Vitamins and Supplements
Nutrition
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.
Vitamins and Supplements
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.
Vitamins and Supplements
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.
Vitamins and Supplements
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.
Vitamins and Supplements
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.
Nutrition
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.
Vitamins and Supplements
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.
Vitamins and Supplements
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.
Vitamins and Supplements
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 vitamin D dose may be buying you nearly 3 years of biological time
A Harvard-led trial found daily vitamin D3 slowed a key marker of cellular aging.
How creatine can affect your kidneys if you take it every day
Creatine is one of the most popular dietary supplements, but many people worry that taking it every day could harm their kidneys. Research suggests...
How much omega-3 actually eases chronic pain, according to a review of 41 trials
A 2025 meta-analysis of nearly 3,800 patients found a moderate but clinically meaningful effect.
7 things you should never do when taking supplement
From St. John's wort to kava, Mayo Clinic and federal agencies flag specific traps for anyone mixing pills with prescriptions.
Nearly half of Americans fall short on magnesium. 8 signs you may be one of them
The mineral is quiet until it isn't. These are the symptoms doctors watch for.
Vitamin C does not prevent colds for most people, but daily use shortens them
Regular supplementation trims cold duration by roughly 8 percent in adults, but rarely stops one.