One of the most underestimated and under-utilized natural food supplements I have recommended to my patients over the past 35 years is an amino acid derivative known as N-A-C (N-Acetyl-Cysteine). Why underestimated? Well, even naturopaths seldom recommend it and most people who take natural supplements have never even heard of it. Yet, in some cases, […]

A CLOSER LOOK AT THE RESEARCH AND PROPAGANDA Attacks on the natural health care industry are accelerating. In fact, these attacks by government and Big Pharma are expected to increase in the years to come, mostly as a result of growing public interest in alternatives to harmful chemicals and prescription drugs. Some of these are […]

In these modern times, a number of diseases seem to be on the increase, and many of the infectious diseases which we had considered to be more or less wiped out are starting to come back again. These include bubonic plague, pneumonic plague, anthrax, tuberculosis, and others. A number of them are demonstrating resistance to […]

While herbal medicine has received considerable attention in regards to its important role in alleviating mood disorders and depression, few people realize that a single group of vitamins – the B family of vitamins – serves a similar purpose, generating energy and countering fatigue and depression. B vitamins are water-soluble, which means they are not […]

To Bolster Your Defences A major health concern that has come to the forefront in the last decade is the evolution of new varieties of viruses. It is believed that some of these viruses could potentially contribute to epidemics that would be life-threatening to some individuals. The media has been full of stories about the […]

You can drop pounds without counting calories by treating the modern-day causes of obesity with these secret weight-slashing foods and supplements... Conventional weight loss wisdom makes trimming the pounds sound so easy – just burn more energy than you take in and you’ll lose weight. This is true, but for most people, it’s an oversimplification. […]

One of the most frequent questions from Orthomolecular Medicine News Service readers is: Just how much vitamin C should I take? Our bodies cannot make vitamin C (ascorbate), although most animals can. We must get it from our food and from supplements. But how much do we really need? Persistent arguments on this question may […]

Vitamin E is not a single nutrient but exists in nature as a family of eight different antioxidants.  Some vitamin E supplements sold in health food stores and pharmacies contain only alpha-tocopherol but, in nature, there are four tocopherols. These consist of alpha-, beta-, gamma- and delta-. There are also four tocotrienols (also alpha-, beta-, […]

The following is an excerpt from Wenzel and Pataracchia's new book The Earth’s Gift To Medicine: Minerals in Health and Disease, translated from German by Claudia Rank. From a scientific standpoint, selenium has had an eventful history. Discovered in 1817, it was first used medicinally in the treatment of inoperable tumors, where it was surprisingly […]