supplements

Vitamin Pills May Be Bad for You

We dose up on antioxidants as if they are the elixir of life. At best, they are probably ineffective. At worse, they may just send you to an early grave. For Linus Pauling, it all started to go wrong when he changed his breakfast routine. In 1964, at the age of 65, he started adding […]

Psyllium Husk Health Benefits

DOCTOR HQ: GUT HEALTH   Jump to Metamucil & Benefiber Psyllium Husk and Weight Loss Will Metamucil Help Me Lose Weight? Metamucil & Benefiber Psyllium Fiber Vs. Methylcellulose Metamucil and Constipation FiberCon Vs. Metamucil Metamucil & Pregnancy Psyllium Husk Health Benefits Psyllium husk is a common, high-fiber laxative made from the seeds of a shrub. […]

This supplement may promote healthy arterial aging?

A small pilot study of older people suggests that taking a daily supplement of a nutrient that is present naturally in foods may improve artery health and blood pressure. The researchers, at the University of Colorado Boulder, found that the supplement — called nicotinamide riboside — mimics some of the effects of caloric restriction and […]