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Hi, I normally import all of my supplements from i-herb in the USA to the UK. However customs regulations have recently changed meaning that fish oil capsules can no longer be imported in bulk by consumers. So where do you buy your high quality fish oil capsules from the in UK? Also where you you pu...

I've been taking 10,000iu daily (as two 5000iu D3 pills) for several years. A recent blood test put my levels at 185.6 nmol/L

Hi, I'm a musician, in addition to the normal numbness in the fingers of my right hand I'm noticing a weakness in my right hand when playing the piano. Can anyone recommend me a good hand strengthener (exercise machine) that I could use to keep playing competently for as long as possible? Thank you!...

Great post NHE - thank you for sharing!

tedhutchinson makes some good points in this thread. Research is frequently poor and poorly reported! - I often wonder about the effects of cooking fatty fish such as salmon and mackerel. Does anyone know if smoked mackerel effects the omega 3 content? How about canned fish such as canned mackerel -...

Vitamin E supplementation 'bad for bones'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-17237569

have you seen the raw data in the select study? i think it clarifies the impacts of supplementing only alpha tocopherol. i can't see the same thing occurring with natural ratio vit e complex. that said, i have never found a study that examined the safety of natural source e8 complex supplements ove...

Hi Jimmy, I'm normally 100% in agreement with your views, but I think you've got wrong on this one! I think it's likely that the vit E is fat soluble.... builds up in the cells.... f***s them up... causes cancer. The long term risk is simply not worth it when there's loads of safer options for antio...

the vitamin e they used in that study is a synthetic alpha tocopherol derived from petroleum. i would say you need to switch forms, not stop taking vit e and selenium altogether. i don't like the look of your products, and here's why: the selenium is good, but the vit E in the blend is synthetic dl...

I pretty sure RBC are raised due to excess iron. Not sure about platelet count...

I got told I 100% didn't have MS for about 13 years........I have MS (my previously clean MRI's (all 14 of them showed nothing) that was until my big relapse in 09 and they became positive as did my 2 negative LP's...the third one was positive. If I were you I would look to maybe doing the swank di...

If you need it for work what can you do? I personally would avoid all vaccines. I know the flu one sent my MS into a whole to stratosphere. Hi LR1234, I can withdraw from the course before the vaccination. I actually chose this profession because I hope it to be relatively low stress and offer oppo...

Hi Patticake, Thank you for your input. I've just been going through my immunisation history. I have already been vaccinated for HepB and A in 1998 for travel. So do you think the damage has already been done and the damage will be relatively minimal if I have the vaccination again? Or do you think ...

Hello, I have recently commenced training to become an Occupational Therapist. I have been symptomatic for MS for 7 years. I am currently undiagnosed though my doctor has told me that he believes I have MS and it is only a matter of time before my formal diagnosis. However I have been looking after ...

In addition to the stress teachers are exposed to lots of viruses and bacteria in heated and often poorly ventilated classrooms.