Probiotics are dietary supplements containing potentially beneficial bacteria or yeasts. According to the currently adopted definition by FAO/WHO, probiotics are: ‘Live microorganisms which when administered in adequate amounts confer a health benefit on the host’. Probiotic bacterial cultures are intended to assist the body's naturally ...

Above my fridge I have a cupboard. It's a pain in the ass to reach, particularly for a short guy like me. A silly place for a cupboard, really. But for some reason, I've decided that this cupboard will house my supplements. Maybe it's the proximity to the fridge, to reinforce to myself, or perhaps to convince myself, that these ...

Looking at dozens of previous research studies, Copenhagen University researchers, writing in the Journal of the American Medical Association, suggested that vitamins A and E and beta-carotene appeared to raise, not lower, the risk of death. ...

My goal right now is to ramp up to the Life Extension Foundation's top 10 supplements. First with generic brands, and eventually (probably) with LEF products. On top of a multivitamin, I started with DHA/EPA this month and next month plan to add in CoQ10. I'm also taking creatine and protein supplements (partly for weightlifting--as a vegetarian, ...

Among 21 multivitamin products for adults and children independently selected and tested by ConsumerLab.com, problems were found with more than half -- including unacceptably high levels of lead, and too much or too little of a particular ingredient....