Aug 2, 2021
As new variants of COVID emerge—and as The Centers for Disease Control admits that vaccinations don’t guarantee protection—the importance of maintaining an optimal immune system is more critical than ever. Fortunately a number of studies have...
Jul 7, 2021
According to a new survey, 80% of pharmacists in the U.S. take vitamin/mineral supplements to support their overall health. It typically takes six years of higher education to obtain the credentials needed for dispensing prescription drugs, and for this reason...
Dec 16, 2020
A little known advisory committee in the U.S. congress is the Congressional Dietary Supplement Caucus. It is currently comprised of 34 house reps and eight senators. The caucus is the main policy-making arm of congress that reviews developments in the dietary...
Aug 20, 2020
In a new study, adults who took a daily multi-vitamin/mineral supplement experienced shorter periods of sickness, and with less severe symptoms, than their counterparts in a placebo control group. The supplement contained the vitamins and minerals traditionally...
Aug 9, 2019
People whose diets included high levels of vitamin A had a 17 percent reduction in risk for getting the second-most-common type of skin cancer, according to a new study from Brown University in Providence, RI. The researchers made the conclusions after analyzing data...
May 3, 2019
A meta analysis of 3,021 patients determined that vitamin A supplementation was beneficial in treating pneumonia in children. At the same time, the research determined that vitamin A supplementation did not reduce the overall mortality of children with pneumonia. The...
