Magnesium Supplements Are a Buzzy New Sleep and Anxiety Aid. Do They Work?
Everyone on TikTok is bleary-eyed and anxious, it sometimes seems. The generations that dominate the app—Gen Z and Millennials—are also those most beleaguered by anxiety, which is closely tied to sleep disturbances. It’s little wonder, then, that supposed sleep aids—like tart cherry juice, brown noise, melatonin, and CBD—are constant fixtures on the social media platform.
Now, the app’s wellness community has latched onto the latest supplement touted to heal both poor sleep and anxiety: magnesium glycinate, one of nearly a dozen over-the-counter supplements that can be used to boost the ...
Source: TIME: Health - February 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Haley Weiss Tags: Uncategorized Diet & Nutrition healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Indians' medical bills set to swell, here's why
The sharp increase has been witnessed in high-volume key antibiotics including azithromycin and amoxicillin imported from China. "These are also the products where India has near or complete dependence on China. As against this, prices of most vitamins, including vitamin B and D, also imported from China, are at an all-time low," stated the TOI report. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - February 27, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Angular cheilitis around the mouth could signal a vitamin B deficiency - expert
The condition is often confused for cold sores, a dental hygienist warned. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - January 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Vitamin B12 deficiency: 'Psychotic features' is a sign - ‘may be subtle at first'
Delusions is one of the "psychotic features" that could occur in someone with vitamin B-12 deficiency. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - September 29, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Anxious? Try eating marmite: High vitamin B levels can ward off bad thoughts, study claims
University of Reading researchers found vitamin B6 - found in Marmite - can ward off anxiety and depression by interfering with your brain chemistry. The study was first to single out the vitamin. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 19, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Supplements: Vitamin B and vitamin D may be 'mood boosting' - 'foods to fuel your mind'
DIET and supplements can play a large role in health, and also in our moods. Indeed, a nutritionist has said that a number of vitamins can be important. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 13, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Vitamin deficiency: Research identifies a type of plant that could treat B12 deficiency
VITAMIN B is an umbrella for several different types of minerals the body needs. New research released in the UK has found that several plants could be used as sources of vitamin B. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 25, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Need vitamin B supplements? The signs around your mouth 'you’re not getting enough'
MANY people will choose to take supplements of certain vitamins, as certain nutrients are needed for our bodies. There are several signs you may have a vitamin B deficiency, which can show up around your mouth. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - January 17, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Save 40 percent off vitamins and supplements from Nature Aid in Amazon Boxing Day sale
AMAZON is discounting vitamins and supplements from Nature Aid in the Boxing Day sale, making it the perfect time to protect your immune system. There's a variety of vitamins including vitamin D, multi-vitamins and vitamin B, so shop today to keep yourself protected in the coming months. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - December 28, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
In vivo toxicity assessment of 4'-O-methylpyridoxine from Ginkgo biloba seeds: growth, hematology, metabolism, and oxidative parameters - Zhu JP, Gong H, Labreche F, Kou XH, Wu CE, Fan GJ, Li TT, Wang JH.
4'-O-methylpyridoxine (MPN), a recognized antivitamin B(6) compound, is a potentially poisonous substance found in Ginkgo biloba seeds and leaves. In this work, the body weights, histopathological changes, plasma vitamin B(6) (VB(6)), biochemical parameter... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 25, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Home and Consumer Product Safety Source Type: news
Metanx (Vitamin B Supplement) - updated on RxList
(Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs)
Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs - April 21, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
They ’re Healthy. They’re Sustainable. So Why Don’t Humans Eat More Bugs?
Sylvain Hugel is one of the world’s foremost experts on crickets of the Indian Ocean Islands. So when he received an email from a fellow entomologist in March 2017 asking for help identifying a species in Madagascar that could be farmed for humans to consume, he thought it was a joke. “I’m working to protect those insects, not eat them,” the French academic responded tartly.
But the emails from Brian Fisher, an ant specialist at the California Academy of Sciences, in San Francisco, kept coming. Fisher had been doing fieldwork in Madagascar when he realized that the forests where both he and Hugel c...
Source: TIME: Science - February 26, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Aryn Baker Tags: Uncategorized Evergreen feature Londontime longform overnight Sustainability TIME 2030 Source Type: news
Consumer Health: What's the relationship between low levels of vitamin B-12 and depression?
Vitamin B-12 and other B vitamins play a role in producing brain chemicals that affect mood and other brain functions. Low levels of B-12 and other B vitamins such as vitamin B-6 and folate may be linked to depression. Low levels of a vitamin can result from eating a poor diet or not being able [...] (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - August 27, 2020 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Energy Vitamin Gets You Up Off the Sofa
If you’re stuck at home, practicing social distancing and self-isolation, you might feel less motivated than usual.
I get it… It’s easy to feel indifferent during these trying times.
Weeks of staying home can leave you feeling drained and struggling to get up off the couch. You might be tempted to reach for an energy drink to get you going.
If you do, you’re not alone. Bottled energy drinks are big business… The market was valued at $53 billion in 2018 and is predicted to surge to $86 billion in the next few years.1
But these “energy” drinks deliver a lot of false promises AND big h...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - May 6, 2020 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Dr.A.Sears Tags: Anti-Aging Nutrition Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Folate vs. folic acid: What to know
Folate and folic acid are forms of vitamin B-9. Folate occurs naturally in a range of foods, while folic acid is synthetic and present in fortified foods. Both are important for pregnancy. Learn more here. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - December 12, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nutrition / Diet Source Type: news
