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Health Benefits of Moringa

Moringa oleifera is a plant native to northern India that can also grow in other tropical and sub-tropical places, like Asia and Africa. Plant chem...

Black Tea

Black tea extract is sometimes sold as an herbal supplement. Drinking black tea in moderate amounts is generally safe for most people. Drinking lar...

Vitamins and Minerals: How Much Should You Take?

That number is the amount of a vitamin or nutrient that you should get for top health from a diet of 2,000 calories a day. Although the details may...

L-Tryptophan

Some women take L-tryptophan supplements to try to ease mood swings due to premenstrual syndrome (PMS), also called premenstrual dysphoric disorder...

What You Need to Know About Iron Supplements

If you don't have enough iron, your body can't make enough healthy oxygen-carrying red blood cells. If you are a vegetarian or vegan, you may also ...

Choline

As a supplement, there's no standard dose for choline. Choline is found in many foods, including meat, liver, fish, eggs, beans, nuts, peas, spinac...

Copper and Your Health

You may think of copper as something to do with wiring and electronics, but it's also an important mineral that you take into your body when you ea...

Calcium: what You Should Know

You've heard that calcium protects your bones and that your glass of milk is loaded with it, but what do you really know about this essential nutri...

Biotin

Claudia Shannon is a rare scientist-turned-journalist and writes about clean research-driven skincare, pioneering sustainable beauty initiatives, n...

Many Americans May Be Taking Too Much Vitamin D

The vitamin is crucial for good bone health, according to the researchers. In 1999-2000, 0.3 percent of U.S. adults took 1,000 IUs or more of vitam...

Beta-Carotene

While there is a recommended dietary allowance (RDA) for vitamin A, there is no RDA for beta-carotene specifically. Beta-carotene is often thought ...

Supplements for Weight Loss

Natural Medicines, an independent group that analyzes research on supplements, says there isn't enough reliable evidence to rate it. The National C...