I am often asked by my patients, and I've wondered for myself, "Do I really need a vitamin and/or mineral supplement? If the answer is yes, then what and why?"
The current research would seem to support the recommendation that women can benefit from a good quality,vitamin/mineral supplement taken every day. This is even truer as our aging is taken into consideration. And, one fact is clear, taking a daily supplement won't hurt! Did you know that our bodies make our hormones out of...
As Hippocrates stated over 2,500 years ago: "Let Food Be Thy Medicine and Medicine Be Thy Food." I decided to take his advice 5 years ago.... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Vitamin A is a fat-soluble vitamin. Alternative NamesRetinol; Retinal; Retinoic acid; CarotenoidsFunctionVitamin A helps form and maintain healthy... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Vitamin A toxicitySymptomsAbnormal softening of the skull bone (craniotabes -- infants and children)Blurred visionBone pain or swellingBulging... Read more »
Source: FirstDatabank Drug
Generic Name: MULTIVITAMINS/IRON (INCLUDES PRENATAL VITS) CHEWABLE TABLET - ORALCentrum Kids Oral Uses This medication is a multivitamin and... Read more »
Source: FirstDatabank Drug
Generic Name: MULTIVITAMINS W/IRON (INCLUDES PRENATAL VITS) TIME RELEASE - ORALMynate 90 Plus Oral Uses This medication is a multivitamin and... Read more »
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Generic Name: EMOLLIENTS - TOPICALVit E-Wheat Germ-Aloe Vera Top Uses This medication has 2 types of ingredients (emollient, keratolytic) that... Read more »
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