Vitamins

Do You Need Vitamins And Supplements?

Deepak Chopra | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Processed Food, Micronutrients, Vitamins, Minerals, Nutritional Supplements, Daily Vitamins, Personal Health, Minerals in Food, Vitamins Minerals, Multivitamins, Vitamins and Minerals, Diet and Nutrition, Vitamins in Food, Vitamin C, Wellness, Video, Healthy Living News
Deepak Chopra

A balanced diet of fresh, nutritious foods is still the ideal way to get the vitamins and minerals that your body needs. Still, millions of Americans automatically pop supplements every day, and some go so far as to take massive-dose "mega-vitamins."

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Do Vitamins And Supplements Actually Work?

Posted 05.13.2012

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Vitamins and dietary supplements are big -- more than 110 million Americans forked over a collective $28 billion in 2010 on little bottles of would-be...

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How to Impress Your Date With Asparagus

Jonathan Galland | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Integrative Medicine, Healthy Living, Jonathan Galland, Herbs, Asparagus, Healthy Eating, Vitamins, Diet and Nutrition, Vegetable, Healthy Living News
Jonathan Galland

You would hardly know it from the cold snap we've been having in the Northeast, but asparagus season is back. Not your average everyday vegetable, asparagus is seen as a true luxury.

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African Mango: A Miracle Weight Loss Supplement Or Not?

Julie Chen, M.D. | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Integrative Medicine, Healthy Living Health News, Vitamins, Healthy Living Body, African Mango, Complementary Medicine, Supplements, Dr Julie Chen, Weight Loss Tips, Weight Loss, Alternative Medicine, New Research, Dietary Fiber, Foods for Weight Loss, Weight Loss Foods, Diet and Nutrition, Healthy Living News
Julie Chen, M.D.

I am clearly not opposed to supplements, and I find them to be helpful in augmenting treatment and health goals -- but they are not supposed to be quick fixes that take the place of healthy habits.

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Spring Cleaning Your Mind and Body

Katie Campbell | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Spring Cleaning, Spring, Fitness and Exercise, Vitamins, Cleaning, Health, Makeover, Personal Health, Gps-Soul, Spring Tips, Health and Beauty, Spring Clean, Healthy Living News
Katie Campbell

On Feb. 2, 2012, our dear friend Punxsutawney Phil declared that we would have six more weeks of winter. Well, time's up!

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Homemade Larabars

Small Kitchen College | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Almonds, Dates, Banana, Coconut, Bananas, Apples, Peanut Butter, Diet, Larabar, Peanuts, Potassium, Fruitcake, Fruits, Vitamins, Fruit, Nuts, Homemade, Fiber, Protein Bar, Nutrients, Recipes, Larabars, KitchenDaily News
Small Kitchen College

I love Larabars. They are delicious, dense and high in fiber and nutrients like potassium. Their downside, however, is painful, because their price tag breaks the bank.

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What Vitamins Should You Take Before Surgery?

Neal M. Blitz, D.P.M., F.A.C.F.A.S. | Posted 02.20.2012

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Neal M. Blitz, D.P.M., F.A.C.F.A.S.

While several vitamins, minerals and amino acids are used during healing, there are specific ones that are known to specifically to support the normal response to healing, and to support the normal immune system response to infection.

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Fact vs. Fiction: Vitamin Supplements

Posted 11.26.2011

Read More: Multivitamins, Video, Vitamins, Facts, Myths, Supplements, Healthy Living News

By Abigail Cuffey for YouBeauty Some people pop a multivitamin daily (or at least when they remember to take it), while others religiously swallow ...

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Will Vitamins Kill You More Than Drugs?

Dr. Walter Crinnion | Posted 12.31.2011

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Dr. Walter Crinnion

While the AMA publications and spokespeople are quick with the press releases saying that nutritional supplements are not only useless, but dangerous, the scientific backing for those statements is lacking.

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Should You Still Be Taking Your Vitamins?

Mark Hyman, MD | Posted 12.20.2011

Read More: Dietary Supplements, Vitamins, Environment, Diet and Nutrition, Vitamin Dangers, Bv-Life, Healthy Living News
Mark Hyman, MD

The recent media hype around vitamins is a classic case of drawing the wrong conclusions from good science.

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Confused About Vitamin Safety? Here's Some Advice From Experts

AP | MARILYNN MARCHIONE | Posted 12.13.2011

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Two studies this week raised gnawing worries about the safety of vitamin supplements and a host of questions. Should anyone be taking them? Which ones...

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Dietary Supplements: Too Much Of A Good Thing?

AARP | Posted 12.10.2011

Read More: Healthy Eating, Vitamins, Nutrition, Exercise, Health Post50, Aarp, Dietary Supplements, Diet Pills, Weight Loss, Minerals, National Institutes of Health, Fifty News

Older adults who take dietary supplements to boost their intake of minerals need to be careful they don’t get too much of a good thing. As report...

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The 7 Healthiest Cereals to Eat Before Your 9 a.m. Class

Small Kitchen College | Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: Energy, Cold, Bran, Chex, Kashi, Sugar, Cheerios, Eggs, Breakfast, Wheat, Vitamins, Oatmeal, Oats, Granola, Fiber, Mornings, Grits, Grape Nuts, Puffins, Class, Cereal, College News
Small Kitchen College

2011-09-21-Screenshot20110921at11.04.17AM.jpgCereal is the optimal college breakfast food.

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Do Vitamins Encourage Unhealthy Behavior?

Wray Herbert | Posted 09.27.2011

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Wray Herbert

The scientists predicted that, because of psychological licensing, those who took the vitamin would choose less healthy alternatives later -- and that's just what they found.

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The Vitamins And Minerals You Really Need

Health.com | Amanda Gardner | Posted 09.21.2011

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Vitamins and minerals are essential to any diet, and research suggests they may help prevent cancer and heart disease, not to mention other health...

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Multi-Vitamins are Building Blocks of Health, from Dr. Oz

Posted 08.14.2011

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Dr. Oz explains what you should be taking in addition to multi-vitamins. if(typeof AOLVP_cfg==='undefined')AOLVP_cfg=[];AOLVP_cfg.push({id:'A...

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A New Look At The Older Vagina

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Estrogen, Vitamins, Naturopathic Medicine, Women's Health, Zinc, Women's Sexual Health, Menopause, Estrogen Alternatives, Kegel Exercises, Mid-Life Women, Vaginal Health, Health News, Sex, Home News
Marcia G. Yerman

At a time when men's concerns around their aging penises get constant print and media attention, women are woefully ignorant about the changes that are taking place with their genitals.

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USDA: Eggs Aren't As Bad For You As We Thought

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Katz, M.D.

I consider news about less cholesterol to be just one entry among several that collectively go a long way toward full ... eggsoneration.

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How To Keep Your Body From Falling Apart During Finals

Hack College | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Studying, Vitamins, Biohacks, Self-Maintenance, Finals, Grades, Sleep, College News
Hack College

Finals are approaching, and for many students that means hours of studying supported only by coffee and occasional sugar-filled study breaks.

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Anti-Aging Thanksgiving? 3 Healthy Menu Ideas

Arlene Weintraub | Posted 05.25.2011

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Arlene Weintraub

I present here three side dishes you can add to the menu to help balance out the bird.

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Do B Vitamins Help Or Hurt?

Leo Galland, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Vitamins, Vitamin B Supplements, Vitamin B12 Supplements, Vitamin B12, Vitamin b6, Vitamin B Alzheimer's, Vitamin B, Home News
Leo Galland, M.D.

Based on research, you may think that everyone should take B Vitamins for Alzheimer's prevention. But it's not that simple. When it comes to B vitamins, one size clearly does not fit all.

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Ending World Hunger for the Price of a Burger

Stephan B. Tanda | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Resources, Population, Grain, Resource Scarcity, Agriculture, United Nations, World Bank, Hidden Hunger, Diet, Development Assistance, Stephan Tanda, Government, Staple Foods, Vitamins, World Health Organization, Maize, Private Sector, World Food Programme, Minerals, Development, Population Growth, Poverty, Hamburger, Corn, Malnutrition, Child Malnutrition, Hunger, Rice, Burger, Health, Nutrition, International Food Policy Research Institute, Food Prices, Civil Society, Food Fortification, World News
Stephan B. Tanda

While world coffers grew from a mere $1.35 trillion dollars in 1960 to over $60 trillion today, the number of empty stomach reached record levels. Tod...

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Hallie Rich, AlternaVites: 27 Million And Counting

The Huffington Post/AOL Small Business | Lauren Drell | Posted 07.30.2011

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Starting your own business is a noble -- not to mention exciting, rewarding and often crazy -- undertaking. The experience is an adventure, to say the...

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To Sun or Not To Sun? A Rascally Question

Bill Chameides | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Vitamin D Deficiency, Vitamins, Vitamin D Insufficiency, Vitamin D, Skin Cancer, Nutrition, Health, Food, Sun, Cancer, Rickets, Hormones, Healthy Living News
Bill Chameides

For years we've had it beat into our heads that because sunlight causes skin cancer, we should avoid the sun and, when in it, use sunscreen. Now we're getting more nuanced advice because of concerns about vitamin D deficiency.

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A Market Solution to Help the World's Poor?

Stephan B. Tanda | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: U.N. Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Dsm, United Nations, Innovation, International Finance Corporation, Hidden Hunger, Business, Stephan Tanda, South Africa, Vitamins, Base of the Pyramid, Micronutrients, Poverty Reduction, Minerals, Economic Growth for Developing Countries, Development, Poverty Alleviation, Poverty, Social Innovation, Ecommerce, World Resources Institute, Developing Countries, Malnutrition, New York, Mdgs, Trade, Nutrition, Millennium Development Goals, Health, Bangladesh, Global Poverty, Free Market, Food Fortification, World News
Stephan B. Tanda

Is there a real business in helping the world's poor? According to the World Resources Institute and the International Finance Corporation, there is.

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