The correlation between alcoholism and nutrition is a crucial one to understand. Vitamin and mineral deficiencies among alcoholics are numerous and pose a threat not only to sobriety, but the alcoholic's overall mental and physical health.

To succeed in long-term recovery it is crucial to address these deficiencies, otherwise they may result in symptoms or consequences that drive the alcoholic to drink. Additionally, their quality of life will be significantly lowered in response to deterioration in health.

There are seven primary ways that alcoholism and nutrition lead to deficiencies.

The content of this article is not based on any wonderful scientific study but rather is written from a common sense point of view and personal experience.

What has prompted me to write it is the recent death of my sister who at 64 years of age was 2 years older than me.

Bisphenol A was first synthesized in 1905 and since the 1930’s there have been health concerns over BPA and animal consumption.  BPA, due to its estrogenic activity in the body, was expected by the pharmaceutical industry to be used as an estrogen replacement medication in humans. 

In this second installment of the series we will take a look at the some of the other foundations and charities that have become involved in Breast Cancer Awareness, including The American Cancer Society - "the world’s wealthiest non-profit organization".

If you want to beat the swine flu this year, you don’t need help from a flu shot – just a little help from the devil.

Devil’s dung, that is...

The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has just released a report listing the 10 foods most likely to make you sick — or so the report claims. Leafy greens (a frequent source of salmonella, E. coli, and norovirus) take position number one, a fact that the media has latched onto by sporting headlines such as "Ten Healthy Foods Can Make You Sick." While the sentiment does have a certain intrigue, it’s misguided on several accounts...

Just because conventional wisdom seems to get almost everything wrong when it comes to effective fitness, proper human nutrition, and preventing degenerative diseases, it doesn’t necessarily follow that all official recommendations and prescriptions are faulty. Cigarettes are bad for your health, for example, and drinking and driving actually do not mix.

Those are two obvious examples of conventional wisdom getting it right, and there are definitely a few others, but today, I’m mostly interested in the popular concept of good posture.

Is the next Alzheimer's breakthrough in your kitchen right now?

Featured in the Mediterranean diet, it's already celebrated for numerous health benefits. But this delicious food could have one more trick up its sleeve—prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's.

It's Breast Cancer Awareness Month again and from shore to shore the country is awash in a sea of pink - from pink ribbons and donation boxes to pink products, charity promotions, celebrities by the score and even pink cleats on NFL players.

Tragically, most people are unaware of the dark history of Breast Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM) and of the players past and present who have misused it to direct people and funds away from finding a true cure while covering up their own roles in causing and profiting from cancer.

Dear Pharmacist,

In a recent column, you stated that fennel tea is good for gas and bloating. I’ve seen it as a vegetable in my grocery store, but how do I make it into a tea, and what else is it good for? 

--H.S., Crystal River, Florida