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Confused by vitamins and supplements? Look no further—this honest guide answers your biggest questions
Vitamins & Supplements For Dummies will teach you how to choose the best vitamins, minerals, and supplements to provide nutrition for your mind and body. Inside, you'll find easy-to-follow explanations of what key vitamin and minerals do, so you can make the right choices for your needs. Factors like age, lifestyle, gender, ethnicity, diet, and habits all play a role in determining which vitamins and minerals you need more or less of in your diet. Learn how to get blood tests, keep a diet record, and other methods of finding out where you may benefit from changes to your regimen. With this book, you can follow healing programs that include vitamin, mineral, and herbal supplements and lifestyle tweaks. If you use supplements wisely, they can improve your health, wellness, and longevity. Vitamins & Supplements For Dummies shows you how.
Learn the basic facts about how vitamins and supplements affect you
Get answers to your questions about creating a wellness program, longevity, and beyond
Create a personalized wellness program to optimize your health
Enhance your memory, mood, and energy levels with supplements
This Dummies guide is a great resource for anyone who wants to learn how to make the best vitamin and supplement choices to improve health, immunity, and appearance.
Contents
Introduction 1
Part 1: Getting Started with the Basics 7
Chapter 1: The ABC's of Vitamins, Minerals, and Supplements 9
Chapter 2: Taking a Closer Look at Nutritional Biochemistry 21
Chapter 3: Discovering the Everyday Role of Vitamins and Supplements 35
Chapter 4: Understanding the Vitamin and Supplement Marketplace 51
Part 2: Exploring Specific Vitamins, Minerals, and Supplements 71
Chapter 5: Finding Out about Essential Vitamins 73
Chapter 6: Meeting the Essential Minerals. 91
Chapter 7: Navigating the Supplement Aisles 111
Chapter 8: Discovering Amino Acids and Protein Supplements 131
Part 3: Using Supplements for Health Concerns 145
Chapter 9: Supporting General Health and Wellness 147
Chapter 10: Targeting Preventable Chronic Diseases 173
Chapter 11: Taking Supplements for Other Conditions 197
Part 4: Getting Practical with Your Vitamins and Supplements 227
Chapter 12: Choosing the Right Vitamins and Supplements 229
Chapter 13: Reading Labels and Understanding Dosages 247
Chapter 14: Integrating Supplements into Your Daily Life 259
Chapter 15: Special Considerations for Various Life Stages 275
Part 5: The Part of Tens 293
Chapter 16: Ten Myths about Vitamins and Supplements 295
Chapter 17: Ten Websites about Vitamins, Supplements, and Botanicals 303
Glossary 309
Index 315
