Serotonin is a chemical in the brain that helps regulate a person’s mood, happiness, and anxiety. The body naturally produces this hormone through a series of chemical processes, with 5-HTP being a precursor to serotonin. Previously, the substance was only available via prescription. However, companies have been selling 5-HTP as a nutritional supplement since 1995Trusted […]
The $1.6 billion natural skin care market is hot today, propelled by cosmetic retailers, social influencers, bloggers, and celebrity endorsers like Gwyneth Paltrow on her Goop website. But are so-called clean beauty products — which are based on botanical ingredients, with no synthetic preservatives — as safe and effective as touted? Extracts from plants, such […]
You might know turmeric as the golden-yellow spice used in curry powder and yellow mustard. Turmeric contains the naturally occurring chemical curcumin, which might have anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. And now a small randomized trial has found that taking curcumin supplements (derived from turmeric) helps reduce symptoms of functional dyspepsia — recurring, unexplained stomach pain, […]
From healing wounds to boosting your immune system, this is one multifaceted vitamin Citrus, broccoli, spinach, red onion, cucumber, yams and other foods with vitamin C. You probably already know a little bit about vitamin C. It’s in oranges, right? (Yes.) And it can help you get over a cold, right? (Kind of.) You’re on […]
Your body naturally absorbs and produces all sorts of important substances, including vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. These keep your body healthy and functioning properly. But at certain times, we may develop deficiencies and need to take supplements to help correct a deficit. One of the more popular supplements is CoQ10, which some studies have found […]
Vitamin D is both a nutrient we eat and a hormone our bodies make. It is a fat-soluble vitamin that has long been known to help the body absorb and retain calcium and phosphorus; both are critical for building bone. Also, laboratory studies show that vitamin D can reduce cancer cell growth, help control infections […]