Prenatal Vitamins and Folic Acid Importance
Now that I am baking baby #2, I am careful to take prenatal vitamins. Though I started taking them when we were trying to conceive, it is especially important now. During the first few weeks of a fe ...
Vitamin Supplements vs. Vitamins in Food
In the past I have supplemented my diet with a few specific vitamins that I have read may be helpful and/or difficult to get enough of in foods (i.e. glucosamine-chondritin). However, I have also rea ...
Pre-natal vitamins
For awhile, I was taking pre-natal vitamins (was not pregnant) to encourage my hair to grow. And I tell you what, it worked! My hair grew like a weed and I was so excited, because it was the first tim ...
Vitamins - good or bad
I read some places, that say you should definitely take vitamin supplements to get all ur nutritional needs. Other places say yes take vitamins but make them food based vitamins. Other places say don' ...
Vegans and Vitamin A
Aside from your regular old multivitamin, you’re going to need a little extra something if you’re vegan: vitamin A. Vitamin A is generally found in eggs, milk, and other animal products. However, food ...
Essential Vitamins You Won't Want to Miss
It’s pretty easy to get an adequate amount of vitamin C and calcium. But there are plenty of other nutrients just as important, but get less press than the others. A few of them include…
Iron. Th ...
ABCs of Vitamin-Enhanced Water
Bored with plain old H2O?
Grocery stores now line their shelves with vitamin-enhanced waters in colorful bottles that are sure to catch your eye.
But can nutrient-spiked beverages like Glaceau's V ...
The Right Vitamin D
Check out your vitamins. If vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol) is listed you may need to switch brands. Research has found that it is much less potent than vitamin D3(cholecalciferol). It's recommended th ...
Getting More Vitamin D in Your Diet
Vitamin D, as we know, is important for the health of your bones, and it's even been linked to heart disease and colon cancer prevention. A woman's daily recommended intake of 400 IU can be met easi ...
