Over at the NYTimes Well blog they have a really good summary of studies about vitamins and improvements to health.
Everyone needs vitamins, which are critical for the body. But for most people, the micronutrients we get from foods usually are adequate to prevent vitamin deficiency, which is rare in the United States. That said, […]

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I’ve been essentially caffeine-free for about five years now. After my stroke, when the migraines got progressively worse, all sorts of things that never bothered me before suddenly began serving as migraine triggers. Peanut butter. Bananas. Yoghurt. Onions.
And caffeine.
Now, caffeinated soft drinks I can do without. In fact, I can do without soft […]

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