Dietary Supplements

Supplements can be a helpful way to bridge a dietary gap or help address a health concern. Explore options and learn more about what to consider before taking them.
Brunette woman making a healthy green salad
What Is Indole-3-Carbinol?
Homemade fermented sauerkraut
Can Lactobacillus Plantarum Boost Your Health?
castor bean plant
What Is Castor Oil?
Colloidal Silver eye drop bottle
Colloidal Silver Is Said to Boost the Immune System
Bloodroot capsules, extract, and powder
Benefits and Side Effects of Bloodroot
Catuaba capsules, powder, and tincture
Can Catuaba Boost Your Mood and Libido?
Emu oil and gel capsules
Emu Oil: Purported Uses Side Effects, and Dosage
weight loss spas
Can CLA Supplements Help With Weight Loss?
Shilajit pills and ground Shilajit
What Is Shilajit?
Sarsaparilla capsules, tablets, powder, and tincture
Discover the Many Health Benefits of the Plant Sarsaparilla
Moringa oleifera on wooden spoons
What Is Moringa?
Neem capsules, powder, tincture, oil, and creams
What Is Neem?
sauerkraut, cucumber pickles and yogurt
What Is Lactobacillus Acidophilus?
Licorice root capsules, powder, tincture, tea, and chewable tablets
What Is Licorice Root?
Close-up of a green Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) cone
What Is Pine Pollen?
pomegranate
What Are Pomegranate Supplements?
Bilberries, capsules, and powder
Can the Tiny Blue Bilberry Boost Your Well-Being?
Healthy pancreas
What Is Chymotrypsin?
Prunes are high in the trace mineral boron
The Best Foods High in Boron
A person pours pills into their hand
Tricalcium Phosphate: Benefits, Side Effects, Dosage, and Interactions
Choline molecule
What Is Choline?
Calcium citrate supplements spilling from bottle
What Is Calcium Citrate?
man checking pill bottles
Are Collagen Supplements Right For You?
Digestive problems may lead you to try betaine hydrochloride
What Is Betaine Hydrochloride?
Chocolate-flavored protein powder
What Is Casein?
trypsin
What Is Trypsin?
Cucumber, squash, chickpeas, capsules, and tablets
What Is Citrulline?
Proteolytic Enzymes tablets, capsules, gel caps, powder, pineapple, and papaya
What Are Proteolytic Enzymes?
Lecithin capsules, softgel, granules, liquid, peanuts, brussel sprouts, eggs, and kidney beans
What Is Lecithin?
Bowl of spinach, pumpkin seeds, almonds, magnesium tablets, magnesium capsules, and magnesium powder
Is Magnesium Chloride the Best Magnesium Supplement?
Beano capsules and chewable tablets
Beano: Benefits, Side Effects, Dosage, and Interactions
Calendula oil, cream, and dried petal tea
Can Calendula Help to Heal Wounds?
Female doctor with digital tablet talking with senior male patient in examination room
What Is Chromium?
Oregon grape tea, topical cream, and tincture
What Is Oregon Grape?
Copper (Chemical Element)
Copper: Benefits, Dosage, Side Effects
Inulin
Inulin Benefits, Uses, and Side Effects
Pokeweed extract, dried herb, powder, and capsules
Pokeweed: Benefits, Side Effects, and Preparations
Yarrow capsules and tincture
What Is Yarrow?
Woman getting a neck ultrasound.
What Happens When You're Iodine Deficient?
Potassium
What Is Potassium Bicarbonate?
Isoflavone powder, edamame, tofu, capsules, tempeh, soymilk
The Health Benefits of Isoflavones
Best Zinc Supplements
The 7 Best Zinc Supplements, According to a Dietitian
Pure Encapsulations Digestive Enzymes Ultra
The 6 Best Digestive Enzymes of 2022, According to a GI Dietitian
Garden of Life Dr Formulated Organic Fiber Supplement Powder
The Best Fiber Supplements of 2022 for Regularity
Best Melatonin Supplements
The Best Melatonin Supplements Approved by a Dietitian
Vital Proteins Collagen Peptides Powder Supplement
The 9 Best Collagen Supplements, According to a Dietitian
Pumpkin seed oil softgel, capsules, and cooking oil
What Is Pumpkin Seed Oil?
Ganoderma coffee
Can Ganoderma Coffee Really Boost Your Health?
Apple pectin powder, capsules, pear, apple, and citrus peel
Can Apple Pectin Lower Cholesterol and Blood Sugar?
Spirulina tablets and powder in bowls
Spirulina: Uses, Benefits, Side Effects, Dosage, Precautions
Fish oil capsules, walnuts, chia seeds, salmon, and almonds
Understanding the Side Effects of Using Fish Oil Supplements
Bacillus Coagulans tablets and powder
What Is Bacillus Coagulans?
Omega 3 softgels
What's the Difference Between Prescription Fish Oil and Over-the-Counter Supplements?
Benfotiamine capsules, tablets, almonds, lentils, and pasta
What Is Benfotiamine?
Onions, garlic and shallots
What Is Sulfur?
Serrapeptase capsules and tablets
What Is Serrapeptase (Silkworm Enzyme)?
Collagen supplements
What Are Collagen Supplements?
Senior man purchasing medicine at pharmacy. - stock photo
Can Hyaluronic Supplements Treat Arthritis?
pineapple
The Health Benefits of Bromelain
Rutin capsules, powder, and tablet
Rutin: Benefits, Side Effects, Dosage, and Interactions