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Why Your Body Needs Magnesium
Eating an optimal mix of vitamins and minerals is one of the most important things we can do for our health. Here’s how to enhance your diet and health with magnesium.
10 Ways to Get the Most Out of Probiotics and Boost Gut Health
Your guide to making the most of your body’s beneficial bugs — for gut health, immunity, metabolism and more.
Probiotics Can Put You in a Better Mood
How the healthy flora can reduce anxiety and depression.
How Dietary Supplements Reduce Health Care Costs
Dr. Mark Hyman on dietary supplements and health care costs.
The Lowdown on Vitamin D
Gregory Plotnikoff, MD, weighs in on the Institute of Medicine’s vitamin D recommendations.
The Powerful Health Benefits of CoQ10
With an astonishing array of applications, CoQ10 offers something for virtually everyone — from fitness buffs to those at high risk for heart disease and cancer.
What Are the Recommended Dosages for B Vitamins?
This comprehensive guide to B vitamins outlines why you need them, signs of deficiency, and recommended dosages.
Pick Your Protein Powder
A popular nutritional supplement among fitness-minded people, protein powders come in many formulations. Here’s how to decide which ones are likely to suit you best.
High-Performance Supplements
There are lots of sports supplements out there, claiming to make you faster, stronger or more enduring. But which ones really boost sports performance?
How Individualized Nutrition Optimizes Health
The ideal diet, the spot-on supplement strategy — can a few simple tests help you carve out the one and only nutritional program that’s perfect for you?
Can Amino Acids Help Improve Mood?
More people than ever are medicating for mood disorders, but author Julia Ross, MD, says there may be a more natural approach that’s just as effective.
5 Rules for Anti-Inflammatory Eating
Say no to sugar, embrace your inner herbivore, and three other tips for anti-inflammatory eating.
What Is Ephedra?
Dangerous, benign, helpful, harmful? Here’s the scoop on one of the most controversial herbs around.