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 ...
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 ...
Weight gain while pregnant
What better time to let your eating go insane than when you’re pregnant? You won’t feel as guilty when you gain weight, and you always have a valid excuse due to “eating for two.”
Well…not really. ...
Tips & Precautions before taking Vitamins and Supplements
Vitamins and supplements are taken for their health benefits, but if they are not taken properly, they can have harmful side effects. Keep these tips in mind to get the most out of your vitamins a ...
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 ...
Get Your Vitamins Through Diet
While many health addicts swear by their vitamin pills, it turns out that middle-aged women at risk for heart disease do not get much benefit from taking vitamin C, E or beta carotene, according to re ...
Whether It is Nobler for a Vitamin to be Natural or Synthetic
We all know the importance of taking our vitamins. But, which vitamins are best for us in the long haul of health and fitness? Learning to read vitamin labels helps you determine what kind of vitamin ...
traveling with vitamins
It’s so hard to travel these days, what with the quart sized little baggies, taking out your laptop and shoes. They also say that lost luggage is on the increase. So, I try to take everything on one ...
Vitamins 'could shorten lifespan'
Taking certain vitamin supplements may adversely affect people's lifespan, researchers have suggested.
Millions worldwide use antioxidant supplements such as vitamins A and E, and beta-carotene.
Loo ...
Be smart about your vitamins
When taking vitamins there are a few rules to go by according to Joy Bauer, the TODAY nutritionist:
Drink plenty of fluids
Only purchase vitamins with a "USP verified" logo. This means:
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