A preparation intended to supplement the diet and provide nutrients, such as vitamins, minerals, fiber, fatty acids, or amino acids, that may be missing or may not be consumed in sufficient quantities in a person's diet.
Questions tagged [nutritional-supplements]
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Does Resveratrol increase human life expectancy?
Resveratrol is a buzz word in health science research. It is hailed
as the discovery of “the fountain of youth” . In the past 10 years
over 500 medical research studies were performed. These studies
consistently demonstrate that life expectancy…
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Does Frank Ryan's abdominal fat reducer pill work?
While waiting for a friend to show up for coffee, I ran into an ad in a local newspaper. I was thrilled to find the exact ad online! It's for a medication that claims to target and eliminate belly fat, supposedly developed by the well-known cosmetic…
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Does milk thistle prevent liver damage in alcoholics?
There are some people who take milk thistle to offset or repair the liver damage caused by chronic alcoholism.
Example here
Milk thistle and silymarin are commonly used in the United States and Europe to treat liver disease caused by chronic…
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Is melatonin used as a contraceptive in Europe?
On Episode 515 of the Wellness Mama podcast, Dr. Michael J. Breus made the statement that melatonin is used for birth control in Europe:
Melatonin in Europe is used as a contraceptive. Let me say that one more time. Melatonin in Europe is used as…
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Is arthritis a symptom of boron-deficiency in the diet?
As shared on Facebook: Wake Up World: Arthritis Cure Found in Nature?
This article claims that boron kills amoebae that cause rheumatoid arthritis. It also claims that areas of the world that have higher boron concentrations in the soil have lower…
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Is taking capsaicin in pill form safe and does it speed up metabolism or help you lose weight?
I see ads for numerous supplements and all of them seem to be a scam. Except I have noticed when I am eating a lot of spicy food and hot sauce I tend to lose weight. I have found capsaicin in pure form via a pill but I don't know if it is safe or…
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Does vitamin D supplementation increase the need for vitamin A?
Tim Ferriss writes in "The Four Hour Body" on page 514 (chapter Sex Machine II Details and Dangers):
Supplemental vitamin D increases your need for vitamin A, so don't forget the aforementioned cod liver, which includes both.
Is this claim by Tim…
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Does Ginkgo Biloba "promote memory"?
Most Ginkgo Biloba supplements are sold with the following claims:
Studied and Shown to promote memory and provide healthy circulation to the body's extremities. (src)
Helps support your memory and mental alertness (src)
(I stopped at 2 first…
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Can pumpkin/sunflower/flax/sesame/other seeds regulate hormones?
My wife has started using a technique using various seeds through various times to regulate hormone balance. Does this have any merit?
Here's an example of using seeds as a supplement to regulate hormones:
Rotating of seeds is a valuable way of…
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Does drinking one cup of green tea boost your metabolism by 12%?
In Dr. Oz's Tangerine Weight-Orade recipe, it is claimed:
For a powerful metabolism-boosting drink, try Dr. Oz’s Tangerine Weight-Orade. It contains: green tea, shown to boost metabolism 12% by drinking just one cup; tangerine, with a chemical…
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Does Korean ginseng develop brain efficiency and prolong life?
From Proceeding of the Mini Workshop Southeast Asia Germany Alumni Network (SEAG):
"... the Korean ginseng (Panax schinsen) has been well known as a tonic,
treatment for Diabetes Mellitus, effective to develop energy, sex
ability, to cure eyes…
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Does Vitamin K2 MK-4 have a half-life of about one hour?
Mercola writes
MK-4 is a synthetic product, very similar to vitamin K1, and your body is capable of converting K1 into MK-4. However, MK-4 has a very short biological half-life of about one hour, making it a poor candidate as a dietary supplement.…
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Do dietary vitamin supplements like Berocca help improve mental performance?
Berocca is a dietary supplement containing mainly B vitamins and a large dose of Vitamin C. Here's a listing from their website for Berocca Perfomance:
Vitamin B1 15 mg
Vitamin B2 15 mg
Vitamin B3 50 mg
Vitamin B5 23 mg
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Is there any research which supports the use of probiotic yogurts?
I have seen various varieties of pro-biotic yoghurt drinks on the shelves in supermarkets. For those unfamiliar - they are claimed to contain bacteria that is beneficial to the human body and specifically the digestive system.
There is evidence to…
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Do College Cafeterias Put Laxatives in Their Food?
Going into college this fall, I've heard various rumors about this. Some first hand from college students, some from people who spoke to college students, and some just rumors.
The idea is: sick kids are expensive, kids that crap a lot don't get…
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