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There’s often controversy over whether you should take supplements to make sure you’re getting necessary vitamins and nutrients, or whether you should just rely on healthy eating and good health habits. In fact, a recent New York Times piece suggested that perhaps too many people are jumping on the Vitamin D…

How often do you worry about your memory? How frequently do you forget why you entered a room or struggle to remember someone’s name? And do you worry that these episodes of forgetting might portend something worse? Perhaps it’s not just occasional forgetfulness but the beginning of a memory decline?…

There’s no doubt that prior evidence has been mixed at best. While some assessments come down on the side that, generally speaking, adults do not need to rely on vitamin supplementation for healthy aging, other studies have shown that in certain cases, for certain health problems, some additional supplementation (either…

While we’ve previously described both the pros and cons of supplementing your nutritional intake with various vitamins and supplements, the United States Preventive Services Task Force recently released a systematic review and set of recommendations regarding the use of multivitamins that should have all of us sitting up and taking…

There’s no doubt that the best way to ensure you’re getting all the vitamins and nutrients that you need is through a healthy, balanced diet. But life doesn’t always allow for that: maybe because of a medical condition your diet is restricted; or maybe, due to physical conditions involving chewing…

When Personal Health columnist Jane Brody from the New York Times recommends something, you tend to listen. Brody, at 75, is the living embodiment of a senior citizen being smart about her health and aging. In a recent column, Brody raises the question as to whether or not you need to…