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Cynthia Said:

Taking nutritional supplements abroad?

We Answered:

You can pack any medication in your case, but tablets are ok in hand luggage and you can buy natural supplements in the larger supermarkets abroad,take enough with you if you can and relax have a good time stop getting worried before you even go,hope you have a nice time good luck.

Laura Said:

What are good natural sources of B-12 vitamin?

We Answered:

Congrats on becoming a vegan! No walnuts do not contain b12 neither does most nutritional yeast. Walnuts do contain omega 3 though!

Some good sources of B-12 are fortified cereals, fortified soy/rice milks, meat substitutes/soy analogs, some brands of fortified brewer's & nutritional yeast (such as Red Star & Twinlab). Sea vegetables like seaweed, dried nori, & spirulina, may contain vitamin B12, but their content varies and may be unreliable, lactic acid fermented products such as like tempeh, msio, beer & sauerkraut, but their content as well varies and may be unreliable. Marmite, So Delicious Dairy Free Yogurt, Manging Star foods, and other vegan store bought foods also contains B12 (Cyanocobalamin).

You should check out the site below, it contains a lot of vegan nutrition information and links:
http://veganpeace.blogspot.com/2008/02/v…

Wallace Said:

Is the war on supplements and natural remedies justifiable?

We Answered:

Of course it's not justifiable. To determine the cause of this and other cases of abuse of consumers' trust, it's just a matter of "following the money".

If we were generally healthy, how would health care providers and pharmaceutical companies make (compare: earn!) obscene profits?

I love this site: http://www.earthclinic.com/remedies.html

Stevia, a natural sugar alternative, is another great case in point. So evil it languished unapproved as a food, and was only approved as a supplement until a couple big companies patented PART of it, and presto! it's approved as a food. Now it's just wonderful, in every grocery store because there's PROFIT to be made. Sheesh... (Buy the whole form of Stevia - the whole extract - from a health food store, great stuff: 300x sweeter than sugar, zero calories, the body doesn't recognize it as sugar, so it's great for diabetics, and you can even cook with it!)

Thank you for taking the time to write this to help educate us!

:)

Lauren Said:

Any natural supplements to help with sperm motility and count?

We Answered:

There are a couple of popular brands out there. I used theralogix which is 2 pills in the morning and 2 at night. It did work though. I also have heard of proxeed which is a powder you drink which has similar stats on what vitamin levels are in it. http://www.proxeed.com or http://www.theralogix.com/fertility.shtm… are the 2 respective sites. My urologist recommeneded the theralogix one, and my friends recommened the proxeed. They both seemed to work, but there are no gurantees as any doc will tell you.

Annette Said:

What would you rather watch a league of natural athletes or juiced ones?

We Answered:

sports are better when people are playing for the love of the sport. not money or fame.
steroids suck and should be totally illegal.
its like college sports, they dont get paid but are instead playing for the love of the game which makes it so much better.
a game with cheating is going against the rules of the sport.

Louis Said:

What do you advice about dietary/nutritional supplements?

We Answered:

Dietary supplements may not be risk-free under certain circumstances. Be sure to consult your health practitioner before purchasing or taking any supplement if you are pregnant, nursing a baby, or have a chronic medical condition such as, diabetes, hypertension or heart disease. Also, while vitamin and mineral supplements are generally considered safe for children, you may wish to check with your doctor before giving these or any other dietary supplements to your child.

Derrick Said:

What sort of business licensing would I need to manufacture and distribute nutritional supplements in PA?

We Answered:

My one business teacher and my other professor do something like that (have a diff business of course). I could ask them information on it and email it to you later if you would like.