Health and Wellness

Everyone’s heard about letter vitamins and how important they are to our overall health and wellness, but how many of us can explain where vitamins come from, how vitamins benefit...

01/29/24Swanson staff

Health and Wellness

What Is Niacin?

Niacin, also known as nicotinic acid or vitamin B3, is a water-soluble B vitamin and that helps convert nutrients from food into energy via the formation of NAD and NADP....

01/28/24Swanson Staff

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What is Folic Acid?

Folic acid may sound a little scary, but you’ll find it included in virtually every multivitamin formula on the market, especially women’s multivitamins. It’s a crucial, water-soluble member of the...

01/22/24Amy Sunderman, MS, RD

Health and Wellness Vitamins & Supplements

How to Conquer Any Wellness Goal

Self-improvement may be one of the most universal goals that we share with one another. Every single person at some point has put in the work to better themselves in...

01/09/24Swanson Staff

Health and Wellness

How Much Protein Do I Need?

To give an idea of how important protein is to the human body, consider the word’s origin: protos. That’s Greek for “first,” as in of foremost importance. Protein is responsible...

01/09/24Swanson staff

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Is Vitamin K Potassium?

Sometimes the scientific designations for certain chemicals or nutrients can get a little confusing, especially if you aren’t fluent in German, Greek or Latin. But that’s okay, because we’re here...

07/10/23Swanson staff

Health and Wellness Vitamins & Supplements

Take Care of U: 6 Ways to Take Care of Yourself

Short on time? Juggling a lot of responsibilities? It can be challenging to find the time to take care of ourselves when there are so many other things to take...

12/28/22Lindsey Toth, MS, RD

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The Health Benefits of Vitamin E

Vitamin E has been a part of Swanson since the very beginning. In fact, it was the supplement that started it all. In the late 1950s, our founder Leland Swanson...

09/08/22Swanson staff

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5 Things You Didn't Know About Multivitamins

Getting all the nutrients you need from diet alone is harder than it sounds.1 Most of us simply don’t consume the sheer volume of fresh, whole foods we need to...

08/30/22Whole Earth & Sea Guest Post

Health and Wellness Vitamins & Supplements

Whole Food Vitamins: A Closer Look at Supplements Made from Real Food Sources

When it comes to getting your daily dose of the vitamins and minerals you need to thrive, experts agree that getting them from real foods is best. Faced with a...

06/22/22Lindsey Toth, MS, RD

Food & Nutrition Health and Wellness

The Science Behind Your Pill - Real Food Vitamins

Let’s face it: our eating habits aren’t always in line with what we know is best. Getting all the nutrients we need to stay healthy can be challenging with modern...

06/08/22Lindsey Toth, MS, RD

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Soak Up the Goodness with Water Soluble Vitamins

In order to function at its best, your body needs a wide array of vitamins to support its many functions.1 These vitamins are best incorporated by your body from eating...

05/30/22Swanson staff

Health and Wellness Vitamins & Supplements