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Tue 9 Feb 2010
Posted under category Prevention, Supplements. Tags: Prevention, vitamins
Written by:
Dr. Richard Saint Cyr
Just a couple weeks ago I posted an article discussing the trendiness of vitamin D. Since then, there is even more press about this; last week I reported how sales of vitamin D are jumping. Now, the New York Times also reviews the literature, with a cautionary note (The Miracle of Vitamin D: Sound Science, or Hype?). (more…)
Tue 9 Feb 2010
Posted under category Air Pollution, In The News. Tags:
Written by:
Dr. Richard Saint Cyr
The current issue of the newly revamped CityWeekend Beijing Parents & Kids magazine includes an air pollution story where I discuss tips on what you and your family can do to protect yourself while living here in Beijing. It’s essentially a follow-up study of my piece last autumn discussing my one week project walking around Beijing with a particle monitor. For this article, I again borrowed that monitor for a week and got more comprehensive readings from malls, hotels, offices and more homes. And yes, many findings will again surprise you! (more…)
Mon 8 Feb 2010
Posted under category Air Pollution, Children, China public health. Tags: air pollution, Children, China public health
Written by:
Dr. Richard Saint Cyr
It’s a bit, um, difficult to make air pollution a cool subject for kids. Even my recent slide show on air pollution left a few high-schoolers eyes glazed. Fortunately, I spread out a couple fun internet games to perk up the group. Fun and educational! Throw in free and you have an instant hour or two of kid-distractions. (more…)
Mon 8 Feb 2010
Posted under category Prevention, Supplements. Tags: vitamins
Written by:
Dr. Richard Saint Cyr
One of my favorite consumer websites is from ConsumerLab.com; they perform independent testing of the common supplements, herbs and vitamins that most of us use. Consider it the Consumer Reports of supplements. They charge to use the site but they have a free weekly newsletter, which this week had the following survey results of the most common supplements of 2009: (more…)
Fri 5 Feb 2010
Posted under category Air Pollution. Tags: air pollution
Written by:
Dr. Richard Saint Cyr
I’ve written a whole series of posts on both indoor and outdoor air pollution, and the current CityWeekend Parents and Kids has an article about indoor pollution as well. I had a lot of fun taking pollution measurements with a particle monitor, and I’m pleased to report that now you can check your indoor pollution levels for free! (more…)
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