If you're like most people, you believe that calcium plus vitamin D equals stronger bones, celebrity-wearing milk mustaches of the "got milk?" ads. Research presented at the annual Pediatric Academic Societies meeting challenges this notion. According to lead researcher Professor Steven Abrams of the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, “dietary magnesium intake may be an important, relatively unrecognized factor in bone mineral accretion".

Does Dr. Oz need a reality check on Consumer Labs?  What’s the real story behind Consumer Lab’s supplement testing? As a subscriber to the Alliance for Natural Health (ANH), their recent newsletter prompted this post. The ANH is an organization “dedicated to promoting sustainable health and freedom of choice in healthcare through good science and good law:” They advocate an integrative “approach incorporating functional foods, dietary supplements, and lifestyle changes” to improve health versus drugs, invasive surgeries and increased health care costs. You can see why I respect their opinion!

Dirty Dozen Strikes Again

Apples, strawberries, grapes. You might think this is the start of a healthy shopping list to glean fresh antioxidants but you’d be wrong. The Environmental Working Group (EWG), a non-profit advocacy agency, released its top 12 “dirty dozen” foods for the ninth successive year and these fruits take the top three spots for pesticide residue. So what are the other 9 making the list?