Crop Dusting Your Gut

Since We Can’t See Pesticides, They Are Easy To Ignore.
When We Se One Of Those Crop Dusting Planes In Action,
We Have A Series Of Uncomfortable Thoughts And, Just Maybe,
We Make A Commitment To Buy Organic.
So Ponder This: If All Those...Read More »
Music And Microbes

The Media Loves To Cast Doubts On The Quality Of Dietary Supplements.
How Do We Know What Really Goes Into The Products On Which We Depend?
Martie Whittekin Has Been To Japan And Toured The Plant
Where Dr. Ohhira’s Probiotic Has Grown.
Sugar: Fuel For The Fire

The Microbiome Is Dynamically Intertwined With All Aspects Of Health.
Lifestyle Choices That We Know To Be Healthy
Positively Effect Our Bacterial Colony: And The Reverse Is True.
In This Context, How Shall We Understand Sugar?
Martie Whittekin Brings This Into Focus.
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Glycation And Unhealthy Aging

Most Of Us Have Heard Of Free Radical Damage.
Free Radicals Are Unstable Molecules That Disrupt And Damage Other Cells.
Free Radicals Can Come From Environmental Toxins
And Are Generated Internally By Our Own Biological Processes.
Glycation Is The Worst Kind Of Free Radical...Read More »
What Can We Learn From Mom

Over The Last Year And A Half, I Watched My Mother Pass.
She Didn’t Have Cancer, Heart Disease, Or Some Fatal Malady.
There Is A Lesson Here For Us All.
Martie Whittekin And I Share A Memorial Teachable Moment.
Are Risk Numbers Risky?

How Do You Define “Being Healthy”?
How About This?:
Manipulating Risk Numbers With Daily Synthetic Toxins.
Sounds Silly, Doesn’t It?
Yet That Is The Backbone Of Modern Medicine.
I Highly Recommend Reading The Book Pictured Below
And Then Clicking The Link To...Read More »
Vitaminister University: Omega-3 Focus

For Something That Is Central To Healthy Human Biology,
There Seems To Be A Lot Of Confusion And Conflicting Information
Concerning Omega-3 Fatty Acids.
Vitaminister University Will Break This Down Into Three Questions.
Please Listen To The “Lessons” In Order.
INTRODUCTION
Bio-geddon: Hype Or Horror?
There Is No End To Various Predictions Of Disaster, Turmoil,
Famine, Nuclear Accidents, Drought, Economic Crash…. I Could Go On.
Gratefully, Only A Few Of These Dire Future Scenarios Ever Materialize.
So Here Is My Dilemma:
I Have Been Reading An Increasing Number Of...Read More »
The Internet: A Great Place To Sell Vitamins, A Risky Place To Buy
Often Convenient, Sometimes Less Expensive, I Often Purchase From The Internet:
But Never Something I Would Consume!
When I Do Buy Supplements Online, It Is Always From A Store I Know And Trust.
CLICK BELOW TO HEAR MY COMMENTS ON LYIN’
Beta Glucan: Do The Supplements Live Up To Expectations
In All My Years In Natural Foods Retail,
I Read Phenomenal Things About Beta Glucans.
The Phytonutrients Are Responsible For Many Of The Benefits Associated With
Medicinal Mushrooms And Other Superfoods.
Truthfully, I Never Ran Across A Product That Performed As Advertised…
Until...Read More »
Are Supplement Advocates "Science-Deniers"?
How Many Times Have I Heard “Where Is The Science?”
When Discussing Nutritional Supplements.
The Battle Lines Run Deep As Both Sides Assure Us That Science Is On Their Side.
Someone Is In Denial. Who Is It?
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Detox: What Does It Mean And What Should We Do?
Most Doctors Roll Their Eyes When We Ask About Detoxification.
What Would We Expect From Folks Who Prescribe Daily Toxins To Millions Of People?
Are We Toxic? How Would We Know? What Methods Really Work?
Let’s Ask Author And Nutritionist Martie Whittekin.
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What's Happening To Our Kidneys?
Kidney Disease Is A Widespread Problem
And A Major Complication Of, And Contributor To, Ill Health.
Many Of You Have Asked Me To Comment.
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The Probiotic Cure
Research On Probiotics Is Exploding
And The Health Implications Are Explosive.
“The Probiotic Cure” By Martie Whittekin
Is A Must-Read!
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Are "Sheeple" The Ones With The Wool Over Their Eyes?

I Had A Bit Of An Eureka Moment
And I Wanted To Share It
Just On The Chance That I Can Save
One More Person From Getting Sheared.
NOTE: Having...Read More »
Why Do They Assume That We are So Foolish?
Big Pharma And Our Complicit Government Are Aggressive
In Silencing The Voices That Promote Mother Nature
To Protect You From Quackery.
Why Do They Think That We Are So Vulnerable?
CLICK BELOW FOR THE ANSWER
Media Alert
PBS Is About To Do Some Supplement Bashing.
Posted Below Is A Concise And Brilliant Rebuttal
From The Orthomolecular Medicine News Service.
Why Is Big Pharma So Eager To Make Public Their Ignorance?
Disturbing News
If We Are Not Careful,
Headlines And Hearsay Could Pollute Our All-Important
Understanding Of What It Means To Be Healthy.
I Invite You On An Eye-Opening Journey.
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Dumber Than Dirt

Are We “Dumber Than Dirt” Or “Sage As Soil”?
The Concept Of Soil Restoration
Has Everything To Do With Probiotics
And Contains A Powerful Metaphor For Achieving Vibrant Health.
CLICK ON THE PLAYER BELOW TO LISTEN
JAMA Declares Fish Oil Supplements Useless (A Teachable Moment)

JAMA: The Journal Of The American Medical Association.
Considered To Be One Of The Most Authoritative Sources Of Medical Science.
JAMA Tells Us That Fish Oil Supplements Made No Impact On Brain Health.
This Announcement Uses A Typical Template To Diminish Dietary Supplements:
“Earlier...Read More »
"If It Were True, My Doctor Would Tell Me" (And Other Famous Last Words).
The Harmaceutical Industry Has Done A Stellar Job
Of Turning Doctors Into Disease Managers
Who Are All But Useless When It Comes To Actual Health Advice.
The Science Is Very Clear:
Excepting Some Life-Threatening Emergencies,
Medications Provide Very Little Benefit And Plenty Of...Read More »
Dangerous Supplements?
Despicable Is The Only Word I Can Use.
PLEASE Give Me About Twenty Minutes Of Your Time
And Listen To My Thoughts On The Following News Article
“Supplements Now More Likely Than Medications To Cause Death”
PLEASE Share This With Everyone. The Articles Are...Read More »
Doctor's Ignorance Of Vitamin D3 Increases Dementia Risk

Those Of You Who Are Savvy Enough To Be Taking
At Least 10,000 IU Of Vitamin D3 Daily Can Breathe A Little Easier.
Are The Rest Of You Comfortable Doubling Your Risk Of Dementia
Waiting For Your Doctor To Catch-Up?
FDA Ban On Red Yeast Rice?
FDA May Once Again Be Encroaching On Our Health Freedoms.
Red Yeast Rice Is The Number One Supplement For Lowering Cholesterol
And It Looks Like The FDA Is Trying To Remove It From Store Shelves.
Should We Care?
No Giants/ 'Niners Parking At Sequoia Station!

At Apple Health Foods, Our Customers Have Always Enjoyed Plenty Of Free Parking.
Frequently, Many Home Team Sports Fans Have Been Filling Up The Parking Lot
Spending The Day At The Game
To Save A Few Bucks By Not Making Use Of The Provided CalTrans...Read More »
Your Health Is In Your Hands- Don't Let Big Pharma Take It Away

The Real Answer To The “Health Care Crisis”
Is Not More Insurance, Drugs, And Medical Tests.
The More You Understand, And Utilize, Mother Nature’s Medicine Chest,
The Better Chance You Have Of Achieving And Maintaining Good Health.
This And A Review Of New Products.
Straight Talk On Weight Loss

I Lost 50 lbs. In One Year.
For 5 years I followed A Simple Program
And My Weight Varied Only 2-3 lbs.
No Hype, No Gimmicks, No Empty Promises…
Just Some Time-Tested Principles.
Click the play button to listen to the...Read More »
The Most Important Risk Factor For Heart Disease: Can You Reverse It?

We Can Thank The Drug Companies For Reducing
Heart Disease To A Cholesterol Number.
Now We All Spend Our Time Lowering Cholesterol
And No Time On Actual Cardio-Vascular Health.
A Recent Study In The NEJM Shows Conclusively That Cholesterol
Is NOT The Important...Read More »
New Products And Q&A With Yours Truly

About
The Vitamin Shelf Radio was created by David Stouder of Redwood City California. He also owns a Health Food’s Store Called “Apple Health Foods”.
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Q&A With Yours Truly

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An Eclectic Mix Of Health-Related News
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Dave Wants You Healthy And Up-To-Date
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David….how have you been doing since your departure from Sequoia Station ?
Several changes have been occurring here in my health condition and I definitely miss being able to drop in for your well documented advice. Here’s the latest update :
1. My lower back condition has not been improving lately, even with the occasional Chiropractic adjustment regimen, especially the lower back area (below the old L4/L5 1983 herniated disc problem), I am told this discomfort could be kidney related. With that advice I have begun taking some Liver/Kidney detox supplements endeavoring to create an improvement. Do you have any suggestions ? I could send you what I am currently taking to see if you have some improvements for me to consider.
2. A second protocol I am following includes the use of Proteolytic enzymes to encourage the body to produce more of its own pain relief action, along with some of the usual MSM, Chondroitin and Glucosamine supplements intended to rebuild some of the lost cushioning between a possible bone on bone situation. I do find that the back discomfort is more noticeable during a cold or flu type experience, indicating to me that some somatic tie-in exists between the inflammation that is present, (even in the midst of taking several anti-inflammatory supplements), suggesting an inflammation condition of the interstitial tissues instead of a condition resulting from muscle strain. YES/NO ??? Have you got some suggestions of protocols I could follow to lessen this discomfort ? I do try to walk a bit each day, not run, but a regimen if exercises, per se, is to painful to put into serious action. Whenever I need to sit for long periods of time, as in driving to LA on I-5, I am always in considerable discomfort having to sit for hours on end, with the right hip being the main discomfort area responding to that lack of activity. No sciatic discomfort, however, goes down a leg from the back area.
I would greatly appreciate hearing from you for any suggestions you may have, and I will be happy to scan the ingredient list of my current regimen for your appraisal, if you are willing to take a look at what I am trying to do at this end. And for that, email will be necessary, which is my preference anyway.
Thanks, David.
Bob Seeberger
Bob,
Been working 7 days. Not complaining. Keeps me off the streets. Will give you a reply by tomorrow. I will send it as a sound file.
Happy New Year,
David
Great to hear you are still about, David. Only problem with podcasts, is it makes it impossible for insfant feedback, unless it were like Skype. But lashing up with you is always worth it……..Bob
Let me know if this link works.
David