Monthly Archives: April 2010

Each year 10’s of thousands of people die, yes die, from properly prescribed prescription drugs.  No one dies from nutritional supplements.  Supplements are regulated by the FDA, there is legislation in place for that.  Yet, the pharmaceutical companies and their … Continue reading →

An article in the April 26, 2010 Los Angeles Times  entitled “EPA and saccharin” speaks of the EPA’s plan to remove saccarin from the list of hazardous substances because it is no longer considered a risk to human health.    Why … Continue reading →

The FDA is allowing a company to take over vitamin B6 to make it a prescription only vitamin.  And another company wants to do this with the metabolically active form of B6, known as pyridoxal-5′-phosphate.  I surmise that the pharmaceutical … Continue reading →

 Imagine someone taking you to court to force you to use a toothpaste you did not like. A similar thing happened in Canada a few years ago when a small town decided not to use weed killers anymore. Sound innocuous? … Continue reading →