Vitamins & Supplements for Dummies

Confused by vitamins and supplements? Look no further--this honest guide answers your biggest questions

Vitamins & Supplements For Dummies will teach you how to choose the best vitamins, minerals, and supplements to provide nutrition for your mind and body. Inside, you'll find easy-to-follow explanations of what key vitamin and minerals do, so you can make the right choices for your needs. Factors like age, lifestyle, gender, ethnicity, diet, and habits all play a role in determining which vitamins and minerals you need more or less of in your diet. Learn how to get blood tests, keep a diet record, and other methods of finding out where you may benefit from changes to your regimen. With this book, you can follow healing programs that include vitamin, mineral, and herbal supplements and lifestyle tweaks. If you use supplements wisely, they can improve your health, wellness, and longevity. Vitamins & Supplements For Dummies shows you how.

• Learn the basic facts about how vitamins and supplements affect you
• Get answers to your questions about creating a wellness program, longevity, and beyond
• Create a personalized wellness program to optimize your health
• Enhance your memory, mood, and energy levels with supplements

This Dummies guide is a great resource for anyone who wants to learn how to make the best vitamin and supplement choices to improve health, immunity, and appearance.

Author: Shelley B. Weinstock
Publisher: For Dummies
Published: 07/29/2025
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.14lbs
Size: 9.10h x 7.30w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781394311507

About the Author

Shelley B. Weinstock is a Certified Nutrition Specialist (CNS). She earned her PhD in Nutritional Biochemistry and Metabolism at MIT and completed a post-doctoral fellowship at Harvard School of Public Health. She currently has a clinical nutrition practice in New Jersey and New Mexico focusing on assessment of nutritional disorders and their appropriate management through diet, lifestyle, and supplements. She also consults for companies and research institutions on nutrition-related projects.