Vitamin Information Center

Many people consider it unnecessary to take supplements. They believe that we get all the nutrition we need from our food. Maybe that used to be so. Our ancestors didn’t need nutritional supplements. The food they consumed was mostly fresh and unprocessed so, therefore, rich in vitamins, minerals and micronutrients. Continue Reading…

The so-called sunshine vitamin is poised to become the nutrient of the decade, if a host of recent findings are to be believed. Vitamin D, an essential nutrient found in a limited number of foods, has long been renowned for its role in creating strong bones, which is why it is added to milk.

Stuart Bradford

Now a growing legion of medical researchers have raised strong doubts about the adequacy of currently recommended levels of intake, from birth through the sunset years. The researchers maintain, based on a plethora of studies, that vitamin D levels considered adequate to prevent bone malformations like rickets in children are not optimal to counter a host of serious ailments that are now linked to low vitamin D levels.
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The medical world is buzzing about new stroke research. A simple supplement could hold the key to preventing strokes.
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According to a new study, people who take a lot of vitamin C may have a lower risk of stroke.The study that was published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that people with the highest concentrations of vitamin C had a 42 percent lower risk of having a stroke.”There’s been no study that shows taking too much vitamin C can harm you in any way, so it wouldn’t be bad to take an extra vitamin C every day,” said Dr. Elliot Trotter, an emergency room doctor. Continue Reading…

Nutrition is extremely important to a healthy body for the duration of our lives, but it becomes even more essential as we age. Many of the poor foods we were able to digest as young people become problematic the older we get. Also, the need to keep our immune system strong and our health in balance becomes more necessary as we become more vulnerable to disease the older we get. Anti aging nutrition is a process of getting the foods we need to stay healthy as we age.
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ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder, also known as ADHD- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) is difficult to treat because it encompasses so many symptoms, some of which are contrary to each other. Those with ADD can demonstrate symptoms both passively and aggressively, though the one symptom that seems to be common in all those with ADD is difficulty in sitting still and concentrating. However, diagnosis and treatment of ADD cannot be based on that one characteristic alone. So then, how do professionals go about the diagnosis and treatment of ADD? According to the American Psychiatric Association, there are 14 symptoms of ADD, eight of which should be present for a diagnosis to be made.

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