Your doctor may prescribe vitamin D 1.25 mg soft gels for you if you have trouble absorbing calcium normally. This may occur because of medical conditions such as osteoporosis or advanced age, among others. This type of vitamin D, known also as ergocalciferol"
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The Green Tea Triple Fat Burner diet supplement from Applied Nutrition contains three different kinds of teas -- black, white and green -- as well as vitamins and caffeine. The company claims that the combination of the three teas in its formula help to promote weight loss.
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Hydromet is a brand name for a prescription cough syrup that contains the antimuscarinic homatropine and the narcotic hydrocodone bitartrate. The use of homatropine in the syrup helps prevent people from deliberately taking too much of the narcotic.
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Calcium supplements in 1,500 mg doses supply more than the recommended daily allowance of the mineral, MayoClinic.com reports, but does not exceed the maximum. While getting calcium through food remains the best way to meet requirements, taking supplements can help if your diet falls short.
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The papaya enzyme tablet may help you digest your food more efficiently, especially if you have gastric disturbances such as indigestion, nausea and heartburn. Drugs.com also states the derivative of papaya known as papain can help rid your body of parasites that may live in your intestines.
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Your body needs iodine to promote normal thyroid activity, the Linus Pauling Institute reports. In order for thyroid hormone, thyroxine, to be produced, you must have iodine available in your body. The thyroid, a small gland in your neck, helps each organ in your body to function by its stimulating factor of thyroxine.
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Lactulose syrup, a liquid medication used for chronic constipation, has the chemical makeup of certain sugars. This medication also comes as a powder to mix with juice. It takes at least two days for it to become effective.
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Cranberries may have therapeutic effects on the liver and stomach, as well as helping individuals with diabetes and urinary problems. Cranberry also may possess anti-cancer and antioxidant properties.
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Omega-3-acid ethyl esters exist in fish, nuts and plant oils. DHA, also known as docosahexaenoic acid, and EPA, or eicosapentaenoic acid, make up the fatty acid components of fish oil supplements, which are a common source for omega-3 oils.
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Kyolic garlic, a brand name of the herbal plant garlic, may help in the treatment of atherosclerosis, high blood pressure, cancer, high blood lipids and infections, according to the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
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