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Sports Drinks: Support a Serious Workout

Authored by Gene Bruno on Wednesday, 05-25-2011

Intense training—as in a marathon or preseason training camps during hot summer months—requires extra care.

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Gene Bruno is the dean of academics for Huntington College of Health Sciences. As a clinical nutritionist/herbalist for the past 27 years, Gene has formulated products for many dietary supplement companies, as well as helped educate and train personnel from natural products stores and healthcare professionals. He is a sought-after speaker on topics relating to nutrition, herbal medicine, nutraceuticals, and integrative health, and has written numerous articles for a variety of trade and consumer magazines, as well as peer-reviewed journals and newsletters. His books include Ailments & Natural Remedies, Dietary Supplement & Drug Interactions Primer, and Medicinal Herb Primer.

Give Thanks for Harvest Supplements

Authored by Gene Bruno on Tuesday, 08-25-2009

For many of us, the harvest season brings to mind celebration foods. While you’re enjoying your baked squash and other veggies, pumpkin pie, cornbread, and fall apples, consider that these foods provide a spectrum of natural substances and compounds to help keep you and your family healthy. The good news is these compounds are also available to you year-round in supplement form—carotenoids (beta carotene, lycopene, lutein, and zeaxanthin), pumpkin seed extract, corn silk, and apple pectin can be found at your local natural products store.

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Gene Bruno

Gene Bruno is the dean of academics for Huntington College of Health Sciences. As a clinical nutritionist/herbalist for the past 27 years, Gene has formulated products for many dietary supplement companies, as well as helped educate and train personnel from natural products stores and healthcare professionals. He is a sought-after speaker on topics relating to nutrition, herbal medicine, nutraceuticals, and integrative health, and has written numerous articles for a variety of trade and consumer magazines, as well as peer-reviewed journals and newsletters. His books include Ailments & Natural Remedies, Dietary Supplement & Drug Interactions Primer, and Medicinal Herb Primer.

L-Tryptophan Is Safe Once Again

Authored by Gene Bruno on Tuesday, 08-25-2009

After hearing that his obituary had been published in the New York Journal, Mark Twain responded with the now-famous line, “The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.” The same might be said of L-tryptophan (LT), which is good news for the millions of people who have used this amino acid in the past for a variety of purposes. You may have noticed that this supplement was off the market for a while. What happened to spur premature reports of LT’s demise? 

A Bad Batch

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Gene Bruno is the dean of academics for Huntington College of Health Sciences. As a clinical nutritionist/herbalist for the past 27 years, Gene has formulated products for many dietary supplement companies, as well as helped educate and train personnel from natural products stores and healthcare professionals. He is a sought-after speaker on topics relating to nutrition, herbal medicine, nutraceuticals, and integrative health, and has written numerous articles for a variety of trade and consumer magazines, as well as peer-reviewed journals and newsletters. His books include Ailments & Natural Remedies, Dietary Supplement & Drug Interactions Primer, and Medicinal Herb Primer.

Chaste Tree For Female Reproductive Health

Authored by Gene Bruno on Tuesday, 08-25-2009

Ready for a pop quiz? How did chaste tree get its name? If you’re thinking that maybe it has something to do with chastity, you’re right (or you cheated and read the next sentence). During medieval times, chaste tree (Vitex agnus-castus) was said to suppress the libido, so was often suggested for this purpose. Modern research conducted on chaste tree has not noted any libido-suppressing effects. Studies have, however, shown that this herb is singularly valuable for treating disorders of the menstrual cycle.

Pharmacology

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Gene Bruno

Gene Bruno is the dean of academics for Huntington College of Health Sciences. As a clinical nutritionist/herbalist for the past 27 years, Gene has formulated products for many dietary supplement companies, as well as helped educate and train personnel from natural products stores and healthcare professionals. He is a sought-after speaker on topics relating to nutrition, herbal medicine, nutraceuticals, and integrative health, and has written numerous articles for a variety of trade and consumer magazines, as well as peer-reviewed journals and newsletters. His books include Ailments & Natural Remedies, Dietary Supplement & Drug Interactions Primer, and Medicinal Herb Primer.

Supplements Derived from Flowers

Authored by Gene Bruno on Tuesday, 08-25-2009

April showers bring May flowers—and May flowers carry health-promoting properties. In the world of natural healthcare, there are many valuable supplements derived from flowers, especially those with a history in botanical medicine—a history that, in some cases, goes back at least 2,500 years to Hippocrates. If they had not worked, these plants would not have stood this extensive test of time! Today, chamomile, echinacea, bee pollen, and red clover are part of the power of flowers available as supplements that provide a variety of health-promoting benefits.

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Gene Bruno

Gene Bruno is the dean of academics for Huntington College of Health Sciences. As a clinical nutritionist/herbalist for the past 27 years, Gene has formulated products for many dietary supplement companies, as well as helped educate and train personnel from natural products stores and healthcare professionals. He is a sought-after speaker on topics relating to nutrition, herbal medicine, nutraceuticals, and integrative health, and has written numerous articles for a variety of trade and consumer magazines, as well as peer-reviewed journals and newsletters. His books include Ailments & Natural Remedies, Dietary Supplement & Drug Interactions Primer, and Medicinal Herb Primer.

Prevent Kidney Stones

Authored by Gene Bruno on Tuesday, 08-25-2009

It might seem like a modern ailment, but kidney stones are nothing new—scientists have found evidence of kidney stones in a 7,000-year-old Egyptian mummy.

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Gene Bruno

Gene Bruno is the dean of academics for Huntington College of Health Sciences. As a clinical nutritionist/herbalist for the past 27 years, Gene has formulated products for many dietary supplement companies, as well as helped educate and train personnel from natural products stores and healthcare professionals. He is a sought-after speaker on topics relating to nutrition, herbal medicine, nutraceuticals, and integrative health, and has written numerous articles for a variety of trade and consumer magazines, as well as peer-reviewed journals and newsletters. His books include Ailments & Natural Remedies, Dietary Supplement & Drug Interactions Primer, and Medicinal Herb Primer.

Essential Minerals

Authored by Gene Bruno on Tuesday, 08-25-2009

If you were to ask most people to name an important mineral needed for good health, they’d probably say calcium, based on advertisements in the popular media.

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Gene Bruno

Gene Bruno is the dean of academics for Huntington College of Health Sciences. As a clinical nutritionist/herbalist for the past 27 years, Gene has formulated products for many dietary supplement companies, as well as helped educate and train personnel from natural products stores and healthcare professionals. He is a sought-after speaker on topics relating to nutrition, herbal medicine, nutraceuticals, and integrative health, and has written numerous articles for a variety of trade and consumer magazines, as well as peer-reviewed journals and newsletters. His books include Ailments & Natural Remedies, Dietary Supplement & Drug Interactions Primer, and Medicinal Herb Primer.

Amino-Acid and Fitness Connection

Authored by Gene Bruno on Tuesday, 08-25-2009

For decades, athletes (especially bodybuilders) have used amino-acid supplements as ergogenic aids (something that increases muscular work capacity) and to help meet athletic goals.

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Gene Bruno

Gene Bruno is the dean of academics for Huntington College of Health Sciences. As a clinical nutritionist/herbalist for the past 27 years, Gene has formulated products for many dietary supplement companies, as well as helped educate and train personnel from natural products stores and healthcare professionals. He is a sought-after speaker on topics relating to nutrition, herbal medicine, nutraceuticals, and integrative health, and has written numerous articles for a variety of trade and consumer magazines, as well as peer-reviewed journals and newsletters. His books include Ailments & Natural Remedies, Dietary Supplement & Drug Interactions Primer, and Medicinal Herb Primer.

Find Hormone Balance Through Herbs

Authored by Gene Bruno on Tuesday, 08-25-2009

In our society, relative estrogen excess and progesterone deficiency is a common hormonal imbalance, thanks to manmade chemicals in the environment that mimic estrogen in the body, the use of synth

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Gene Bruno

Gene Bruno is the dean of academics for Huntington College of Health Sciences. As a clinical nutritionist/herbalist for the past 27 years, Gene has formulated products for many dietary supplement companies, as well as helped educate and train personnel from natural products stores and healthcare professionals. He is a sought-after speaker on topics relating to nutrition, herbal medicine, nutraceuticals, and integrative health, and has written numerous articles for a variety of trade and consumer magazines, as well as peer-reviewed journals and newsletters. His books include Ailments & Natural Remedies, Dietary Supplement & Drug Interactions Primer, and Medicinal Herb Primer.

Supplements for Men's Sexual Health

Authored by Gene Bruno on Tuesday, 08-25-2009

Men have their own unique problems—ask any woman. In this instance, however, we’re talking about sex-specific health issues, namely challenges to prostate and sexual health, or libido.

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Gene Bruno

Gene Bruno is the dean of academics for Huntington College of Health Sciences. As a clinical nutritionist/herbalist for the past 27 years, Gene has formulated products for many dietary supplement companies, as well as helped educate and train personnel from natural products stores and healthcare professionals. He is a sought-after speaker on topics relating to nutrition, herbal medicine, nutraceuticals, and integrative health, and has written numerous articles for a variety of trade and consumer magazines, as well as peer-reviewed journals and newsletters. His books include Ailments & Natural Remedies, Dietary Supplement & Drug Interactions Primer, and Medicinal Herb Primer.