Nutrient Spotlight

Creatine supplements may help you run faster and longer and build muscle mass—if you use them properly. Here’s how.

Don’t confuse DHEA with illegal steroids. This natural hormone helps keep the body ticking, and upping levels via supplements can confer many benefits. 

With thousands of years of presence in both kitchen and medicine cabinets, ginger has strong research attesting to its usefulness in easing nausea and vomiting.

This oft-overlooked B vitamin helps keeps skin smooth, nails supple and blood sugar in check. It's time to become more familiar with biotin.

In the tossed-aside peel of the orange resides a powerful health promoter that shows promise in fighting cancer and ridding the body of toxins. Learn more about modified citrus pectin.

One in every two women over 60 will break a bone—and this can lead to devastating disability. Protect your bones with strontium, an old but little-known mineral. 

From butter wrapper to migraine zapper, this herb has high potential for healing. Learn more about butterbur's multifaceted healing potential.

Potassium is essential to countless health processes, but it’s sorely lacking in the modern diet. Find out if you’re getting enough of this valuable mineral, and what to do if you’re not.

If you think vitamin B12 is just for fighting fatigue, think again. According to a growing number of studies, taking supplemental B12 may just be the smartest way to protect your brain, especially as you age.