People with Alzheimer's disease who take vitamin E live longer. These are the findings of a study headed by Valory Pavlik, PhD, who followed 847 people for an average of five years. The average age of the sample was almost 74. All had already been diagnosed with Alzheimer's and were in various stages of the disease
About two thirds of the sample were prescribed 1,000 international units of vitamin E twice a day along with an Alzheimer's drug called a cholinesterase inhibitor (Aricept,...
Now, it seems, we all should have continued drinking our fortified milk as we age, or at least supplementing the vitamin in other ways. In... Read more »
More good news about vitamins and brain function has turned up in a study reported on by the Montreal Gazette. In a story titled, "Vitamin... Read more »
One of the members of AnxietyConnection.com recently asked a question regarding food, supplements and vitamins. The question is: What... Read more »
November 2008 Researchers from the University of California have found that vitamin B3 lowers levels of phosphorylated tau, a protein... Read more »
Vitamin D has been touted of late as helping prevent everything from osteoporosis (it does), to cancer (it might), to cardiovascular... Read more »
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Vitamins are a group of substances that are essential for normal cell function, growth, and development.There are 13 essential vitamins, meaning they... Read more »
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Vitamin A is a fat-soluble vitamin. Alternative NamesRetinol; Retinal; Retinoic acid; CarotenoidsFunctionVitamin A helps form and maintain healthy... Read more »
Nutritional and herbal supplements as a treatment for ADHD are based on the theory that there is something lacking in your diet that is causing the... Read more »
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