Daily Shield Notes

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Beef Kidney: What the Immune Claims Leave Out

Beef kidney has moved from traditional food to supplement shelf, and the marketing arrived with a familiar word attached: immune. The ingredient itself is more interesting than the claim. Beef...

Beef Kidney: What the Immune Claims Leave Out

Beef kidney has moved from traditional food to supplement shelf, and the marketing arrived with a familiar word attached: immune. The ingredient itself is more interesting than the claim. Beef...

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Supplement Dosing for Kids: What Moms Should Ask

Children are not small adults, and that single sentence explains most of what makes supplement dosing confusing. Adult amounts scaled down by eye are guesses, and a guess is not...

Supplement Dosing for Kids: What Moms Should Ask

Children are not small adults, and that single sentence explains most of what makes supplement dosing confusing. Adult amounts scaled down by eye are guesses, and a guess is not...

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Echinacea: Sorting Immune Hype From Real Evidence

Echinacea is one of the most studied botanicals in the family cupboard and one of the most inconsistently sold. Two bottles can carry the same name and contain material from...

Echinacea: Sorting Immune Hype From Real Evidence

Echinacea is one of the most studied botanicals in the family cupboard and one of the most inconsistently sold. Two bottles can carry the same name and contain material from...

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A Family Dosing Guide for Lysine, B12 and Vitam...

Dosing is the question behind nearly every supplement question a mom asks. Not whether a nutrient matters, but how much, for whom, and whether the same bottle can serve a...

A Family Dosing Guide for Lysine, B12 and Vitam...

Dosing is the question behind nearly every supplement question a mom asks. Not whether a nutrient matters, but how much, for whom, and whether the same bottle can serve a...

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What Apigenin Immune Talk Leaves Out for Families

Apigenin is a plant flavonoid found in chamomile, parsley, celery and a handful of other everyday foods. Online it is frequently described as acting on an immune pathway, a phrase...

What Apigenin Immune Talk Leaves Out for Families

Apigenin is a plant flavonoid found in chamomile, parsley, celery and a handful of other everyday foods. Online it is frequently described as acting on an immune pathway, a phrase...

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Holiday Travel With Kids: What Moms Actually Pack

Packing for holiday travel with kids is a wellness decision more than a luggage one. What goes in the bag decides whether breakfast, water and the wind-down survive a long...

Holiday Travel With Kids: What Moms Actually Pack

Packing for holiday travel with kids is a wellness decision more than a luggage one. What goes in the bag decides whether breakfast, water and the wind-down survive a long...