Vitamins & Minerals

Resources in this category:

Ask Dr. Weil
http://www.drweil.com/drw/ecs/ask_dr_weil/index.html

An interactive site that features daily health questions from users. Old questions are archived by date or subject. The site also has a searchable directory of local holistic practitioners and a vitamin adviser that takes users through a series of online questions before making recommendations about the kinds of vitamins from which they may benefit.

Health Information: Office of Dietary Supplements
http://ods.od.nih.gov/health_information/health_information....

The Office of Dietary Supplements is part of the National Institute of Health. This page includes links to information about dietary supplements. Topics include: Background about Claims and Labeling, Informed Decision-Making, Consumer Safety, and Nutrient Recommendation Reports & Tables (DRIs & RDAs).

USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/cgi-bin/nut_search.pl

Search for your favorite food and find out its makeup (proximates, minerals, vitamins, lipids and amino acids) and nutritional content in detail.