--For dummies

Includes index

Introduction -- Part 1: Getting started with the basics. The ABC's of vitamins, minerals, and supplements ; Taking a closer look at nutritional biochemistry ; Discovering the everyday role of vitamins supplements ; Understanding the vitamin and supplement marketplace -- Part 2: Exploring specific vitamins, minerals, and supplements. Finding out about essential vitamins ; Meeting the essential minerals ; Navigating the supplement aisles ; Discovering amino acids and protein supplements -- Part 3: Using supplements for health concerns. Supporting general health and wellness ; Targeting preventable chronic diseases ; Taking supplements for other conditions -- Part 4: Getting practical with your vitamins and supplements. Choosing the right vitamins and supplements ; Reading labels and understanding dosages ; Integrating supplements into your daily life ; Special considerations for various life stages -- Part 5: The part of tens. Ten myths about vitamins and supplements ; Ten websites about vitamins, supplements, and botanicals -- Glossary

"Vitamins & Supplements For Dummies will teach you how to choose the best vitamins, minerals, and supplements to provide nutrition for your mind and body. Inside, you'll find easy-to-follow explanations of what key vitamin and minerals do, so you can make the right choices for your needs. Factors like age, lifestyle, gender, ethnicity, diet, and habits all play a role in determining which vitamins and minerals you need more or less of in your diet. Learn how to get blood tests, keep a diet record, and other methods of finding out where you may benefit from changes to your regimen. With this book, you can follow healing programs that include vitamin, mineral, and herbal supplements and lifestyle tweaks. If you use supplements wisely, they can improve your health, wellness, and longevity" --