Do Vitamins Expire? Preserving the Efficacy of Vitamins and Supplements

Written by Dr Thomas Wnorowski  12 June, 2024 Key Points: While vitamins and supplements don’t technically expire, their age does impact their potency. If you care about vitamin and supplement quality, then it’s important to adhere to the relevant “best by” dates. The average shelf life of a vitamin or supplement is 1-2 years. That […]

Anxious or Depressed? Focus On These Micronutrient Blood Levels

People take supplements to improve or optimize their health. So what happens when you look at the label, and the ingredient list is filled with unrecognizable additives? According to estimates by The National Institutes of Health, as much as one-third of U.S. adults experience an anxiety disorder, and about 10 percent of the population has […]

Top Nutrients for Immune System Support

People take supplements to improve or optimize their health. So what happens when you look at the label, and the ingredient list is filled with unrecognizable additives? Your immune system is a complex collaboration of organs, cells, and proteins that work nonstop to keep you healthy. The majority of immune cells can be divided into […]

How Long Does It Take for Vitamins to Work?

So, you’ve decided to start supplementing with something new. Maybe it’s calcium because you’re concerned with bone density, maybe it’s methylfolate because you’ve heard of its mood-boosting capabilities. Maybe you’ve just switched to a new multivitamin formula. Now you’re paying attention to how your body feels every day, wondering when you will start to notice the benefits. How […]

Vitamins and Minerals for Bone Health: Is Calcium Enough?

Laura Lewis, MS Published June 15, 2022   Bone material is constantly being broken down and built anew, simultaneously. During childhood, we build new bone much faster than we break it down. When we stop growing, these processes even out. In our later years, bone tends to break down faster than it is rebuilt. Whether […]

Ten evidence-based nutrients that have been shown to support viral immunity

Zinc Zinc (Zn) is an essential micronutrient known to play a central role in the immune system, involving multiple mechanisms, from skin membrane barrier integrity, to the regulation of lymphocytes, it is critical in generating both innate and acquired (humoral) antiviral responses. Zinc is required for normal development and function of neutrophils and natural killer […]