Elemental https://greenmedinfo.com/category/toxic-ingredients/elemental en Taking Calcium Supplements Causes Brain Lesions https://greenmedinfo.com/blog/taking-calcium-supplements-causes-brain-lesions <div class="copyright">This article is copyrighted by GreenMedInfo LLC, 2018<br/><strong><a href="/greenmedinfocom-re-post-guidelines">Visit our Re-post guidelines</a></strong></div><p class="rtecenter" dir="ltr"><img alt="Taking Calcium Supplements Causes Brain Lesions" src="//cdn.greenmedinfo.com/sites/default/files/ckeditor/Sayer Ji/images/brain_lesions_calcium_supplements.jpg" style="width: 675px; height: 450px; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid;" /></p> <p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:24px;"><em><strong>Taking calcium supplements -- even at low doses -- linked to brain lesions in the first study of its kind.&nbsp;</strong></em></span></p><p><a href="https://greenmedinfo.com/blog/taking-calcium-supplements-causes-brain-lesions" target="_blank">read more</a></p> https://greenmedinfo.com/blog/taking-calcium-supplements-causes-brain-lesions#comments Arterial Calcification Cardiac Mortality Cerebral Calcifications Ectopic Calcification Intracranial Vascular Disorders Osteopenia Osteoporosis Stroke: Ischemic Stroke: Prevention Calcium Carbonate Calcium Phosphate Calcium Supplements Cardiotoxic Elemental High Bone Density Mon, 01 Oct 2018 12:01:22 +0000 Sayer Ji 116602 at https://greenmedinfo.com USDA 'Organic-Washing': Another Way To Mislead The U.S. Consumer? https://greenmedinfo.com/blog/usda-organic-washing-another-way-mislead-us-consumer <div class="copyright">This article is copyrighted by GreenMedInfo LLC, 2013<br/><strong><a href="/greenmedinfocom-re-post-guidelines">Visit our Re-post guidelines</a></strong></div><p class="rtecenter"><img alt="USDA 'Organic-Washing': Another Way To Mislead The U.S. Consumer? " src="//cdn.greenmedinfo.com/sites/default/files/ckeditor/Sayer Ji/images/organic_washing_usda.jpg" /></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><strong><em>USDA organic certification affords the U.S. consumer one of the only food quality protections available today, but does it really guarantee a product is chemical free? </em></strong></span></p> <p>What's a consumer to do today? Between cause- and patently false-marketing, looking beneath the surface appearances of product packaging and advertising becomes a necessity, lest we harm ourselves or the environment unknowingly, or support industries that don't have our best interests in mind.</p> <p>You may already know about <strong><a href="/blog/simply-green-washing-are-you-using-toxic-cleaner">green-washing</a></strong>, <strong><a href="/blog/dark-side-breast-cancer-unawareness-month">pink-washing</a></strong> and so-called <strong><a href="http://naturallysavvy.com/eat/gmo-genewashing-the-food-industrys-plan-to-keep-you-unhealthy">gene-washing</a></strong> (i.e. 'natural' labeled products containing GMOs), but prepare yourself for the next level of <strong><em>@%@#!%</em></strong> with "organic-washing."</p> <p>We hit upon this topic recently in our exposé on <strong><a href="/blog/usda-organic-formula-contains-ingredient-worse-gmos">USDA organic baby formula containing a chemical ingredient used as a pesticide</a></strong>, but the problem extends to many other "certified organic" products and brands on the market.</p> <p class="rtecenter"><img alt="organic super puffs" height="275" src="//cdn.greenmedinfo.com/sites/default/files/ckeditor/Sayer Ji/images/organic_super_puffs.png" width="416" /></p> <p>For instance, recently my wife brought home a product by a generally good company, <a href="http://www.plumorganics.com/products/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Plum organics baby</a>, who deserves recognition for making some <em>actually</em> pure and organic products. The product is called "organic super puffs," and describes itself as "fruit &amp; veggie grain puffs," bearing the reassuring "USDA organic" logo.&nbsp; [<a href="http://www.plumorganics.com/products/super-greens-spinach-apple">See the product here</a><a href="http://www.plumorganics.com/products/super-greens-spinach-apple" rel="nofollow">]</a> If I wasn't such a neurotic label reader I could have easily fallen for buying this product myself.</p> <p>Nowhere on the seemingly wholesome product label is there an indication that it contains chemical ingredients. Even the Nutrition Facts panel doesn't help. Zinc 15%. Vitamin E 15%. Looking good, right?</p> <p>Nope. A more careful analysis of the presumably organic "ingredients" below the Nutrition Facts panel reveals the following enhancements:</p> <blockquote> <p>Vitamins and Minerals: Tricalcium phosphate (Calcium), Ascorbic Acid (vitamin C), <strong>Ferrous Sulfate Monohydrate</strong>, <strong>Dl-alpha tocopherol</strong> (Vitamin E), Mixed Tocopherols for Freshness (Vitamin E), Vitamin A Palmitate, Cholecalciferol (Vitamin D).</p> </blockquote> <p>We aren't going to nit-pick about all of these inorganic vitamins and minerals, but there are two that we must say a word about.&nbsp; It is downright disturbing to find <strong>ferrous sulfate monohydrate</strong> (Elemental Iron) and <strong>dl-alpha tocopherol </strong>(Vitamin E) in any USDA certified organic product.</p> <p>Ferrous sulfate is basically inorganic or 'elemental' iron. It is notorious for causing adverse symptoms as a supplement, including vomiting and constipation. When consumed in excess, as in the case of a child accidentally consuming their parents iron-containing supplements, elemental iron is the #1 cause of death from accidental poisoning in children under 6. &nbsp;A common justification for its use as a 'nutrient' in food is that in 'small doses' it can do no harm; the body, after all, is a 'biofilter' capable of dealing with a wide range of toxins, and iron is essential for health, right? Even if this is true, it should be a consumer/parent's choice whether they are willing to take the risk, especially when higher quality iron supplements are available, such as glycine-bound iron. &nbsp;The fact remains that elemental iron is closer to a chemical in definition than a nutrient (nutrients are organically bound to amino acids, lipids, carbohydrates), and at the very least, it shouldn't belong in a certified organic product because it misleads the consumer into thinking it is safe <em>a priori.</em> [Learn more about this substance by viewing <a href="http://www.chemone.com/default/msds/Ferrous%20Sulfate%20Monohydrate.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">its Material Data Safety Sheet</a>]</p> <p><a href="https://greenmedinfo.com/blog/usda-organic-washing-another-way-mislead-us-consumer" target="_blank">read more</a></p> https://greenmedinfo.com/blog/usda-organic-washing-another-way-mislead-us-consumer#comments Dl-alpha-tocopherol acetate Elemental Ferrous Salts Industrial Iron Organic Versus Conventional usda organic Sat, 09 Nov 2013 15:14:56 +0000 Sayer Ji 110240 at https://greenmedinfo.com Why Most Calcium Supplement Recommendations are DEAD WRONG https://greenmedinfo.com/blog/why-most-calcium-supplement-recommendations-are-dead-wrong1 <div class="copyright">This article is copyrighted by GreenMedInfo LLC, 2014<br/><strong><a href="/greenmedinfocom-re-post-guidelines">Visit our Re-post guidelines</a></strong></div><p class="rtecenter"><img alt="Why Most Calcium Supplement Recommendations are DEAD WRONG" src="//cdn.greenmedinfo.com/sites/default/files/ckeditor/Sayer Ji/images/calcium_supplements_death.jpg" style="height: 400px; width: 600px; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;" /></p> <p>An alarming new meta-analysis published in the journal <em>Nutrients</em> titled, "Cardiovascular Effects of Calcium Supplements," brings to the forefront the <strong>serious though mainly downplayed health risks associated with calcium supplementation</strong>, concluding <u>they increase the risk of heart attack by 27%-31% and the risk of stroke by 12%-20%</u>.<a href="#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" title="">[1]</a></p><p><a href="https://greenmedinfo.com/blog/why-most-calcium-supplement-recommendations-are-dead-wrong1" target="_blank">read more</a></p> https://greenmedinfo.com/blog/why-most-calcium-supplement-recommendations-are-dead-wrong1#comments Cerebral Stroke Heart Attack Osteopenia Osteoporosis Osteoporosis: Age-Related Stroke Calcium Carbonate Calcium Supplements Cardiotoxic Elemental Osteoporosis/Osteopenia Thu, 12 Sep 2013 21:02:12 +0000 Sayer Ji 109703 at https://greenmedinfo.com