Vitamins and supplements like melatonin and fish oil offer health benefits but can cause side effects if misused. Learn about the impact of saw palmetto on blood pressure and find the best multivitamins for young women and adults over 50.
Many studies suggest that both turmeric and fish oil provide medical benefits. Although the issue has not been exhaustively researched, these supplements appear safe to take together. That said, you should talk to your doctor before taking either of these supplements, because they are not for everyone. While the U.S.
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Both calcium oxalate monohydrate and calcium oxalate dihydrate are calcium salts that form kidney stones. The similarities between the two far outweigh the minimal differences. If you are prone to oxalate-type kidney stones, treatment and prevention will be the same, regardless what type of oxalate stones you form.
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Potassium is a positively charged electrolyte. Different concentrations of electrolytes on either side of a neuron, or nerve cell, make it possible for one nerve to transmit a signal to the second nerve.
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Magnesium, calcium, potassium and sodium appear tightly clustered in the periodic table. Elements that appear close to each other on the table are related and tend to share many common properties.
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The chemical names of potassium hydroxide and sodium hydroxide are KOH and NaOH, respectively. Neither of these chemicals has any nutritional uses, as both would be extraordinarily dangerous to take internally.
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Understanding the chemistry of ordinary household ingredients can be confusing. However, being able to recognize the simple oxidizers, acids and bases allows you to use products more effectively and protect your family from them as needed.
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Sometimes knowing your ingredients means knowing the many names under which they masquerade. Potassium metabisulfite and sodium metabisulfite are often lumped together under the ambiguous name "sulfites."
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Before scent or other nonessential ingredients are added, base soap is nothing more than the sodium or potassium salt of a fatty acid. The sodium or potassium comes from sodium or potassium hydroxide, both of which are strong bases.
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Between saccharin, aspartame, sucralose, stevia and the long-outlawed cyclamates, it's easy to be confused by all the artificial sweeteners. Judging which products are best for baking and which are best for use at the table is baffling enough without weighing the relative safety concerns.
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Both vitamin C and sodium bicarbonate are touted as cancer cures by vendors preying on desperate patients. Some websites urge that they be used in combination, ignoring the fact that sodium bicarbonate destroys vitamin C.
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