We hear a lot of beneficial effects about certain foods and certain nutrients like the antioxidants in preventing and combating heart disease. What are your feelings about these and what are your food recommendations,...
Vitamins are considered a healthy part of a person’s diet, but a new study finds too much of a good thing may be harmful. Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston say too...
Researchers at the Erasmus Medical Center in the Netherlands examined the relationship between antioxidant intake from food and the development of Alzheimer’s. They found that participants with a high intake of certain antioxidants were...
Alternative or complementary medicine, often referred to as integrative medicine, includes a broad range of healing philosophies, approaches, and therapies. A therapy is generally called complementary when it is used in addition to conventional...
Dietary supplements continue to grow in popularity, especially among cancer patients. It is estimated each year consumers spend between $10 billion to $12 billion on pills. While many experts say supplements have their benefits,...
For moms who used more calcium supplements during their pregnancy, in particular, during the second trimester, that at 6 months of age, their babies had significantly lower blood pressure than children who are born...
During the winter, it’s easy to hide out indoors, but staying inside could have a huge impact on your health. A little sun gives you more than you know. Sunshine … most of the...
Early humans recognized their dependence on nature in both health and illness. Physical evidence of use of herbal remedies dates back some 60,000 years to a burial site of a Neanderthal man uncovered in...
Echinacea (purple coneflower) The Native Americans used purple coneflower to treat snakebite, fevers, and old stubborn wounds. The early settlers soon adopted the plant as a home remedy for colds and influenza, and it...
USANA knows how important it is to give your immune system the support it needs, especially with the stress your immune system is under this season. That’s why USANA created a new product specifically...
Detoxification is the process through which toxic substances – environmental pollutants, medications, byproducts of metabolism, and more – are removed from the body. This process is one of the major functions of the liver,...
It should be a very well rounded vitamin, meaning a mix of vitamins and minerals. Try to stay away from fillers and dyes because they will affect the way the nutrient is absorbed. Also,...
Low vitamin D3 levels Within the last decade, in addition to its protective attributes for bones, vitamin D3 has also been recognized as a key protector against heart disease. A study from 2004 showed...
A lab check was performed to check out the contents of 21 multivitamins, including name brands and store brands from Costco, CVS, Dollar General, Rite Aid, Target, Vitamin Shoppe, and Walgreens. Testers analyzed the...
Lots of multivitamin labels advertise that they’re specially formulated – for women, men, teenage girls, teenage boys, menopausal women, people who have high cholesterol, or even people who want more energy. Do those multivitamins...
Fish oil What you need to know – It has a reputation as a heart helper. Evidence supports the idea that higher intake of fish or fish-oil supplements, with their omega-3 fatty acids, probably...
A cataract is a clouding of the eye’s natural lens, which lies behind the iris and the pupil. Lenses are composed largely of water and protein, with the protein being arranged in a precise...
Vitamins are substances found in food that are essential to children’s normal growth and development and to all people’s lifelong health. There are 13 vitamins that your body needs. They are vitamins A, C,...
Ginkgo Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) is an herbal extract that comes from the leaves of the ginkgo tree. This tree, also called the maidenhair tree, grows in China. Ginkgo is said to improve circulation and...
Osteoarthritis Also known as osteoarthrosis, degenerative arthritis, and degenerative joint disease, osteoarthritis is a gradual wearing down of cartilage – the firm, elastic tissue that connects bones with muscles and protects the joints. This...
Dietary supplements are not regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), so it is up to you (and your doctor) to be fully aware of what you are putting into your body. Familiarize...
B5 (Pantothenic Acid) Like the other elements of the vitamin B complex, B5 – pantothenic acid – is involved in the body’s metabolism of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins. It is named “pantothenic”, which is...
Vitamin B2, or riboflavin, is very much involved with your body’s energy processes, as well as many other processes. It is vital, for example, for healthy eyes, the production of antibodies, and proper tissue...
Some medications can deplete your body of specific vitamins and minerals. Similarly, some vitamins can increase or decrease your body’s absorption of some medications. The following list provides common examples of both possibilities. If...
While pregnancy is not a disease, and is the most natural thing in the world, the suggestions ensure that everything is optimal, making both the pregnancy and delivery easier, and can in fact create...
Grape-seed bioflavonoids and vitamin C work together to provide antioxidant activity over a longer period of time for better protective results than would be predicted from the sum of their individual effects. Proflavanol C100...
Think about all of the greatest technological advancements through history: the wheel, the telephone, the invention of flight… After landing on the moon, it seemed as if technology couldn’t be pushed any further—until now....
Osteoporosis is a skeletal disease in which bones gradually lose mass, become less dense, and weaken over time. This increases the risk for bone fractures, which can impair mobility or lead to severe consequences...
Minerals are micronutrients that have vital functions in the body. Although they’re needed in very small amounts and don’t provide calories or energy the way carbohydrates, fats, and proteins do, they help the body...
Pantothenic acid is a water-soluble vitamin that helps create energy from carbohydrates, fats, and proteins. It also helps form hormones – messengers that deliver information from one place in the body to another. A...