The Need for Folic Acid: Vitamins Required?

The substance known to most people as folic acid is actually Vitamin B9, a water soluble vitamin. Water soluble vitamins are easily depleted from the body’s supply. So when you need to consume more folic acid, vitamins from the B group is all you have to add to your diet, or supplements. Read more »

Women’s Vitamins Explained

Ladies, do you ever wonder why your health and energy levels are just so so, while some women you meet, who are the same age, just seem to exude radiant health and be filled with limitless energy?  You feel sick and run down all the time, and can barely manage to make it through your day without collapsing,  but they look just as refreshed and full of vigor at the end of their day as they did in the beginning.  What’s their secret?  What are they doing that you’re not?  Well, for many of them, it’s that they supplement their diet with women’s vitamins. Read more »

Liquid Vitamins and Minerals

A growing number of Americans are getting more concerned about their health and they’re deciding to take active control of it for their themselves, instead of just ignoring it and hoping for the best.  One of the methods millions of them are using for this purpose is enhancing their diet with vitamin and and mineral supplements.  Some take capsules and tablets, while others use liquid vitamins and minerals. Read more »

Immune System Vitamins: Protect Yourself!

Your immune system is your body’s most important weapon in fighting off infections and disease.  Many people pay the immune system no thought whatsoever.  If they think about it at all, they have some sort of vague idea that AIDS and HIV have something to do with a weak immune system, but they really have no idea what the term means or what the immune system consists of or does.  But I’m assuming you’re better informed than that, and you know how important your immune system is, and want to protect it.  So let’s talk about protecting it with immune system vitamins. Read more »

Sources of Vitamins: Does Your Diet Measure Up?

Most of us know about the important role that vitamins play in keeping our bodies running effectively. But have you ever taken the time to discover what your body actually needs, and how to accommodate those requirements into your diet, using natural sources of vitamins to prevent you from having to take supplements? Read more »

Informaton on vitamins: Do You Know Enough?

You are probably aware of a lot of different vitamins, and you have identified a few that you take supplements for. But have you ever taken the time to understand what they do, or how they do it? Having more information on vitamins might affect your choices of supplements, and the quantities in which you consume them. Read more »

Herbs and Vitamins: A Natural Combination

Vitamins are of plant origin, from where they are extracted and purified. Herbs normally
include a selection of chemical components, and, depending on the plant, can contain
vitamins as well. Herbs containing high levels of required vitamins accordingly makes for a
perfectly natural supplement, just with a few “bonus add-ons”. Herbal vitamins (herbs and
vitamins combined), are selective extracts from these plants. Read more »

A Combinaton of Vitamins A and D: Benefits and Drawbacks

The combination of vitamins A and D has been the topic of much discussion. It offers some very real benefits, but also has some possible (it varies from person to person) drawbacks. The following information is intended to show both sides of the proverbial coin, and put the facts into perspective. Read more »

Vitamins For Women: Which Ones Are Best?

More and more women in America and Canada are deciding to take charge of their own health.  They are cutting back on the amounts of food they eat, and eating higher quality foods, much of it organic.  They’re taking up regular exercise in an effort to keep their weight under control as well as to reach new levels of fitness.  Women tend to be far more interested in health matters than men, on the whole, and they’re the biggest buyers of health and diet related books, of which thousands are released every year.  They also tend to be far more likely than me to use vitamin supplements to enhance their health.  Which raises the question - what are the best vitamins for women? Read more »