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I had a rude reminder this past week that all the people on planet Earth don’t yet know to AVOID using aluminum cookware. Here is a heads-up, as you perhaps have Thanksgiving dinner planned at a restaurant or a relative’s or friend’s home. Even many people who don’t usually use aluminum cookware sometimes compromise with turkey roasting pans or purchased pies.

Taking some extra vitamin C can help to counteract the incoming aluminum to minimize its detrimental effects on your body.

Core Level C-TR or Pedia C (for kids) from Nutri-West are both excellent supplemental sources of vitamin C. They are available at our office if you don’t already have them. The dosage would vary depending on how much aluminum intake occurs. Usually 1 – 3 near the time of the meal is good, although you may need to up to 6 or so if all or most of the foods are prepared in aluminum cookware.

~Susan

Posted by Dr. Susan Player at 04:18 PM | Permalink

I had an eye-opening experience when I did my recent grocery shopping. I compared prices on a small sample of organic foods between a big grocer and our local independent health food store. Except for the yogurt, all the other items were less expensive at the health food store, sometimes by a large amount. A three pound bag of organic Gala apples was $2 cheaper at the health food store! I truly was shocked. Having a “reputation” for being more expensive isn’t always based on fact.

Do your own comparison shopping and let me know what you find out.

Also be sure to have the list of high-pesticide foods handy when you are shopping so you spend your “organic pennies” wisely. The list may be found at:

http://www.drplayer.com/blog/2006/03/when_you_cant_buy_all_organic_1.html

~Susan

Posted by Dr. Susan Player at 02:38 PM | Permalink