People Taking More Dietary Supplements
People Taking More Dietary Supplements
More and more people are purchasing dietary supplements. From our talks with clients, it appears that this is driven by knowledge that diet and medical options don’t deliver all the... Read more...
NAC and Alcohol
NAC and Alcohol
Alcohol-how much has been written about alcohol. I am going to take a different approach to the topic today. I am not addressing how much you should drink, what you... Read more...
Supplements and Pain Management
Supplements and Pain Management
I prefer not to use my own health as a topic of my blogs but sometimes I think it might be beneficial to share. I guess I am inspired by... Read more...
Deciding Which Supplements to Take
Deciding Which Supplements to Take
When we were looking at the option to open a supplement store some 20+ years ago, we stopped into a nice health food store in the Capitola Mall area (Santa... Read more...
L-Cysteine For People and Dogs
L-Cysteine For People and Dogs
We are talking about increasing glutathione, our body’s master antioxidant.    A person cannot live without glutathione, as it is a critical antioxidant produced by every cell in the human... Read more...
Preventing Lead Toxicity
Preventing Lead Toxicity
A common consumer magazine recently reported that some protein powders exceeded their guidelines for lead levels.  First note that this consumer magazine is reporting everything over .5 micrograms in daily... Read more...
Dead Probiotics: Still Helpful
Dead Probiotics: Still Helpful
A common question we get is about probiotics and the concern about viability. On the face of it, this sounds like a reasonable concern, especially during summer months when the... Read more...
My Anti-Cold Strategy
My Anti-Cold Strategy
  My personal health history includes a LOT of colds. I have been able to dramatically decrease the number and intensity of colds over the last 30 years. It has... Read more...
GlyNAC For Glutathione Support
GlyNAC For Glutathione Support
If you have looked at these blogs in even a casual way, you would notice that I talk a lot about glutathione and its importance in health from just about... Read more...
Melatonin a Risk to Your Heart Health???
Melatonin a Risk to Your Heart Health???
Too often, highly flawed studies show some problem with a particular supplement. These are enthusiastically given to the media for propagation.  Always keep in mind that the pharmaceutical industry is... Read more...
Rethinking Protein Requirements
Rethinking Protein Requirements
I subscribe to a few science magazines including Science News and Science Focus. For some reason I can’t get enough. I just read that article that I am referencing below... Read more...
Psychodermatology Intro
Psychodermatology Intro
Psychodermatology Mostly I write about things I know but occasionally I write to learn. In my reading this past couple of weeks I ran across an emerging specialty called psychodermatology. ... Read more...
Contamination of Marijuana
Contamination of Marijuana
I have told my grandchildren (not that they listen) that pot should be legal but they shouldn't smoke it. I can't see sending someone to prison for 3-5 years for... Read more...
Vaccines and Vitamin C
Vaccines and Vitamin C
Frequently I write a blog about vaccines and simple steps you can take to minimize any negative reactions. This is generally really simple but getting this information out to the... Read more...
Vitamin D Update 2025
Vitamin D Update 2025
I subscribe to a few science magazines and one of my favorites is Science Focus out of the UK.  They have had a few articles about vitamin D in recent... Read more...
Ecstatic Epilepsy
Ecstatic Epilepsy
The topic of ecstatic epilepsy has come up in the clinic so I thought I would write a short blog on the basics.  Ecstatic epilepsy, also known as ecstatic epileptic... Read more...
Pregnancy and Acetaminophen
Pregnancy and Acetaminophen
I want to spend a couple of minutes talking about recent news about pregnancy and acetaminophen.  The short version is that if it were me and I needed pain medication... Read more...
Parkinson’s Vs Parkinsonian Syndrome
Parkinson’s Vs Parkinsonian Syndrome
I see references to Parkinson’s Disease (PD) and never hear about the more common Parkinsonian Syndrome. In my experience, the people I see with true Parkinson’s usually have and earlier... Read more...
Dental Health and Parkinson’s
Dental Health and Parkinson’s
The short version is that the bacteria Streptococcus mutans and it’s likely contribution to Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is that this another good reason to keep your dental health at its... Read more...
Prebiotics vs Probiotics
Prebiotics vs Probiotics
We frequently get questions about prebiotics and probiotics.  Both are important and do entirely different jobs.  Prebiotics are non-digestible food ingredients that beneficial bacteria can use as a food source. ... Read more...
Essential Gum Health
Essential Gum Health
Just had a routine dental checkup. Generally I have had better luck than most in the dental arena. No cavities so far and I am in my 70s so count... Read more...
Nootropics and You
Nootropics and You
A few weeks back I wrote a blog about Multi-omics. Multi-omics Blog I have one more blog about fun English words, nootropics. This is pronounced no (like no, you shouldn’t do... Read more...
Key Facts about Magnesium, Calcium & St. John’s Wort
Key Facts about Magnesium, Calcium & St. John’s Wort
Title says it all. Just a quick review of some common supplements. Good to have a reminder of things like this once in a while. When we run a routine... Read more...
Multi-omics and Why You Should Care
Multi-omics and Why You Should Care
Multi-omics   Some words in English are just fun: oocyte, omics, shenanigans… well you get the idea.   As you work on your health, it is good to have at... Read more...
Supplements for Moderate Drinker
Supplements for Moderate Drinker
Let’s say for a moment that you are up on the latest research that indicates that there is no safe level of alcohol consumption and you are not one of... Read more...
Glucosamine Complex For Joint Health
Glucosamine Complex For Joint Health
A client asked a question about which supplement formula might be helpful for joint pain. The short answer is that supplements can often help joints and a number of them... Read more...
Gluten Good News (For a Change)
Gluten Good News (For a Change)
I have written extensively about gluten sensitivity and wanted to give a brief update on some recent studies that hold promise. The first is about research into modifying the gliadin... Read more...
Safety of Dietary Supplements
Safety of Dietary Supplements
You may have read some articles about supplements leading to early death at a statistically significant rate. This includes vitamin A, vitamin E and beta carotene.  I have some initial... Read more...
Gluten Sensitivity and Movement Disorders Including Parkinson's
Gluten Sensitivity and Movement Disorders Including Parkinson's
If you search gene therapy and Parkinson’s Disease, you will find several articles that talk of new advanced techniques that could bring hope to millions of people with this devastating... Read more...
How to Deal With Micro Plastics
How to Deal With Micro Plastics
Currently, we cannot escape microplastics. They are ubiquitous. I remember reading an article by a woman who was planning to go a whole day without touching plastic. She realized the... Read more...
Glutathione Deficiency and Correction
Glutathione Deficiency and Correction
I have several blogs about glutathione and will no doubt write others as well. The more you understand this essential component of your health, you will want to take steps... Read more...
Melatonin and Cancer
Melatonin and Cancer
When we talk of cancer, we have to leave specific claims to pharmaceutical companies and oncologists. Cancer, being the complicated system of diseases that it is, we can only make... Read more...
Exercise for Those Who Hate Exercise
Exercise for Those Who Hate Exercise
When I was in my thirties and had a chiropractic practice and a family, I did what I could to get some exercise. Some days I would run to the... Read more...
Nice Blood Sugar Help
Nice Blood Sugar Help
Several hundred years ago, sugar was a rare and expensive commodity. People probably still had the opportunity to get Type 2 diabetes but you probably had to be wealthy. Of... Read more...
Time To Begin Brain Health Improvement
Time To Begin Brain Health Improvement
At OVitaminPro, we like to see people making an effort to protect brain function. Too many times we have seen people heading down the path to dependence on others because... Read more...
Protein Powder For Us Older Types
Protein Powder For Us Older Types
As you get older, for most people, it will be beneficial to increase your quality protein intake. Most adults will do well with increasing their protein 25 to 50% of... Read more...
Different Sources of Omega-3 Fatty Acids
Different Sources of Omega-3 Fatty Acids
Omega-3 Fatty Acids (EPA and DHA) are well recognized as essential to good health. I have heard it said that proper brain development depends on getting enough of these fatty... Read more...
NAC Controversy
NAC Controversy
We have been using and recommending NAC since we first learned about it decades ago. NAC is short for N-acetyl-L cysteine. NAC has its own benefits as it exists, but... Read more...
Internal Conflicts
Internal Conflicts
These blog pages usually address issues that can be helped with a bit of knowledge and some dietary changes and/or supplements. In the wee hours of the morning, my brain... Read more...
Supplements We Take 2025
Supplements We Take 2025
This is an updated list of supplements we use on a regular basis and our justification for them. Nitric Oxide Support is important to help keep plaque from building up... Read more...
Vitamin D Article Review
Vitamin D Article Review
We have found vitamin D supplementation to be a huge help with our own battles to keep our immune system operating at the best level we know how. Vitamin D... Read more...
Difficulty Swallowing Pills?
Difficulty Swallowing Pills?
Liquid and Gummy Supplements   A bit of casual research indicates that up to 40% of the adult population has trouble swallowing pills. If you are part of that group,... Read more...
What is Sleep?
What is Sleep?
What is Sleep? What comes to mind when we think of the word sleep? Most people will comment that they both sleep great and get plenty of it or more... Read more...
Supplements for Chronic Pain
Supplements for Chronic Pain
Supplements and Chronic Pain For those of you experiencing chronic pain of some sort, it is a good idea to understand OTC (over-the-counter) pain medications and what you can do... Read more...
Vitamin D for Healthy Brains
Vitamin D for Healthy Brains
VDR is today's short topic. VDR is vitamin D receptor. The brain contains specific receptors for vitamin D. These receptors for vitamin D are scattered in many areas of the... Read more...
Supplements on Amazon Fail Quality Control
Supplements on Amazon Fail Quality Control
Occasionally I will add information from other sites. This one is short, well-written and with important information. This article validates what I wrote some years ago about cheating in vitamin... Read more...
Microbiome Update 2015
Microbiome Update 2015
They might see us as their walking around support units. We owe much our detailed information about the human microbiome to the NIH. They launched the Human Microbiome Project in... Read more...
Meet Nitric Oxide, A Molecule Of The Year!
Meet Nitric Oxide, A Molecule Of The Year!
In fact, nitric oxide is a sort of celebrity in the world of physiology. In 1992, the respected journal Science recognized nitric oxide as "Molecule of the Year"! Read more...
Benefits Of Magnesium Citrate and Potassium Citrate Products
Benefits Of Magnesium Citrate and Potassium Citrate Products
Magnesium ions are essential to the cellular components of all living things. Magnesium is the 11th most abundant element in the human body (in terms of mass), and is primarily... Read more...
Why Return Authorization
Why Return Authorization
Most of the products we sell are designed and formulated to elicit a specific metabolic response. That means they have to be properly used.  Read more...