Nutrition & Diet Coach

Peggy Korody North San Diego Registered Dietitian

Great article regarding calcium

It’s been all over the news that calcium supplements are associated with heart attacks and strokes.  So what should you do?  Here’s a great article I would like to share.

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How safe is your supp?

The FDA has found violations in almost half of all supplement facilities it has inspected so far! “Underscoring the importance of the issue, some customers have suffered serious health problems linked to companies’ poor manufacturing practices. In 2008 more than 200 people — including a 4-year-old — were poisoned by selenium after taking liquid multivitamin [...]

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Internet Marketers of Acai Berry Weight-Loss Pills & “Colon Cleansers” to pay $1.5 M

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that an operation that marketed acai berry supplements, “colon cleansers,” and other products using allegedly fraudulent free trial offers and phony endorsements from Oprah Winfrey and Rachael Ray will pay $1.5 million as part of a settlement. The money will be made available for consumer refunds. This is just an [...]

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