“Study flags risk of daily dietary supplements and vitamins use among older  women” This is just one of the many headlines associated with a recent review published in the  Journal Archives of Internal Medicine, named: Dietary Supplements and Mortality Rate  in Older Women: The Iowa Women’s Health Study. There have been a great deal of questions …

Bisphenol A (BPA) has been in the news and research literature quite a bit within the last year in regards to its safety and issues surrounding its use in various food containers, especially infant bottles.

On July 2010 a study was published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) on the effects of calcium supplements and the risk of cardiovascular events and it concluded that calcium supplements may increase these risks. Since then mass media has been running headlines such as; Calcium supplements linked to heart attacks: study. This type of …

The second major anti-supplement “study” to be released August 2010 was about the ‘Dirty Dozen’- a list of supplements that consumers should avoid. This list was assembled by Consumer Reports and The Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database and identified ingredients that are linked to serious events by clinical research or case reports. The dozen are aconite, …

While it is still important to follow a balanced diet, exercise program and drink plenty of water; it is also important to make sure you are fulfilling your daily nutrient needs and a vitamin supplement is a wonderful and convenient way to do this.

Iodine is a chemical element found rarely in nature and utilized in higher animals for many biological functions. Humans require Iodine for making thyroid hormones and it is essential for normal thyroid function.