Vitamins

Let Food Be Thy Medicine: Top 10 Healing Foods Of The Decade

Dr. Patricia Fitzgerald | Posted 12.30.2009 | Living


Dr. Patricia Fitzgerald

The past decade has presented an explosion of clinical research to show specifically what health benefits individual foods can offer, identifying the various nutrients associated with these benefits.

Can You Beat the Breathalyzer on New Year's Eve?

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D. | Posted 12.28.2009 | Los Angeles


Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.

There are New Year's Eve risks besides making a fool out of oneself -- getting into a drunk-driving accident or getting pulled over by breathalyzer-wielding law enforcement officers.

Shedding Light on Sunny LA's Vitamin D Deficiency

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D. | Posted 12.09.2009 | Los Angeles


Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.

Unfortunately, there is a pandemic of vitamin D insufficiency around the world, and those of us living in sunny Los Angeles are not immune from the problem.

15 Best (And Worst) Foods For Immunity

msn.com | Posted 11.17.2009 | Living


Is your diet making you a germ magnet? Research shows that what you eat -- or don't -- can play an important role in your immune system's ability to d...

Vitamin D Shows Heart Benefits In Study

nytimes.com | Roni Caryn Rabin | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living


Got vitamin D? It may protect you from heart disease....

What You Don't Know About Osteoporosis

Joseph Sciabbarrasi, M.D. | Posted 11.12.2009 | Living


Joseph Sciabbarrasi, M.D.

This is the first of three articles on what helps keep bones healthy and strong -- and what does not. We will be covering both prevention of and treatment for osteoporosis for women as well as men.

7 Food Groups That Will Help Boost Your Mood

dumblittleman.com | Posted 11.22.2009 | Living


Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is no laughing matter because these dark-gray-rainy days have a huge impact on your mood and energy level. The good ...

Why The Vitamin Industry Did So Well In The Recession

The Big Money | Daniel Gross | Posted 10.30.2009 | Business


On Thursday, the government declared the recession over, which means it's time to figure out who won. During the past several months, I've been identi...

Athletes Risk Lifetime Of Suffering From Head Injuries

Scott Mendelson, M.D. | Posted 10.29.2009 | Living


Scott Mendelson, M.D.

A well-known cause of dementia is dementia pugilistica, or what has commonly been called being "punch drunk." In some cases, the presentation is virtually indistinguishable from Alzheimer's dementia.

The Hidden Costs of War: Veterans and Dementia

Scott Mendelson, M.D. | Posted 10.27.2009 | Living


Scott Mendelson, M.D.

In the majority of cases, the development of Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia is the result of the acquisition of various risk factors throughout life. PTSD is one such factor.

The Health Benefits Of Sweet Potato

self.com | Posted by Merritt Watts | Posted 11.22.2009 | Living


Did you know that snacking on sweet potatoes can help your skin stay clear, smooth and young-looking? The reason: Crayola-colored orange in sweet pot...

Are You Vitamin D Deficient? 5 Ways The Sunshine Vitamin Could Save Your Life

ABC News | By Raquel Hecker | Posted 09.03.2009 | Living


Vitamin D is known as the sunshine vitamin, and it has a lot of sunny benefits, but most Americans aren't getting them because they aren't getting eno...

Cleansing, Or Just Starving? The Scoop On Dangerous New Detox Diets

msn.com | Posted 08.03.2009 | Living


Some women in Los Angeles are forswearing dieting and embracing a new euphemism for it: cleansing. In reality, however, lemon juice is not a meal, and...

Many "Natural" Supplements Are Contaminated

AP | MARILYNN MARCHIONE | Posted 07.11.2009 | Living


Lead in ginkgo pills. Arsenic in herbals. Bugs in a baby's colic and teething syrup. Toxic metals and parasites are part of nature, and all of these h...

Vitamins & Exercise: Media Throws Baby Out With Bathwater

Joel Brokaw | Posted 06.30.2009 | Living


Joel Brokaw

How could nutritional supplements and exercise suddenly be at counterpoint, factors that are probably responsible for me feeling more like 30 than my actual age of 55.

Vitamins: Eyeballing our Sacred Cows

Kathleen Slattery-Moschkau | Posted 05.23.2009 | Media


Kathleen Slattery-Moschkau

I shared the New York Times article on Vitamins not because I think the information is Gospel but because it raised interesting questions about a few of our very closely held assumptions.

HoneyLine: Everything You Need to Know About Vitamins

Gabrielle Reece | Posted 05.04.2009 | Living


Gabrielle Reece

I can see how vitamins are confusing, an added expense, and a pain in the butt. However, none of us are getting the 39 essential vitamins and minerals we need in our food.

Sun and Tanning

Dr. Nicholas Perricone | Posted 04.17.2009 | Living


Dr. Nicholas Perricone

Protection from excessive sun exposure is important all year round, not just during the summer or at the beach.

Omega-3: Can One 'Fatty' Acid Really Help Your Blood, Grow Your Brain, Prevent Heart Attacks, and Fight Alzheimer's?

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 04.02.2009 | Living


Jesse Kornbluth

Pascal's Wager reminds us that if you're not sure of the existence of God, it's logically smarter to believe God does exist --- just in case He really does. That's how I feel about vitamins.

Dueling Docs -- the Vitamin Wars

Janice Horowitz | Posted 03.21.2009 | Living


Janice Horowitz

We now know that no vitamin has those powers to prevent disease. Most people are probably relieved to know that they don't have to spend that money on these vitamins anymore.

Want Your Kids to Eat Their Veggies? Tell Them to Eat Their Barack-O-lli and It Just Might Work!

Donna Fish | Posted 02.27.2009 | Living


Donna Fish

Console yourself that you're amongst the millions of other parents who can't get their kids to eat vegetables. I haven't heard of one case of scurvy reported lately, have you?

Health News You Won't Read About in the New York Times

Doug Bremner | Posted 10.30.2008 | Living


Doug Bremner

Here's a forgotten chapter from pharmaceutical history. The acne drug, Accutane, manufactured by Roche Pharmaceuticals, has been associated with hundreds of birth defects.

Vitamins, Family Style: What To Take And When

Prevention | Jenny Stamos Kovacs | Posted 10.06.2008 | Living


One multi doesn't fit all; here's how to make sure you get what you need. You probably have no interest in wearing your daughter's up-to-here skirt...