Vitamins and Supplements

Taking magnesium? Experts have an important warning

Millions take magnesium for better sleep and less stress, but experts say many people may be expecting more than the science can deliver.

A daily vitamin D supplement may cut your risk of autoimmune disease by over 20%

A five-year trial in 25,871 adults offers the strongest evidence yet.

FDA: 25 weight-loss supplements sold as tejocote root contain a toxic plant that can stop your heart

A single seed of the plant is thought to carry the punch of 100 digoxin heart pills.

If you take ACE inhibitors for blood pressure, these foods could raise your potassium dangerously

Millions take this drug class, and a few everyday foods can quietly push potassium too high.

Your daily multivitamin may be slowing your biological aging by months

A large randomized trial in older adults found a small but real slowing of cellular aging.

Taking magnesium? Experts have an important warning

Millions take magnesium for better sleep and less stress, but experts say many people may be expecting more than the science can deliver.

A daily vitamin D supplement may cut your risk of autoimmune disease by over 20%

A five-year trial in 25,871 adults offers the strongest evidence yet.

FDA: 25 weight-loss supplements sold as tejocote root contain a toxic plant that can stop your heart

A single seed of the plant is thought to carry the punch of 100 digoxin heart pills.

If you take ACE inhibitors for blood pressure, these foods could raise your potassium dangerously

Millions take this drug class, and a few everyday foods can quietly push potassium too high.

Losing more hair than usual? Low iron may be the reason, not biotin

The biotin bottle in your cabinet may be doing less than you think.

NAD+ boosters are everywhere – but what do human trials actually show?

The animal data is dazzling. The human evidence, according to a 2026 systematic review, is not.

Beyond probiotics: the next gut supplement that researchers are watching closely

Postbiotics are showing up next to probiotics. Here's what the science actually says.

Low magnesium may be quietly pushing your blood sugar higher, even before diabetes

A 2026 trial links a common mineral shortfall to higher fasting glucose in older adults.

A nutrient that 9 in 10 Americans miss may be quietly harming their brains

Choline sits behind memory, mood and liver health, and most plates fall short.

Study of 153,902 people challenges effectiveness of calcium and vitamin D supplements

New research examines whether widely used dietary supplements actually protect older adults against falls and fractures.