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Tag: Vitamins & Minerals

Nutrition

Plant-based diets: What’s all the buzz about?

Learn the benefits of a plant-based diet and create a strategy for optimal nutrition.

Family

Do children need a multivitamin?

Why a daily multivitamin is probably a waste of money — and what you should be giving your kids instead.

A woman dressed in a parka, hat and gloves stands on a wood bridge over a creek in the woods in wintertime.
Mental Health

4 outdoor activities to bring some fresh air into your life

The outdoor air is cold, but a dose of fresh air might help fight off the blahs.

winter-squash
Food

Get the scoop: A guide to winter squash

Winter squash is nutritious and delicious. Explore the varieties and how to prepare them.

zinc
Wellness

Too much zinc in diet may worsen C. diff infection

Vanderbilt study raises concerns about multivitamin supplements.

vitamin c and preventing cataracts
Health Topics

Vitamin C may ward off cataracts

New study shows that a healthy diet may delay onset and reduce severity.

vitamin b12 deficiency
Food

Vitamin B12 deficiency: All the facts you need to know

We’re told to take our vitamins, but that’s not always the whole story.

the right foods to eat to get vitamins and minerals
Food

Infographic: How to eat your daily vitamins and minerals

Every wondered what you’d have to eat to get your daily amount of vitamin A in a meal? We illustrate the food equivalents of recommended vitamins and minerals.

How to get more Vitamin D
Wellness

Not enough vitamin D can be a downer

If you’re feeling blue or low-energy this winter, talk to your doctor.