Americans’ love affair with vitamins—more than half of us take one a day—isn’t well supported by science. Trials of single vitamins, like E, C, and beta carotene, have been a bust. Whether multivitamins offer any health benefits has been something of a mystery. Both a state of the science conference sponsored by the National Institutes of Health [...]
New Study: Daily Multivitamin Use Might Reduce Odds of Developing Cancer
October 18, 2012 | Posted by
Habit and Convenience: Two Mental Obstacles to Overcome in Improving Diet
October 15, 2012 | Posted by
“We are what we eat.” I said that to a lady once and she replied, “I don’t look like chicken nuggets.” “But your insides do”, I answered. This was as difficult for the plump lady to swallow as the gristle on the chicken wings her young daughter was gnawing, her little mouth shiny from fried [...]
Boost Your Moods with Foods from the ‘Happiness Diet’
July 13, 2012 | Posted by
What if you discovered that the best place to begin your personal pursuit of happiness is at the end of your fork? Well, prepare to polish your silverware. Emerging research from the fields of neuroscience and nutrition shows that by changing what you eat, you can stabilize your mood, improve your focus, and boost yourbrain [...]
Vitamin D Plus Calcium May help you live longer
June 17, 2012 | Posted by
Older people who take vitamin D with calcium may have lower death rates than those who don’t. That finding comes from a new study, published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. It comes just days after an expert government panel reported that there is insufficient evidence to recommend calcium and vitamin D supplementation [...]
