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With Vitamin C products beyond recommended limits may cause stomachaches and diarrhea. Although the body only uses as much as you need for vitamin A, vitamin C overdose can hinder metabolic activities in the body.The recommended daily allowance (RDA) of vitamin C in nonsmoking adults is 75 mg per day for women and 90 mg [...]

Based on data from the Framingham Offspring Study based out of Harvard Medical School, it is clear that there is an epidemic of vitamin D deficiency may increase the risk of heart disease. (A topic for another article. "Updates" and then in reference to the above) Yet few people are aware that there is also [...]

Vitamin K is a group of fat soluble vitamins which are necessary for the posttranslational modification of certain proteins, particularly necessary for blood clotting, but also involved in metabolism pathways in bone tissue, and others.Why do we need vitamin K? Vitamin K plays an important role in the regulation of blood coagulation. Our liver requires [...]