Ask Pharmacist Keith

I believe that the human body is a healing and regenerating system, designed divinely to regenerate itself on a day by day basis. A recent article in Readers Digest (04/10) titled “Vitamin Scam”  contends that vitamin supplementation should not be a part of a physical health program. If one eats a healthy, varied diet there…

Mothers Veggie-Rich Diets May Protect Babies from Diabetes Mothers-to-be should eat a vegetable-rich diet in order to protect their babies from type 1 diabetes, according to results of a new study. Mothers who ate vegetables only three to five times per week increased the risk of type 1 diabetes in their children by 70 per…

[gigya-embed src=”http://ui.mevio.com/widgets/mwm/MevioWM.swf” quality=”high” wmode=”transparent” flashvars=”distribConfig=http://www.mevio.com/widgets/configFiles/distribconfig_mwm_pcw_default.php&autoPlay=false&container=false&rssFeed=/%3FmId=7863741%26format=json&playerIdleEnabled=false” bgcolor=”#000000″ name=”Mevio” align=”middle” allowFullScreen=”true” allowScriptAccess=”always”]This is my apperance on KSCO Radio, in Santa Cruz California. On this program I discuss Statin drugs among other topics with the host of The Wellness Hour, Bernie Owens.For a copy of the article I discussed on this program go to my blog: http://TheRx4Health.wordpress.com

Omega 3 Essential Fatty Acid Intake Linked to Big Health BenefitsIntakes of Omega-3 Essential Fatty Acids exceeding levels typically consumed by the general US population may significantly reduce the risk of chronic disease, suggests a new study with the Yup’ik Eskimos.High levels of the Omega 3 Fatty Acids EPA and DHA were associated with lower…

Selenium and Vitamin E may offer protection against prostate cancer by changing the expression of certain genes in the prostate linked to tumors says a new study from Texas.Writing in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Scientists from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston report that exposure of biopsy samples…

First I want to start out by saying I am not a doctor and I am not making a diagnosis or treating any medical condition. I am not suggesting that anyone stop any medications they are currently taking without consulting with their physician first.The intent of this discussion is for educational and informational purposes only.Centuries…

Increased intakes of zinc may decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes by 28% according to a recent study from Harvard.Zinc, one of the most important trace elements in the body, mediates many physiological functions. It is believed to be essential for maintaining a healthy immune system, recent science suggests the mineral could also influence…

Supplements of Omega 3 rich fish oils during pregnancy may reduce the risk of food allergies and eczema in children, according to a new study from Sweden.The occurrence of eczema and food allergies was significantly lower in infants of mothers receiving the fish oil supplements during pregnancy according and the early months of breast feeding…

Elemental Minerals – Elemental minerals are metals. In patients under 40 8-12% of the metallic minerals are absorbed into the body. Over 40 this absorption drops to 3-5%. Lets look at Calcium Lactate for example, 1000mg of Calcium Lactate contains only 140mg of elemental calcium. So if only 10% is absorbed that means only 14mg…

A central function of the immune system is to distinguish foreign molecules, such as infectious agents, from the molecules that belong to the body tissues. The immune system attacks foreign particles by creating an army of specialized white blood cells (lymphocytes) and by producing antibodies.Sometimes there is a failure to discriminate between self and non-self…