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A Good Start: How to Help Your Child Stay Healthy in Daycare

More than 12 million children under the age of 5 are in some form of child care. Many are enrolled in daycare centers, where they can learn, play and interact with other kids. Unfortunately, thanks to close quarters and shared toys, it is all too easy to pick up a bug. It’s just the nature of...

Top 10 Essential Vitamins and Minerals Your Body Needs

Along with other nutrients, such as proteins, carbohydrates and dietary fats, vitamins and minerals help our body to grow and thrive. Each of these 10 essential vitamins and minerals plays a different role in our overall health. Most of us get what we need in our daily diets, with different foods...

Practical Parenting: 5 Ways to Help Your Kids Grow into Healthy Adults

To grow into healthy, capable adults, kids need to learn to function independently by solving problems and interacting with the world.

Ask a Pharmacist: Is It Possible to Take Too Many Vitamins?

The liver and kidneys are generally very efficient at removing excess vitamins and nutrients that the body does not need. However, long-term overuse of certain vitamins can be harmful. Vitamins prone to overdose include vitamins A, D, E, K, iron and calcium. The best way to avoid...

Health & Fitness: Demystifying the Vitamin Aisle: Supplements to Take at Every Age

Walking down the vitamin aisle can be daunting. With hundreds of options, how do you know which to take? The answer is: it depends. Your body has different needs at each age. Here’s how to select the right vitamins to support your health at every stage of life.

Health Q&A: Multivitamins and Kids

Q: My child is in elementary school. Should she be taking a multivitamin? A: Multivitamins aren’t necessary for most healthy children who are growing normally, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. Regular meals and snacks can provide all the nutrients most young children need.

Should I Take a Multivitamin?

Multivitamins can’t take the place of eating a variety of healthy foods. Foods provide fiber and other important ingredients for good health. But people who don’t get enough vitamins and minerals from food alone, who are on low-calorie diets or who avoid certain foods (such as strict...

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Q: Why are folic acid and iron so important during pregnancy?

Do You Know Your B Vitamins?

Learning more about vitamins and minerals can help you make better decisions, about your nutrition and your health. Let’s take a look at the B vitamins. They include: • B1 (thiamine) • B2 (riboflavin) • B3 (niacin) • B5 (pantothenic acid) • B6 • B7 (biotin)