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How much vitamin A is needed to be healthy?

How much vitamin A is needed to be healthy?

Below are the vitamin A recommended dietary allowances for all ages and stages of life. These are from the Office of Dietary Supplements from the National Institutes of Health. Many medical and natural health providers cite these pages, so they're a good neutral source of information. How much

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What are limitations?

Limitations are frequently discussed in the context of academic research. Limitations are a broad range of things that could influence the quality of the study's data and final conclusion. Examples of limitations are: * Missing data * Factors the researchers didn't consider * Not enough people in the study

How much of your health can you control?

How much of your health can you control?

The idea that we can control our health is powerful. It’s also false. Your whole health pie There are many slight variations on these percentages, but pooled resources and the most recent estimates consider a person's whole health picture to come down to several categories, including: * Genetics:

Authority & misbelief: 8 things to consider before you trust an expert's information

Authority & misbelief: 8 things to consider before you trust an expert's information

→ Want to read offline? Download this post as a PDF at the end of the article. 1. Expertise 2. Context 3. Accuracy 4. Liability 5. Proof 6. Rigor 7. Loyalty 8. Ethics Download this post as a PDF: Authority and misinformation in nutrition and diet content Factual Wellness8 things to

Fact-check: An experienced MD researcher made dubious claims about a supplement for multiple sclerosis

Fact-check: An experienced MD researcher made dubious claims about a supplement for multiple sclerosis

Short on time? Read the summary: → Terry Wahls, MD, MBA is the author of three books that have been (and still are) bestsellers. Her books occupy a substantial amount of consumer space online. If someone has MS, autoimmunity, or chronic disease and they search for nutrition or diet on Amazon

Why is a NYT bestselling author avoiding a researcher with fewer than 900 followers?

Why is a NYT bestselling author avoiding a researcher with fewer than 900 followers?

Short on time? Read the summary: → When professional academic inquiries are viewed as complaints or harassment, the consumer is the one who suffers. Factual Wellness centers the needs and perspective of people with chronic illness conditions. Paleo and AIP are frequently marketed to this population. * Sarah Ballantyne, a PhD in

A bestselling Paleo author now calls it pseudoscience and misinformation, so why is it still on her website?

A bestselling Paleo author now calls it pseudoscience and misinformation, so why is it still on her website?

Short on time? Read the summary: → Sarah Ballantyne, PhD (medical biophysics), is a bestselling author of Paleo books and Nutrivore, a food-scoring dietary philosophy. → Ballantyne has described Paleo and her former work as misinformation and pseudoscience but maintains an online presence on her Paleo-focused website. → Criticisms include the