Vitamins/Minerals

The Case for More Magnesium

Magnesium plays a significant role in our detoxification processes, preventing possible damage to your body and brain from environmental toxins and heavy metals.

By Claudine Arndt

Vitamins/Minerals

Low vitamin D levels linked to cancer and heart disease, studies show

The studies, which looked at data on more than one million people, confirmed previously reported evidence of the risks associated with vitamin D deficiency.

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

Cancer Heart & Cardiovascular Health

The Effects of Too Low Salt Intake

Are you a salt lover? New research suggests pushing our daily sodium intake below recommended levels may be harmful for at-risk populations.

By Experience Life Staff

Nutrition Tips Vitamins/Minerals

Vitamin D’s Role in Maintaining Muscle Strength as You Age

Research from Hartford Hospital suggests that there is a direct relationship between vitamin D and muscle strength.

By Experience Life Staff

Fitness Tips Vitamins/Minerals

Why Your Body Needs Vitamin E

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 vitamin E.

By Matthew Kadey

Supplements Vitamins/Minerals

Why Your Body Needs Iron

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 iron.

By Matthew Kadey

Supplements Vitamins/Minerals

sunglasses, fatty fish and vitamin d supplements

Why Your Body Needs Vitamin D

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 vitamin D.

By Matthew Kadey

Supplements Vitamins/Minerals

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.

By Matthew Kadey

Nutrition Tips Supplements

5 Critical Nutrients and What Happens to Your Body When They’re Missing

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 with five key nutrients.

By Matthew Kadey

Nutrition Tips Vitamins/Minerals

Expert Answers: Multivitamin Boosts, Agility Ladders, and Sleep and Weight Training

We ask the experts about multivitamins boosting workout results, if agility ladders live up to their name, and if lifting heavy weights can make you sleepy.

By Jen Sinkler

Fitness Tips Vitamins/Minerals

The Vitamin D Debate

There’s been a lot of controversy lately about vitamin D recommendations. If you’re confused about how much you should be taking, you’re not alone.

By Jack Challem

Vitamins/Minerals

Are North Americans Getting Enough Vitamin D?

Gregory Plotnikoff, MD, weighs in on the Institute of Medicine's vitamin D recommendations.

By Experience Life Staff

Supplements Vitamins/Minerals

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.

By Pamela Weintraub

General Health Parkinson's Disease

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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.

By Pamela Weintraub

Supplements Vitamins/Minerals

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?

By Lani Willis

Functional/Integrative Medicine Metabolism/Weight Loss