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Do You Need Bone Health Supplements? Search AdvertisementAdvertisement October 8, 2025/Diet, Food & Fitness/Nutrition

Some common ingredients can have powerfully positive effects on our health. Here are seven worth adding more of to your diet.

While vitamins and nutritional or dietary supplements might be beneficial to your health, they can also cause health risks. Notably, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not have the authority to review dietary supplement products for safety and effectiveness before they are marketed. And with the FDA estimating that there are more than…

How to Safely Get Vitamin D From the Sun Search AdvertisementAdvertisement April 21, 2026/Living Healthy/Wellness

Supplements and Vitamins To Avoid With High BP Search AdvertisementAdvertisement February 13, 2026/Health Conditions/Heart Health

Vitamin D is an important nutrient in the body as it plays a large role in bone and muscle health, as well as immune system support.

Low blood levels of Vitamin D have been associated with higher risks of everything from heart disease, diabetes, and cancer to mood disorders and dementia. Perhaps not surprisingly, then, vitamin D supplements are popular. Yet many people taking vitamin D supplements have no signs of vitamin D deficiency or underlying conditions that could benefit, and…

February 20, 2026 ByMaureen Salamon, Executive Editor, Harvard Women’s Health Watch

If you take a multivitamin, it’s probably because you want to do everything you can to protect your health. But there is still limited evidence that a daily cocktail of essential vitamins and minerals actually delivers what you expect. Most studies find no benefit from multivitamins in protecting the brain or heart.