Coca Cola is Getting into the Milk Business

It will cost twice as much, but they say it will be healthier and more sustainable. Let’s examine those claims. The Coca-Cola Company has created what they claim is a more nutritious milk product called “fairlife” (no capitals, please!), and they plan to sell it for twice the price of regular milk. Calling it the… Continue reading Coca Cola is Getting into the Milk Business

FDA Approves Controversial Diet Drug Despite Warning of Suicide Risk

Contrave has terrible side effects, is expensive, includes a hidden antidepressant, and barely even works. So why did the FDA approve it? Action Alert! The FDA approved two weight loss drugs in 2012, Qsymia and Belviq, but sales have been sluggish. This week FDA approved Contrave, even though the FDA initially denied approval to Contrave in… Continue reading FDA Approves Controversial Diet Drug Despite Warning of Suicide Risk

Which Supplement Companies Do the Experts Swear By?

First we asked our trusted natural health doctors and integrative physicians about supplement brands they recommend. We then added to the list based on our staff and board experience. Please note that our list is not exhaustive; there are many excellent companies who pay a great deal of attention to quality and efficacy, and not… Continue reading Which Supplement Companies Do the Experts Swear By?

Readers Suggest More Integrative Physicians for Our Online Guide

How could we have left out naturopathic physicians, readers wondered? We wonder ourselves. Here’s an update. In August we brought you a list of leading integrative physicians who have excellent, easily digestible newsletters, blogs, or websites on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) available to patients and the general public. In this update, we add NDs… Continue reading Readers Suggest More Integrative Physicians for Our Online Guide