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Dietary supplement

FTC – We Know You Mean Well, But Does This Really Help?

July 2, 2009

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) really does want to protect consumers from deceptive advertising, but sometimes it seems like their laws have an opposite effect. This summer, the government agency will issue new advertising guidelines requiring bloggers to disclose when they’re writing about a sponsor’s product and voicing opinions that aren’t their [...]

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Wanna see a Neat Trick… We can turn Cinnamon from a Food into a Supplement with just 4 Magic Words…

June 24, 2009

Cinnamon, we all know it and love it. Is there anything better on French Toast then some fresh powdered Cinnamon? Don’t even get us started on the taste delight of Apple Cider in the fall with a fresh Cinnamon stick. And is life worth living if we couldn’t have our sticky buns??? [...]

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Patches are Perfect for Pirates – Not Dietary Supplements!

June 10, 2009

I have no problem with patches – they really make a pirate… well a pirate. The problem comes when supplement companies try to sell products such as the Acai Patch or the Weight Loss Patch or the Cure Everything that is wrong with you patch.
On paper, the idea of a transdermal patch for dietary [...]

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What is a Dietary Supplement Anyway?

June 10, 2009

Okay, we can’t lie to you – we need to tell you right from the start – this a boring post! Simply put, anytime you start quoting the FDA – your eyelids get heavy, drool starts running down your mouth and before you know it….
Close, I almost dosed off writing this post. While [...]

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