Dietary supplements and herbal medicines may harm children and teens Many kids and teens are using dietary and herbal supplements, but some health experts have questioned the safety of these over-the-counter products. According to the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, around 12 percent of children and teens in the United States use an […]
Americans spend billions of dollars each year on dietary supplements, touted to relieve everything that could possibly be wrong with you. The National Institutes of Health’s Office of Dietary Supplements estimates that, in 2014, Americans spent nearly $37 billion on these products, with much of that money going toward products promising to help you lose weight, build […]
A new consumer survey conducted by global wellness company Lycored (Secaucus, NJ) found that dietary supplement users are not entirely sure which forms of cholesterol are “good” and which are “bad.” In the survey, which was carried out in June and included 329 supplement users in the United Kingdom, 82% of consumers said that they […]
Acai berry supplements are very popular especially among famous celebrities who regularly take this product as energy booster; as well as for their total health. This was even made more famous when it was showcased in Oprah Winfrey show along with Dr. Oz which featured the numerous benefits of the aforementioned fruit offers as supplements […]
Getting all the nutrients your body needs from food alone can be challenging, especially because the soils are becoming more and more depleted of nutrients and minerals. Not to mention nutrients can be difficult to absorb properly if you have gut dysbiosis, if you’re not digesting food optimally, if you have parasites, or if you’re struggling […]