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An article in the this week’s Wall Street Journal reveals some very interesting correlations between vitamin deficiencies and severe illness with COVID.  While this information is far from definitive it sheds some light on things we, as physicians and vitamin experts, already suspected about the role vitamins can play in immune support. The article suggestedRead more

As physicians we often find ourselves remind people to “Stay Hydrated!” There are so many reasons this is important. Sometimes it’s because people are feeling weak, fatigued, lightheaded or having frequent headaches. On other occasions we are reminding people that hydration is important for immunity, fighting off illness and important bodily functions such as cardiovascularRead more

As doctors, people often as us if they should order vitamins online. If so, they wonder, what are the best vitamins to order. Everybody wonders what vitamins they should take. It turns out that ordering vitamins on line is an excellent choice these days, for many reasons, but knowing exactly what to order is theRead more

People often ask us how to figure out what vitamins to take. They want a vitamin regimen that makes sense for their individual needs. Taking hand fulls of pills from a pill pack does not make sense and it is neither necessary nor healthy for most people. Rather, a vitamin regimen that works for youRead more

As doctors, people often ask us if it’s possible to take too many vitamins? And the answer is simple. Yes! While vitamins are an important part of a healthy lifestyle for most people, taking too large doses of even important vitamins, or taking unsafe and unneeded vitamins can cause great harm. A vitamin overdose is a real,Read more

As physicians people often ask us “What vitamins should I be taking? My friends keep telling me to take different things and I keep thinking that if I keep a healthy diet then I don’t need to take anything. This article in the New York Times  said multivitamins are not good to take and IRead more

You can’t get away from the news about Coronavirus. While hearing constantly about this world wide outbreak can be concerning and potentially frightening, our co-founders, Dr. Romy Block & Dr. Arielle Levitan, say, to first, take a deep breath. While any pandemic has potential to cause great harm and to tax the health care system,Read more

Lately immune health is on everybody’s mind. We all want to try to stay healthy. As physicians our patients keep asking us “What vitamins can I take to avoid getting sick?”.  It turns out that vitamins can help boost your immune system. However, taking vitamins for immunity is only a part of a strategy toRead more

February is Heart Health Awareness month and of course this always raises floods of questions for us doctors such as “How can I help prevent heart disease? What vitamins should I take for heart health?”  As with many questions related to finding your best health  the answers are not always simple, nor are they theRead more

As doctors, many people ask us “what vitamins should I take to lose weight?” It is not uncommon for people to want to find out more about supplements for weight loss with hopes that this can be a game changer. The truth, is often different than they think. People expect that they will walk inRead more

January is always an interesting time for health. Coming off an indulgent holiday season, many of us are looking to get healthier in the new year. This is often the time of year when we wonder “How can I be more healthy?” “How can I lose weight?” “What can I do to feel better?” AsRead more

Omega 3s, commonly found in Fish oil supplements have been talked about a lot lately. You may have heard about the “controversy” surrounding Omega 3s. The news has been full of stories question the role of fish oil and similar supplements for health. As doctors and experts in vitamins we are here to tell youRead more