that vitamins don't work. They never really wanted to save that ...
Author: Roger Comment: Dave. Posted the article re vitamins and supplements but make no claim to any expertise but ...
Dave. Posted the article re vitamins and supplements but make no claim to any expertise but pretty much agree with Dr. ...
Author: mvssysprog Comment: Roger, I do agree with you about the use of megadoses of vitamins and minerals, but with...
Roger, I do agree with you about the use of megadoses of vitamins and minerals, but with respect, Indian Ayurveda and Tr...
7.9.17 Roger Re vitamins and supplements also in accord with my recollections of Dr. KSS’s comments: One of the g...
Re vitamins and supplements also in accord with my recollections of Dr. KSS's comments: One of the greatest triumphs ...
Dr KSS, This is a wonderful recap of cancer from many perspectives. There was something within it that I haven't heard ...
4/13/14 Dr. KSS MD PhD Greenfire: the key thing about vitamin D is that it MAY do something and clearly above all else...
testing for D3 levels by routine should be mandatory here in Nordics. Some believe that for especially elderly people ha...
Tried Albion "magnesium bisglycinate chelate buffered" from Swanson. I assume that's the same thing. Couldn't tolerate t...
Hi Lump: the idea of youthful vigour being restored to the elderly by transfusion of blood or blood products from the yo...
As a long term sufferer of inflammation ( I am over 80 years of age), with decades of High Blood Pressure frequently ove...
Memories of Life Extension circa 1980 by Durk Pearson and Sandy Shaw. At their minimum they give you far more detail to...
yes Arch, I found it very curious and asked myself why when I saw two different family pet dogs down on the beach ( Tofi...
In regard to the GMO story this is more media deception and sensationalism. We probably have no food grown anywhere t...
Not sure what your intention was in responding ...... Let's try a little redirect for clarification....and the "origi...
Thank you for the article. The whole field of supplements is torturous for non-medical consumers. I've been through th...
Pete: those are all what I'd call good Main Street options in lupus, and in fact I like the progression from drug to dr...
NYTimes article on B12 deficiency and as protection for the aging brain. I know Doc's only high on certain vitamins and...
Pretty freakin scary! I've dumped hundreds over the years into Puritan's P for supplements... Now I wonder just what wa...
Agree that supplements and vitamins are way overhyped but surprising to hear you say that Vitamin D is in a class of its...
Many of you, especially those who have been following our biotech musings since they began in March 2014, know that I am...
Herpes simplex which I/we have. I was helping Calbiochem, bought out by us vitamins, to see if 5-Iododeoxyuridine could ...
Lulu where do you disagree? If I am ignorant of something or just wrong please help me correct. I am not in favor of bli...
The dose makes the poison. A tiny bit of Arsenic has been found to strengthen the immune system and increase life span...
To Don Bright (skippy48) above: Don, I'd see what eyedoc says about those vitamins in the context of ARMD. My personal v...
Joe: prenatal vitamins are reasonable....the main goal there is prevention of neural tube defects with folic acid 1 mg d...
Re: Vitamins What a great post doc. Thanks again for a good laugh in the middle of the day :-)...
For skippy48 (re Post 30 above). Recommend that you check out the following site: http://www.drugs.com This si...
Hi Archie, i meant to write MIMS ( for medical information ) NOT - MIMMS. I posed my question because over the pas...
skippy in your mention of MIMMS do you mean Major Incident Medical Management Support? If so I am unfamiliar with that p...
Donald, I think that your question needs to be broader than you have framed it in confining it to "vitamins and minerals...
Skippy I am not in medical profession but I am fairly well read and I can think of no book telling of minerals and vitam...
Thank you Benjammin for directing me to this site for an answer to my question on the Stock gumshoe site, I hope it work...
Loved the article as usual. This subscription is a godsend. I have a question to pose to the brilliant medical membe...
Cravings indicate something is wrong which needs correcting (not a drug). We can start with this radical concept: that y...
Dr. KSS recommends taking a magnesium glycinate supplement. I've found a 200mg per pill one by KAL Vitamins (daily dose...
Does anyone have any thoughts about Vitamin B as it might affect plaque or circulation? I got involved with Shaklee b...
I'm surprised that the word "vitamin" does not appear in the article. According to the Mayo Clinic website: "Vitamin ...
Great article/post Michael. Does anyone on here have background and interest in bringing proprietary supplements to ma...
While the tx interval is only two years, and there are many possible explanations for the data, It is certainly not a bo...
I haven't found any underarm deodorants that don't have aluminum in them. Do you know of any? I think I have even seen ...
"the concoctions of the foodprocessors/packagers that remove most of the naturally occurring vitamins, minerals and enzy...
re $GERN (no position) IF pigs could fly . . . When Dr. KSS last addressed the subject (ZED files thread), he had thi...
Glenn: there's much more back story to NephroGenex than people realize. Their drug, in the reckoning of most is merel...
Larry,a couple of comments 1,we have seen this kind of crap pulled before 2, Adam has a background as a journalist but s...
Not an investment question, but a medical one that I'd love your take on. I know you're not a fan of vitamins (save for...
Ben thank you for the post,I am in the age group generally losing some vision quality. I believe that our eyes are high...
Eydoc: thank you muchly for this! Of particular interest to me as you know. I currently have no macular degeneration bu...
The telomerase argument is intellectually vapid and very flawed. I have explained on 5-6 occasions in the last year in t...
Dr. KSS: I actually started to post this yesterday before everyone ELSE got the same idea - very clearly a Great Minds m...
1. I'm with those who think that Stockgumshoe should stick to its core interest - tracking down and discussing those pro...
Allison: My usual view, for normal patients, is that there is no role for vitamins except for vitamin D3. But you are no...
Dr. KSS: I do have IBD, in fact: I have the trifecta: Crohn's, UC and IBS (which adds in the mental component just to ma...
You know ... there are some days where I think I need an Amsler Grid for my HEAD! I address Dr. KSS and I DON'T give a ...
Dr. KSS et. al: You've opined on vitamins before, and having done my maximum due diligence and still having questions, I...
Hi Steve: Thanks for reading and posting. I am sorry to hear that your father succumbed, and that as a mode of dying jus...
John: sorry, very sorry, to hear that. A devastating diagnosis, and still what provokes it (immune-mediated destruction ...
Thanks Peter, and well said. One of the issues with my own kind of patient is that they are people (liver disease folks)...
I am happy to admit that Michael Jorrin is more moderate than I thought on first impression. I wholeheartedly agree that...
I have to put in my two paws as well......coming from a farming comminuty, the cats caught mice n birds, the dogs caught...
Just an FYI related to VET Bills going up. Cats should never be fed DRY FOOD of any kind. This comes from the inventor...
As to your laughter at high dose intravenous Vit C check this out form Web MD which is hardly biased toward alternative ...
Hi Stephen: it's probably not harming you. There was quite a good study in the journal Cell this past February that I ha...
Bruce: my point was a medical one: that the belief system of Hobby Lobby proprietors is inconsistent with data, does not...
Mary: if you go over to PubMed and enter "IUD mechanisms" it will give you dozens of papers on the subject. At the left,...
DR, Unbelievable work to get Peter French to response. Impressive and great to see those lines of communication have b...
Thank you, Dr. KSS, for your kindness and the lesson on vitamins!...
Here is a long post. It is a new review in Nature about the state of nutrient science. It doesn't necessarily have any n...
Want to buy some magic beans, Douglas? Green coffee enema for your colon cancer? The doctors are not the enemy. The enem...
Thanks oleg. That's quite sad what your son and you are going through. Aplastic anemia usually strikes somewhat younger ...