Are vitamins safe?

Are vitamins safe?

The consumption of a daily multivitamin among people all over the world is dramatically increasing in recent years. Most of the people believe that if vitamins are not effective, at least they are safe. However, the long term health consequences of vitamins...
A Review of Micronutrients and the Immune System

A Review of Micronutrients and the Immune System

Immune support by micronutrients is historically based on vitamin C deficiency and supplementation in scurvy in early times. It has since been established that the complex, integrated immune system needs multiple specific micronutrients, including vitamins A, D, C, E,...
Flavonoids, Inflammation and Immune System

Flavonoids, Inflammation and Immune System

Flavonoids, including around 6000 phenolic compounds, are products of the secondary metabolism of plants which can be a part of one’s diet via the consumption of many edible plants. Flavonoids can be classified into flavonols (such as quercetin, kaempferol,...
Do Foodborne Antioxidants Fight Viruses?

Do Foodborne Antioxidants Fight Viruses?

Flu shots only reduce the risk of infection by about half … which is still much better than nothing. But there is no vaccine against the common cold, and no proven preventive measure for colds or the flu. So it makes sense to adopt any diet or lifestyle measure that...