Eat the Rainbow for Better Bones
Bones primarily owe their strength to mineralization with calcium - but taking in enough calcium is just part of what is needed to maintain structural strength. New research has found that eating foods rich in brightly colored plant pigments known as carotenoids might help preserve bone mineral density and prevent osteoporosis ... read more
Surviving Stress
By: Sherry Torkos, B.Sc.Phm.
femMED Advisory Team
Stress has become a pervasive force in our lives. Today many of us are living life in the fast lane - running around from one commitment to the next with no time to relax, and feeling overwhelmed and stressed out. Our modern day stresses have become so constant that many of us do not even associate the headaches, tight muscles, anxiety, racing heart, or difficulty sleeping to our daily stresses ... read more
Spotlight on Magnesium
Magnesium is the fourth most abundant mineral in the body and is essential to good health. It is a factor in nerve impulse transmission, in protein synthesis and as a required cofactor for over 300 enzyme systems ... read more




