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Posts Tagged ‘vitamin b’
South of the Border Turkey Tacos
If you’re tired of turkey sandwiches, turkey salads and other “usual leftover” turkey fare, here’s a flavorful and different way to use up turkey leftovers.
Time to table: 30 minutes
Serves: 4
Birth Control Pills - Still Hold Risks
Years ago I started educating health professionals and patients in my practice about birth control pills. If they — or their wives, daughters, or patients were taking them — they should make sure to supplement with a multivitamin and mineral containing higher dosages of B vitamins.
The reason? Studies have found that oral contraceptives deplete several nutrients including vitamins B2, B6, and B12, folate, vitamins C and E, magnesium, and even CoQ10.1-5 These nutrient depletions have far-reaching effects; they can contribute to everything from depression, migraines, and anemia — to cervical dysplasia — the precursor to cervical cancer.
Are US Vitamin Recommendations Hopelessly Out of Date?
Ah, it was so simple back in 1941. That’s when the first RDAs (Recommended Daily Allowances) for vitamins first came out. Clear little easy-to-understand numbers that let you know how much of a vitamin you needed to prevent a deficiency disease (like rickets or beri-beri). It was the vitamin equivalent of having three television stations to choose from. I like to call the RDAs “Minimum Wage Nutrition”.
Then people began to get the idea that vitamins might do more than just prevent scurvy and rickets. They might actually have a role in preventive medicine and general health — helping to stave off cancer, heart disease, osteoporosis… actually, just about any condition you can name.
