Fight For Your Vitamins

Sure looks mean to me, but is he the devil incarnate - as in effect he’d like to see all new vitamin and health supplements banned.

Tweet Introduction. As if the politicians don’t want to control our lives enough already comes the astonishing news that the erstwhile Democratic Congressman Henry Waxman, from California of all places, has unbelievably managed to get an anti-vitamin amendment into the wall Street Reform bill currently passing through the House of Representatives. So, whether you take [...]

Tender Gums

Inflamed and tender gums - taking vitamin C can help.

Tweet Introduction. If you have inflamed and tender gums, chances are that you are suffering from one of the periodontal diseases known as gingivitis. In extreme cases periodontal diseases can give rise to an increased risk of serious illnesses like heart disease and diabetes; so taking some simple health supplements, along with an improved teeth [...]

Male Libido

I think shed help most guys libido?

Tweet Introduction. An interesting study from Austria has made a direct link between the benefits of sun bathing and the male libido. Perhaps unsurprisingly it involves raising the levels of vitamin D in males, but that in itself is interesting as it is generally true that most of us feel somewhat friskier if the suns [...]

Supplements And Fussy Eaters

Don't forget the vitamins!

Tweet Introduction. By and large people who read information and articles about vitamins and health supplements do so because they are looking for something to use personally. That usually means the person concerned realizes they are in need of some form of supplement that they are not acquiring through their normal diet. Which brings us [...]

Citicoline And Weight Loss

A natural appetite suppressant from the Kalahari Desert.

Tweet Introduction. Another New Year and, I dare say, millions of people will have promised themselves that they will shed those extra pounds with yet another New Year diet resolution. Making resolutions to diet is all well and good, but how many of us actually stick to them? Meanwhile we all put on more and [...]

Menopause Vitamin Supplements

Is this how you feel in the menopause?

Tweet Introduction. There comes in time in a woman’s life when she will enter the menopause, which can have varying affects from evening time hot flushes to an increase in body weight, depression and even to osteoporosis – a decrease in bone density. In recent years hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has been able to counter [...]

The Great Vitamin Debate

Taking vitamins help you to stay healthy!

Tweet Introduction. Here at vitaminsandsupplements we’re all for engaging in the latest discussions on vitamins and health supplements, even if when those discussions try to cast the vitamin and health supplement industry in a bad light. In recent weeks in both printed media and on the internet there has been a lot said about the [...]

Healthy Sweeteners

Honey - an an ideal and natural sweetener to use.

Tweet Introduction. Recent reports have been warning us about the dangers of artificial sweeteners not being that much of a healthy option to using sugar itself. Apparently they can cause us to absorb more calories than sugar; so exactly what might the healthy options to using refined sugar or artificial sweeteners be? Use honey instead. [...]

Supplements Cancer Treatment Warning

Cancer treatments need free radicals in the body - so avoid anti-oxidant supplements

Tweet Introduction. With so many health and vitamin supplements so easily available over the internet, it has really only been a question of time before the potential dangers of taking some supplements whilst at the same time being treated for serious illnesses, like cancers, was highlighted. Recently doctors from St Luke’s Roosevelt hospital and the [...]

Taking Vitamin Pills and Mad Cow Disease

Mad Cow?

Tweet Introduction. Whilst I love conspiracy theories on the internet, they’re such good gossip when having a drink with friends, the one I’ve just read trying to make a link between taking vitamin pills and mad cow disease on the internet – is really quite hilarious. The article was from a blog written by someone [...]