Dietary Supplements

Dietary Supplements

Dietary Supplements by Dr. Stephanie Karozos, MD Nearly 80% of US adults are taking one or more dietary supplements. From single herb supplements to blends to multivitamins, there are so many options that it can feel overwhelming at times. Supplements can be useful to...

Role of Vitamins and Minerals in Energy Metabolism & Well-Being

By E HUSKISSON, S MAGGINI, AND M RUF Physicians are frequently confronted with patients complaining of fatigue, tiredness and low energy levels. In the absence of underlying disease, these symptoms could be caused by a lack of vitamins and minerals. Certain risk...

10 BENEFITS of Drinking Warm Lemon-Water

Decrease low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or “bad” cholesterol Cut through and reduce phlegm congesting the lungs and sinuses, or phlegm expressed externally as pus (ex. acne, boils, shingles) Cut through adipose (fat) and cellulite tissue to assist weight loss,...

Pharmacologic ascorbic acid concentrations kill cancer

Action as a pro-drug to deliver hydrogen peroxide to tissues Human pharmacokinetics data indicate that i.v. ascorbic acid (ascorbate) in pharmacologic concentrations could have an unanticipated role in cancer treatment. Our goals here were to test whether ascorbate...