vitamins and supplements

Here are tips on using vitamins and supplements safely after you’ve been diagnosed with cancer.

It seems like every time you turn on the TV, there's a new commercial advertising a product with added vitamins.

Is it really necessary to pay the outrageous prices for these products? No! For mere pennies a day, you can get the exact supplements your body needs.

This week, let's talk about how you can get the proper supplements without paying big bucks.

If were ever in doubt, that can be now laid aside -- Complementary and Alternative Medicines (CAM) are now thoroughly established as mainstream.

A new survey by the National Center of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) and the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) shows that nearly 40% of adults in the U.S. used some form of CAM therapy in 2007.

A little update on the recent FDA news release for 'adverse event' reports...
Andrew Saul has written a thorough and impassioned article for WeeksMD concerning the FDA's recent actions and an overview of the FDA's involvement with vitamins and supplements since the sixties.

The article is well researched and well written, check it out here.

Dr. Tori Hudson has a nice blog up this week with info about what to look for when buying your multivitamins and supplements.

Dr. Hudson outlines the principle variants to be aware of when purchasing your vitamins and supplements: ingredients, potency, quality, and manufacturing process.

It can be surprising how much difference there is between similarly marketed products, but this article runs down some simple ways to weed out the pack.

How many ingredients should my supplement have? What is the serving size...

Despite the general downturn in most sectors of the economy, vitamins and supplements are expected to expand their market shares nearly 40% by 2012 according to a MarketWatch article published earlier today.

From the article:

"During the past decade, with the massive growth of highly fortified foods, nutraceuticals and functional foods, supplements have been competing directly with foods and beverages," notes Tatjana Meerman, Publisher of Packaged Facts.

"But increased media attention on obesity and other diet-related health problems...

Leading up to the Olympic Summer Games in Beijing controversy has erupted involving swimmer Jessica Hardy. Hardy tested positive for the banned stimulant clenbuterol at the U.S.

Olympic trials. The source of this test result is unclear at present, but Hardy is appealing the result. If the tests are not overturned, she will be banned from participating in the Olympics.