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Health and Nutrition Information

Some quotations and references about nutrition

Why humans age - 7 to 10 or more years of additional good health? Rejuvenating to a physiological age of 30 - and living to age 300? What is realistic? To understand how nutrition might help you live a long, healthy life, or even more, it helps to understand the latest evidence about why we age, and what might be done about it.

How to evaluate product claims - regulation of nutrition - The Food and Drug Administration does not regulate nutritional supplements and natural products like herbs the way medications are regulated. Unjustified health claims can be made

How to select a Safe and Proven Dosage for a micronutrient - How do you decide how much to take? Is it safe to take a vitamin? An herbal remedy? Here are some guidelines to help you decide how you might benefit, and what risk you might be taking.

Vitamins Index - What is a vitamin? What are some key studies about their value? How do they interact? Information and key references about all the vitamins.

Minerals Index - What is a mineral? What are some key studies about their value? How do they interact? Information and key references about all the minerals and trace metals.

Herbs and Nutraceuticals and Pharmaceuticals- What are people claiming about herbal and other natural products? Do they have any scientific evidence to back such claims? Information and key references about other natural products besides vitamins and minerals.

Diseases and nutrition - Information about nutrition and specific diseases

Lifestyle - Taking a supplement, and even eating a well-balanced diet, are not all that are important to a long, healthy life. Here are some important studies and suggestions besides diet.

Healthlinks - World wide web links to a variety of sites with further useful information about nutrition, along with comments on the usefulness of the sites.