Glucosamine Guide
Find out what experts are saying about glucosamine sulfate, a supplement often prescribed to ease joint pain.
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Tag Archives: supplements
Eat for Health
Your cholesterol may be creeping up, but research shows that eating foods fortified with plant sterols can help.
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Managing Blood Sugar Without Drugs
What science says about taking the supplement berberine to manage roller-coaster blood sugars and improve health.
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Natural Therapy for Diabetes?
Scientists are digging up new health benefits of resveratrol, the antioxidant superstar found in red wine and grape skins.
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Heading Off Migraines
Chronic headaches can ruin your day—and your life. Here’s help that works.
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Why Wine Works
Red wine teams up with omega-3 fatty acids to protect the heart, according to a new study.
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Is Olive Oil Good For You?
First-step research suggests a tasty way to prevent a stroke—use olive oil!
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Treating Peripheral Neuropathy with Metanx
Metanx, a prescription-strength combination of B vitamins, can be used to treat peripheral neuropathy. Share your experiences with the treatment here!
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B Vitamin Fights Depression
Experts are calling an FDA-approved vitamin therapy to improve mood a potential “paradigm shift” in the treatment of unresolved depression.
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Can Vitamin D and Calcium Help Prevent Skin Cancer?
Have you had a garden variety of skin cancer, but not the more deadly one? New research shows calcium and vitamin D supplements can save your skin.
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How Fish Oil Can Help Cancer Patients
A new study shows that fish oil supplements can help cancer patients maintain their weight, and their energy.
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How Cherry Juice Can Help Muscle Injury
Cherry juice, anyone? Ingredients that make cherries red may also speed muscle recovery after tough workouts.
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Tinnitus
Bothered by nonstop whooshing or ringing in your ears—or know someone who is? Check out this promising new remedy.
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4 Steps to Safe Supplements
How to find dietary supplements that are most likely to help your health—and the ones that could harm it.
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Drug Alerts
New research suggests that two popular pills—acid-reducers for chronic heartburn and calcium supplements to protect bones—may carry unexpected risks.
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Be Careful with Coumadin
Warfarin (Coumadin), a prescription drug used to
prevent blood clots, saves countless lives. However, many drugs and supplements (even common pain
medicines like aspirin and ibuprofen) can intensify its anti-clotting effect and put patients at risk of excessive bleeding. When Coumadin therapy is indicated, give your doctor—and your pharmacist—a comprehensive list of your prescription drugs, ... More
Vitamin E Update
I’ve been taking vitamin E supplements for many years because I heard it helped prevent heart problems. Now the reports suggest it might not be good for me. Should I be eating food that naturally contains vitamin E instead? It’s all so confusing!
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