A study and Review from Denmark. "To assess the effect of antioxidant supplements on mortality in randomized primary and secondary prevention trials."

"Because we examined only the influence of synthetic antioxidants, our findings should not be translated to potential effects of fruits and vegetables."

"Conclusions Treatment with beta carotene, vitamin A, and vitamin E may increase mortality. The potential roles of vitamin C and selenium on mortality...

Anti-inflammatories, antidepressants, birth-control pills - theres a bundle of meds that can cause some nutritional deficiencies.

For more info, go to U of Maryland's Med School Complementary Med Database:

http://www.umm.edu/altmed/

Click on "Depletions" then you can click on the type of med and see what is possible.

For example Birth Control Pills can cause depletions of:
Magnesium

Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine)...

"...results indicate that Spirulina can modulate the Th profile in patients with allergic rhinitis by suppressing the differentiation of Th2 cells mediated, in part, by inhibiting the production of IL-4. To our knowledge, this is the first human feeding study that demonstrates the protective effects of Spirulina towards allergic rhinitis."

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/en...&dopt=Citation

Note: this is...

I found this to be an interesting and, imho, balanced article about vinegar. It helps to make some sense of the hype that we sometimes see regarding apple cider vinegar. It covers both misconceptions and known benefits of taking in vinegar.

http://health.howstuffworks.com/the-...of-vinegar.htm

For those that are skeptical, this is the summary:

"Obviously, much more research needs to be done to investigate all of vinegar's healing potential....

"The cures in your kitchen

The healing powers of ordinary foods could soon be used to make life-saving drugs. And you can cook up the benefits right now.

By Anastasia Stephens

Published: 20 November 2007

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