Drug Interactions
Drug Interactions By Chris Woolston, M.S. Remember those high school chemistry experiments in which you mixed two harmless chemicals and got a bizarre reaction? You
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Vitamin A
Why do I need vitamin A? You’ve probably heard that the vitamins in carrots can help you see in the dark. That old tale is
B Vitamins: Folate, B-6 and B-12
Why do I need B vitamins? B vitamins are an important class of vitamins that help support your red blood cells and your nervous system.
Zinc
Why do I need zinc? Zinc may come last in any alphabetical listing of nutrients, but it’s one mineral that your body absolutely can’t do
Coenzyme Q10
Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10, also called ubiquinone) is a vitamin-like substance that’s present in foods and is also produced by your cells to help convert food
Anemia and Pregnancy
It takes strong building materials to make a healthy baby, and few things are stronger than iron. Iron forms the core of red blood cells,
Children’s Medicine Safety
Anyone can make mistakes taking medication, but kids are especially vulnerable. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, half of all kids don’t take their
Iron and Pregnancy
Why is it important to get enough iron? Iron is used to make hemoglobin, a protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen to your
Vitamin D
Why do I need vitamin D? Vitamin D — also called the sunshine vitamin because your body makes it naturally when exposed to sunlight —