Vitamins
Vitamins vs. Minerals: The Essentials Your Body Needs
This article was written with help from AI and edited by Thrive Market’s talented team of human writers. In the world of health and wellness, the terms “vitamins” and “minerals” often pop up in conversations about balanced diets and nutritional supplements. While both play vital roles in maintaining optimal health, they serve distinct purposes in ...
What are the Best Vitamins and Supplements for Travel? We Asked a Health Coach
Anything can happen when you travel. You’ll see sights that inspire you, meet people from other cultures, try foods that expand your palate — but the change in routine may also throw your health out of whack. If you often find yourself feeling a little run-down, backed-up, or sleep-deprived while traveling, Parsley Health Senior Health ...
What Are Real Food Vitamins? Ask An Expert
The supplement aisle can be a confusing place. Real food vitamins, probiotics, prebiotics… where are you supposed to begin? With so many products to choose from and such a wide range of price points, it can be a challenge to figure out which supplements and real food vitamins are the best for you: your unique ...
Build a Sustainable Supplement Routine, Starting With These Three New Chapter Essentials
How important is sustainability when it comes to choosing your supplements? And with that in mind, how can you build a personalized supplement routine that’s not only good for you, but also better for the planet? Brands like New Chapter deeply consider the environmental impact behind sourcing each of their products. We spoke to Charlotte ...
Vitamin C and Immunity: What It Can (and Can’t) Do, Plus More Immunity Supplements to Try
As more people venture back out into the world—whether to work, to the classroom, to travel, or simply to stores and restaurants—immunity is especially important. With cold and flu season on its way and COVID-19 still circulating, now is a great time to stock your medicine cabinet with some go-to immunity supplements—like the new wellmade ...
How to Boost Your Immune System for Fall
The arrival of autumn brings changing leaves, fuzzy sweaters, spiced treats, and all that is cozy. Unfortunately, it’s also when sniffles, sore throats, fevers, and coughs start making the rounds. As America prepares for a cold and flu season exacerbated by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, immune system health is top of mind for many.
How Melatonin Can Save You From Another Sleepless Night
Sick of staring up at the ceiling every night, counting endless sheep, and still not getting any shut-eye?
Everything You Need to Know About 9 Important Supplements, From Vitamin A to Zinc
Raise your hand if, occasionally, “making dinner” looks more like eating hummus and pita chips out of the bag while standing up in your kitchen than preparing a nourishing kale and salmon salad.
What’s ‘Food Synergy?’ And Does It Actually Work?
Some things are just more powerful together. Batman and Robin. Bill and Hillary. Lebron and the Cavaliers. Onions and yogurt.
Help! I Have a Hangover!
“No matter how much water I drink with my eggnog, I still wake up the morning after the office Christmas party with a throbbing headache. Any natural ways to fight this awful side effect of a fun night out?”
How One Man Cured an ‘Incurable’ Disease With Real Food
Jordan Rubin, the founder of Get Real Nutrition, is one of America’s most respected natural health experts. And, clearly, one of the busiest, too: He’s also a best-selling author, an international motivational speaker, an entrepreneur, a CEO, an organic farmer, and a father of six. But above all, Rubin is a survivor.
Move Over, Multivitamins—These Unique Supplements Deliver Nature’s Nutrition
In a perfect world, there would be no need for multivitamins, probiotics, protein powders, or dietary supplements of any kind.
Why Kris Carr Loves Juicing, Plus 2 Crazy Delicious Recipes
The juicing and blending world is sort of my jam. In my eyes, there’s no easier, tastier, more efficient way of getting a ginormous amount of nutrients into your system than via fresh juices, superfood smoothies, and creamy nut milks.
Taste the Rainbow: How Eating In Technicolor Could Boost Your Health
Nope—eating Skittles all day every day isn’t a step on the path to optimal health. But if your typical meals contain a rainbow of real fruits and vegetables, you’re well on your way.
The Real Lifespan of The Personal Care Products You Use Every Day
It happens to the best of us: Shuffling feet in the drugstore aisle contemplating how long to hold off on buying a new pack of razors. Real talk: Personal care items can feel like an annoying expense.
There’s No Miracle Pill for Good Health—But This Comes Close
What picky eater hasn’t fantasized about a magical supplement that would somehow contain all the vitamins and minerals the body needs, freeing up the day’s menu for cheeseburgers and milkshakes?
Could Changing Your Diet Actually Heal Cavities?
Renowned dentist Weston A. Price traveled to isolated villages to study the teeth and oral health of inhabitants who had never eaten a Western diet. He noticed that these people had clean, white, and healthy teeth, despite the fact that they had never visited a dentist or done anything special for their oral hygiene. His theory?
Skip That Multivitamin—Here Are The Supplements You Really Need
If you wash down your daily multivitamin with a green juice every morning, you might be patting yourself on the back for being healthy—but are you actually getting too much of a good thing?
Nutrition Labels Decoded: What Those Numbers Really Mean
Let’s face it: Grocery shopping can be a drag. Most of us want to get in and out of a crowded supermarket as quickly as possible, and checking nutrition labels are we’re tossing things into the cart isn’t necessarily a priority when we’re eyeing the growing line at the checkout.
Aloe Vera: A Natural Treatment for What Ails You
Most of us have seen aloe vera before — if only as an ingredient in skin care or a way to soothe a painful sunburn. Surprisingly, aloe vera has been used for thousands of years as a natural treatment for all kinds of ailments. The Egyptians even referred to aloe vera as the “plant of immortality.”
What Supplements Should I Take?
We all know how important getting the proper amount of vitamins and minerals is to our health. How exactly to get enough of each vitamin, however, is another story. We field questions all the time from Thrivers who are trying to choose between the thousands of multivitamins and supplements out there. In this installment, we asked ...