I heard that Renu is bad for you. Is this true? Dose anyone know why?
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Bausch & Lomb "Withdraws" ReNu Contact Lens Solution\n\n In what it is calling a "voluntary market withdrawal," Bausch & Lomb is asking retailers to stop selling ReNu with MoistureLoc, a contact-lens solution that's suspected of causing a serious eye infection. Many major retailers have already pulled the product and the company has suspended shipments.\n\nThe action is not a recall. The company is not asking stores to return the product, but rather to take it off the shelves while the investigation into the outbreak of fungal infections is concluded.\n\nThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says it has received new reports of the fungal infections that have been linked to the solution, which is used for storing, cleaning and wetting soft lenses. But the agency refused to say how many additional complaints it had received.\n\nEarlier this week, CDC and the Food and Drug Administration said they had information on 109 suspected cases of Fusarium keratitis, an infection that can lead to blindness. Of the 109 cases, 30 had been reviewed and 26 of those involved patients who had used ReNu.\n\nMajor retailers were quick to pull the product after learning of the problem. Kmart, Sears, Wal-Mart, Walgreen, CVS, Rite Aid and Drugstore.com all said they had stopped selling the product.\n\nConsumers who return their ReNu to the company will have the choice of getting their money back or receiving a coupon for other Bausch products. Information is at www.bausch.com or call 1-888-666-2258.\n\nThe company is placing ads in major newspapers today featuring an open letter to consumers from Bausch & Lomb Chairman and CEO Ron Zarrella explaining the situation and providing guidance on alternatives.\n\n"Bausch & Lomb's first priority is the health and safety of consumers," said Zarrella in his letter. "If there is a problem with our product, we’ll find it and we’ll fix it. If there’s not, when we come back you’ll be able to know with absolute certainty that we’ve taken every possible step to ensure your safety."\n\nIn "exhaustive tests on the product" and an inspection of its manufacturing plant, "nothing has yet been found to show that ReNu with MoistureLoc contributed to these infections in any way," Zarrella's letter said. "However, in the cases of infections reviewed to date, the majority of patients reported using ReNu with MoistureLoc manufactured at our U.S. factory," which is in Greenville, S.C.\n\nAn FDA inspection of the Greenville plant in 2002 turned up some quality-control issues that the agency detailed in a warning letter to the company. The FDA found that the company "failed to establish and maintain procedures to adequately control environmental conditions, or other sources of contamination, which could reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect on product quality."
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There can be too much of a good thing.  You should not require any additional supplements other than your daily vitamin - especially if you have a relatively healthy diet. Extra vitamin C/E pills can acually harm you if you take too much.  \n\nYou are better off to concentrate on a healthy diet, and maintain a healthy body weight.  This will ensure you are not consuming too many calories.  Try avoiding deep fried foods or refined carbohydrates such as found in candy, deserts, and especially soft drinks.  Keep bread, rice and pasta to small portions as they contain significant amounts of sugar.\n\nSome foods may promote healthy skin if they contain antioxidants and Omega Fatty Acids.  Antioxidants can prevent inflammation, contribute to proper growth of collagen which supports the skin, and prevent accelerated aging thought to occur when antioxidant levels in the body are low.\n\nFruit is an excellent source of antioxidants in the form of polyphenols and vitamin C, which can prevent inflammation and prevent a condition known as oxidative stress.  Berries have the highest antioxidant to sugar ratio and blueberries are top of the list.  This is important because a high sugar content can "cancel out" the effects of the antioxidants. For example orange juice is very high in vitamin C (an antioxidant) and very high in sugar.  So for antioxidants you are better off with berries than you are with sweeter fruits like oranges and  pineapples.  You can still drink OJ or grapfruit juice but limit to a small "shot glass".  Apples are also a good fruit - not too sweet - and a good source of fiber.\n\nOmega fatty acids are good for your skin because they are considered to have anti-inflammatory properties. Salmon is a good source of OFAs, however there are concerns over mercury contamination -especially in salmon grown in fish farms.  So you might want to limit salmon to less than 4 times per month and supplement with walnuts which are another great source of OFAs.\n\nMany people believe that water is good for your skin and overall health, however  you do not need to drink an excessive amount.  In a 2002 American Journal of Physiology review, Heinz Valtin concludes that the average person drinks enough water by drinking only when they are thirsty.  So drink your water but there is no need to guzzle 2 Liters of water per day thats for sure.
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Horrible, fat is the worse of all of above, the liver has to work ten times as much and yet reject it, then it will deposit lipids around the walls of the arteries creating a dangerous build up, starch creates minor problems and protein is a not to worry about, just stay away from those hamburgers..☺
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I'd say avoid it completely. Too much is unknown and what we do know is bad.\n\nQuoted from the page I linked as a source:\n\n"Despite the manufacturer's claims to the contrary, sucralose is significantly absorbed and metabolized by the body. According to the FDA's "Final Rule" report, 11% to 27% of sucralose is absorbed in humans, and the rest is excreted unchanged in feces. According to the Japanese Food Sanitation Council,  as much as 40% of ingested sucralose is absorbed."\n\nDespite the manufacturer's claims... We are talking about companies. Companies wish to make money. They are not concerned with your health.
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There is a great article in the latest issue of Business 2.0 on how stress causes bad eating choices. I bought a StressEraser and have actually lost some weight and have been eating better without really thinking about it. I learned of the product from an article in a golf magazine. You can see it at www.buystresseraser.com. I'm not sure if the magazine is on newstands yet. I subscribe and just got my issue last night. It is a great article and study.
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Well sodium isn't nesecessarily bad but only in moderation. If you are frequently eating stuff with over 10% of your DV then that is too much. Excess sodium will lead to water storage which in turn is water weight. If you are trying to lose weight I'd opt to stay away from sodium if possible.
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Actually there is a lot of info on this even if MDs have better things to be concerned with. It is not a curse from God. Just like being fat is not a curse from God. Why do people get fat? How much and what they eat.\n\nSee below webpage on Diet and Menstruation and learn all about how diet affects this. Note- on home page of website it tells how Dr Sears got patents on discoveries of how diet affects hormones which he tells about in his book, The Zone. Wicked heavy is Bostonian language.
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Say with me "residual income" if you are serious about your question and would like the opportunity to look at a serious business in an industry that is booming around the world. Tahitian Noni International is the company. we have a product that is listed with the 2005 medical PDR as the only product with zero side effects! that says alot! I use to have arthritis and type 2 diabetes, after drinking the tahitian noni juice for a short while, my doctors cleared me of both conditions. the health and wellness industry is the industry to be involved and we are leading the way with our all natural products. if you are serious about your question...let's talk!
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with your health issues you really need to check with your doctor before using that. \nwhy dont you exercise (more?) and eat healthy instead of taking that?
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The only weight loss product that works is the one called "Diet & Exercise".  Everything else is 'snakeoil'.  Don't buy it.  It'll make you sick, rather than healthy.  If it worked, wouldn't it be on the front page of the Times?
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gastro is very dangerous!! my best friend died of gastro that she only hade for about 8 montha. it is a big chance that you can get cancer. she contracted cancer within her whole body. it was saud that gastro caused it because before you get gastro you have to take every test in the book and have know health problems what so ever to get it!!! i don't reccomend it at all!!! lose the weight naturally
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Hi Im on the lipotrim now and ive lost 13lbs in less than 4 weeks. It requires a lot of willpower and you will just be having shakes, mousse or soup and no food. People say its bad for you but how bad can going from obese to overweight be? Surely weighing less is better for you than struggling with a diet where you only lose a pound a week and getting bored. Ive stuck to this cos it actually works and I can see the results when I try clothes on and look in the mirror
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hello, I'm a mental health nurse and i don't know opf a medication that's prescibed to get you fat, am i right in thinking you want to get fat?, i don't understand this really, but why not see a dietician if you want to get fat,, Are you vastly underweight?if so i can understand your wanting to be gain weight... i can't answer your question, just advise you to take care in gaining weight very quickly, it sounds dangerous to me.tyryu eating a lot of carbs like rice , bread, potatos that sotrt of thing, . Rich
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Do you mean rheumatoid arthritis?  In my opinion, it may help improve your overall health by giving you more vitamins, but it won't cure anything.  Get a good doctor.  I've asked my rheumatologist if any supplements/etc would help, and he basically said that if there was something, he would have told me to take it other than pumping me full of meds that can hurt my liver.  If you want to drink it as part of a healthy diet, go ahead, the healthier you are the better you will feel.  But you don't have to buy expensive supplements for this.  Any improvement you hear about will likely be a sales pitch or a placebo effect.\n\n*edit* Yes, I do have RA.  Always just talk to your doctor about anything first!! Also go to www.arthritis.org and to to RA connect, they have a discussion board where lots of people talk RA all the time.  It's been very helpful to me.
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(My GP has been taking 2000mg of Vitamin C daily for 20yrs and claims he has never had he flu since.)\nMany others believe supplements aid in many health issues today in comparison to the  "caveman the era" where we ate more fruits,vegetation and pure proteins,not needing supplements.The major claim is, supplements help! Yet the rich pharmaceutical companies have no real economic interest in the investment of research and development of Vitamins & Minerals because it doesn't pay enough.Just like the subject of Global warming...oil & car co. are filthy rich now..so what should they care about tomorrow.
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I'm not gonna judge you or tell you "go lose weight by exercising" because everybody wants a quick fix iNCLUDING me. I bought a month supplement of Leptoprin a few months ago, thinking Hey if it costs this much, it's gotta work, right? WRONG. They don't work and I feel dumb for buying them without researching more. It contains caffeine-like stimulants so yes, you do get some extra energy. Should you choose to use that energy at the gym, MAYBE you'll lose some weight. Otherwise don't bother. Also, there's A LOAD of shitty side effects, I got bad headaches, nausea etc but kept taking them because I didn't want  to "waste my money". Pretty dumb right! Hope this helps. I'm currently taking Xenadrine NRG supplements (they cost about 25 bucks for a month long supplement) and so far so good. I've lost about 5 lbs in the week I've been taking them. I'll let you know if they work out!
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What I tell anyone who is serious about healing themselves of any and all diseases or problems. Go to this website:  herbdoc.com and learn how to alleviate your problems for all time and be healthy while everyone around is sick with some cold, flu or cancer or other disease that the doctors' will tell you you cannot heal. Stay away from supplements. If you knew how they were made, you would never use them ever again. Try this website, you will ultimately be glas you did.