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Lead Contamination in Ayurvedic Medicines

From: Monte Ladner
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Review of a recent medical report on the prevalence of heavy metal contamination in Ayurvedic medicines sold on the internet. Read the full description.

Webemaillogo_small Dr. Robert Saper published an article describing his research into contamination of traditional Ayurvedic medicines sold over the internet with lead, mercury, or arsenic in the August 27, 2008 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association . Dr. Saper is the Director of Integrative Medicine at Boston Medical Center. A full 25-minute interview with Dr. Saper is available as a free podcast from Fitness Rocks at www.fitnessrocks.org.

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Dr. Robert Saper published an article describing his research into contamination of traditional Ayurvedic medicines sold over the internet with lead, mercury, or arsenic in the August 27, 2008 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association . Dr. Saper is the Director of Integrative Medicine at Boston Medical Center. A full 25-minute interview with Dr. Saper is available as a free podcast from Fitness Rocks at www.fitnessrocks.org.

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