This guide to vitamins, minerals and other nutritional supplements for improved health shows readers how to devise their own supplement programme. It includes coverage of the needs of special groups such as pregnant or nursing women, children and seniors.

"Christopher Hobbs and Elson Haas take a complicated field and make sense of it." --Ron Lawrence, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Council on Natural Nutrition Praise for Vitamins For Dummies^(R) "Vitamins are the traffic lights of your life. They must be synchronized, not too many or too few, to see you through your journey. Vitamins For Dummies shows you how to have green lights all the way." -- Walter M. Bortz, M.D.

Features supplement programs for nearly 100 symptoms and diseases

Confused about vitamins? Mystified by minerals? Can't tell the difference between ginkgo and ginseng? In this straight-talking guide, two experts cut through the confusion. They clearly explain what each vitamin, mineral, and supplement does -- and guide you to the ones that help you live longer and stronger.

Discover how to: Create a personalized supplement program Understand the fine print on the labels Combat or prevent specific ailments Enhance memory, mood, and energy Slow the aging process

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