I'm Joe Gradyton and I'm Terry Grady. Welcome to this podcast of the People's Pharmacy.

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Do you take your herbs and spices for granted?

A recent article in consumer reports reveals surprising

contamination.

This is the People's Pharmacy with Terry and Joe Grady. Consumer Reports tested 126 herbs and spices for heavy metals such as arsenic, cadmium, and lead.

About a third had levels that were worrisome.

We love time and oregano.

Sadly, all the samples of these favorite herbs that see are tested had troubling lead levels.

Who's protecting the public from excessive levels of heavy metals?

Is the FDA looking out for us or are we on our own?

Coming up on the People's Pharmacy, which herbs and spices are problematic and what can you do about it? In the People's Pharmacy Health Headlines, public health officials are debating whether to recommend a second booster for those who are already fully vaxed.

The omicron variant is able to infect people who have received both shots plus a booster,

but they're much less likely to become severely ill or die.

A new study suggests that a fourth shot won't add

very much protection. That's because people who've had three of the

MRNA vaccines produce a range of antibodies

that help protect them from life-threatening complications.

According to a study from Rockefeller University,

people who've gotten three doses of MRNA vaccine produce lots of memory B cells that respond

to the virus. These memory B cells react to the omicron variant of SARS-Cove2, even though the vaccine was not specifically designed

for that particular strain of the virus.

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