Glucosamine for joint pain, vitamin E for memory loss, magnesium for high blood pressure: Supermarket shelves are lined with supplements that promise all sorts of benefits. But what does a woman really need to be healthy? "The best way to get what you need is through food, so if you're eating a healthy, well-balanced diet, you're off to a great start," says Elizabeth Ricanati, M.D., medical director of the Lifestyle 180 program at the Cleveland Clinic, which aims to reverse chronic disease through exercise, nutrition, and stress reduction. But Ricanati admits that even the healthiest among us have trouble getting just the right nutrition. So we asked: What should we be taking, and what should we be avoiding?
great article.. I also,did not know that only 500 mg of calcium can be absorbed at once!!
There goes that info on Vit D...... love that vitamin!!
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