The list members may be interested in several sources for specialized supplements. I have used these companies in the past and recently several of their products are aided me greatly in the recovery from an gall bladder operation. (It's now clear that "you can go back to work in two weeks" does NOT mean "you will be back to normal in two weeks". Basically once out of the hospital you are on your own. Being told "you are not 18 anymore somehow does not make me feel much better.)
I would HIGHLY recommend that if you use supplements you do so only under the advice of an orthomolecular physician!
Sources:
http://www.life-enhancement.com/ Life Enhancement Products
http://www.smart-drugs.com/olymprod.html Olympia Nutrition
http://www.smart-drugs.com/ International Antiaging Systems
http://www.vrp.com/ Vitamin Research Products
http://www.gvi.com/gviWeb/journal/journal.html Journal of Longevity
A not so obvious source of nutritional supplements besides a good local health food store is your local sports nutrition store. There is a overlap of interests in the sports/body building and health improvement communities that most have not realized yet.
Best Wishes
Ralph
At 08:42 AM 11/27/98 -0600, you wrote:
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>A new style of chocolate is shaped like a truffle and is laced with Kavo,
>gingko biloba and other herbs thought to improve memory. (Not quite a
>memory chip, but at least it tastes delicious.)
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>In Today's news, 'Smart' Food:
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>"Functional or "smart" foods provide enhanced health benefits beyond basic
>nutrition and have taken the food industry by storm. Like the raw vitamins
>and supplements they contain, functional foods do not require approval from
>the FDA."
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>These foods are said to ward off the many diseases that develop as we age.
>"We're looking at a market in the next five to 10 years and it's going to
>be about 34 billion dollars," Gene Grabowski of the Grocery Manufacturers
>of America.
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>http://www.msnbc.com/news/218236.asp#BODY
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Ralph Lewis, Professor of Management and Human Resources
College of Business
California State University, Long Beach
Long Beach, California
rlewis@csulb.edu http://www.csulb.edu/~rlewis