Vitamin Overdose and Pregnancy
During pregnancy, it is important to get the proper nutrients to foster healthy fetal development. You may be tempted to take a multivitamin in addition to other supplements. However, vitamin overdose can occur when an individual takes more than the recommended daily amount of a vitamin. This can result when taking more than one multivitamin, or when taking individual vitamins in addition to a multivitamin.
While any vitamin can be toxic if taken in large amounts, calcium and iron pose the greatest toxic risks when taken in excess. Taking a multivitamin during pregnancy is important, although it is best to talk with your d...
Source: Cord Blood News - April 23, 2015 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: joyce at mazelabs.com Tags: babies brain development Cord Blood medical research parents pregnancy affordable cord blood banking breast feeding C-section caesarian cerebral palsy due dates healthy pregnancy new baby parenting vaginal birth after caesari Source Type: blogs
Quicky beauty science questions Episode 78
This week we try something different: instead of taking one question and giving it a very in depth answer, we a answer several questions very shallowly. Listen to the show and let us know what you think of this approach.
Are hair masks better than regular conditioners?
Alexandra asks…Is there a real difference between hair masks and regular conditioners. Or are masks just overpriced. Can you apply either in advance of shampoo and in case of oily or short hair?
Of course it depends on which specific products you’re looking at, but in many cases “masks” and deep conditioners are not much different than regu...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - April 14, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Randy SchuellerDiscover the beauty and cosmetic products you should use and avoid Source Type: blogs
Continued Interest in Drugs that Might Slightly Slow Aging
Research institutions are willing to pour comparatively large sums into the pursuit of existing already developed and approved drugs that might, possibly, have some marginal, tiny effect on the course of degenerative aging. This is one manifestation of a large and harmful issue that plagues medical research as a whole, which is that there is very little interest in pursuing radical new improvements to the state of therapies. Rather the larger investments nowadays often go towards mining the existing catalog of approved drugs in search of different uses and slight gains that might have been overlooked in the past. Other gro...
Source: Fight Aging! - March 17, 2015 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Medicine, Biotech, Research Source Type: blogs
How to tell if your makeup primer is worth it. Episode 71
This week Randy and I explain how to test your makeup primer to see if it’s worth the money.
Improbable products
You know this game – I look for beauty products that are just too ridiculous to be true, then I make up one that’s even more ridiculous and challenge Perry to guess which one is fake. Can you spot the phony?
The HeMan nail brush
If you’re too macho for those dainty plastic brushes that women used to scrub their fingernails then you’ll love this new brush made from an actual galvanized box nail with bristles attached to one side.
The iBrush
There’s nothing worse than wanting to sn...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - February 24, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Perry RomanowskiDiscover the beauty and cosmetic products you should use and avoid Source Type: blogs
Is rose hip oil good for anti-aging?
This study was done on masectomy patients. It was also done with 10 panelists but they used a control group so I’m assuming that means they had five test subjects and five control subjects which is a very very small base size.
They had the patients apply a 26% solution of Rosehip oil for next 8 weeks and noticed increased skin growth in the sutured areas.
My concern with the study other than the small base size, is that it really only measures scar prevention that has nothing to do with getting rid of existing scars. Also, I couldn’t find out how the control group was treated. If the control group received no t...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - January 27, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Perry RomanowskiThe Beauty Brains Tags: Natural Podcast Source Type: blogs
Is Bare Minerals 100% Natural lipstick worth the hype?
Bandana asks…Since I’ve been trying to get pregnant over the last year, I’ve become more concerned about toxicity. I probably eat a sizeable amount of lipstick. I am not your usual “organic” type, but I was surprised to see the list of ingredients for my favorite lipstick, Avon’s Beyond Color Plumping Lipstick. Are organic lipsticks worth the hype?? I’ve seen that Bare Minerals has a natural lipstick, but I’m not feeling $25 per tube. I’m more of a drugstore type girl. I’m not loaded with money and don’t want to be more paranoid than I should be.
The Beauty Brains responds
“Regular” lipstick like...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - January 18, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Randy Schueller Tags: Natural Safety Source Type: blogs
Don’t be duped by drugstore doubles
Learn how to tell if a drugstore double is really the same as your favorite brand.
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Question of the week: Are drugstore doubles really the same?
Veronica asks…In the drug store there are the name brands and the drug store brand equivalents t...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - January 13, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Perry RomanowskiThe Beauty Brains Tags: Beauty Biz Podcast Source Type: blogs
Five lessons from the Niacin failure
This week the New England Journal of Medicine published two studies on the role of niacin in preventing future cardiac events. The short story is that niacin was ineffective and associated with significant harm. A number of excellent summary pieces have been written, and I will reference them at the end.
The purpose of writing my thoughts on this matter is to put these unsurprising results into a larger context of health, and also to consider the changing role of the physician.
Lesson 1: Association does not equal causation
For years, medical experts have observed that patients with high HDL levels (good cholesterol) had ...
Source: Dr John M - July 17, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr John Source Type: blogs
New Evidence Fuels Concerns About The Safety Of Niacin
The string of failures– for HDL therapies in general and for niacin in particular– continues unabated. The publication of the main results of the HPS2-THRIVE trial, along with new information from the AIM-HIGH trial, provide no evidence of a beneficial effect for niacin but do fuel concerns that it may cause serious adverse effects. … Click here to read the full post on Forbes. (Source: CardioBrief)
Source: CardioBrief - July 16, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Larry Husten Tags: Policy & Ethics Prevention, Epidemiology & Outcomes AIM-HIGH HDL HPS2-THRIVE LDL niacin triglycerides Source Type: blogs
Estrogen in beauty products – The Beauty Brains Show episode 39
What are xenohormones and should we be worried about them in cosmetics? This week we talk about the alleged dangers of estrogen and other endocrine disruptors in beauty products.
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Beauty Science News – The case of the stolen body parts
Stolen hair and skin – who would have thought that beauty body parts would be the target of theft?
Question of the week: Are endocrine disrupting hormones dangerous in cosmetics?
Melissa asks…I’m interested in your take on the Suzanne Somers organic skincare ...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - July 15, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Perry RomanowskiThe Beauty Brains Tags: Podcast Safety Source Type: blogs
What are active ingredients? The Beauty Brains Show episode 37
What are active ingredients in cosmetics? What does active even mean? And are the rest of the ingredients “inactive?” This week we give you some tips on how to spot which ingredients really work.
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Name that brand
We try out a new game where I ask Randy to name beauty brands based on their advertising taglines. How many of these can you name?
Look Ma, no cavities.
Because I’m worth it.
That’s the beauty of nature plus science.
99 and 44/100′s pure.
Strong enough for a man but m...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - July 1, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Perry RomanowskiThe Beauty Brains Tags: Beauty Biz Podcast Source Type: blogs
What’s the best skin lightening ingredient? The Beauty Brains Show episode 35
Do skin bleaching products really work? Are the ingredients safe? This week Randy and I explain everything you need to know about skin lightening.
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Beauty Science News: 7 ways to spot a real expert
As you know we like to promote skeptical thinking, especially when it comes to beauty products. I found an interesting article from Forbes that gives 7 ways to tell you’re dealing with a real expert and not someone who’s just faking it.
Real experts focus on their field, not themselves.
Real experts hav...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - June 17, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Perry RomanowskiThe Beauty Brains Tags: Best Podcast Problems Safety Source Type: blogs
Why I don't Always Follow Guidelines, My Response To Barron Lerner
Barron Lerner thinks he understands doctor's motives. In his recent article in the Atlantic he laments that physicians act on tradition and emotion over adopting new science. In defense of his position, he sites the example of how cardiologists use angioplasty and coronary artery bypass to treat coronary disease. He states:cardiologists have been remarkably slow to abandon the old hypothesis, continuing to perform hundreds of thousands of bypass operations and angioplasties annually not only in the setting of heart attacks (when they are appropriate) but also to try to prevent them.He, of course, makes th...
Source: In My Humble Opinion - April 6, 2014 Category: Primary Care Authors: Jordan Grumet Source Type: blogs
Best Pre Workout Supplements
It can be very tough on your body when you’re in the gym day after day. Of course it’s great for you and boosts your overall health and fitness, but it can be tough on your body. You need to take extra care of yourself and provide your muscles with what they need to get through those tough workouts. Even if you’re eating a healthy, balanced diet, you may need some extra help. Pre workout supplements are an excellent option to keep your body working at its best as well as to take your workout to the next level. But with so many products on the market, what should you be looking for in a supplement?
Each supp...
Source: Mental Nurse - March 20, 2014 Category: Nurses Authors: Author035 Tags: Health Beta Alanine pre workout Source Type: blogs
Which anti-aging ingredients REALLY work? The Beauty Brains Show episode 21
Have you ever wondered which anti-aging ingredients are proven to work? This week we review the science behind 5 of the top ingredients. Plus, find out why Germany wants to ban retinol!
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Beauty Science News: Will retinol be banned from skin care?
We discuss an article from...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - March 11, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Perry RomanowskiThe Beauty Brains Tags: Best Podcast Source Type: blogs
