Reading about healthier eating habits in order to manage our wellbeing can be confusing. The "wellbeing" market in innundated by the marketing numerous very limited products that target those who wish to get into better health "naturally". Women are more concerned about their health than men. Thus, it is not surprising that most infomaercials are targetet to them.

Vitamins and supplements is a multibillion dollar business and people want your money, just the same way a brand of tennis shoes braggs about being better than the other in order to get you to buy their product.

In addition to women, BABY BOOMERS are a huge target because they are the ones that hold the money in this society. They also are aging, want to stay young, and wish to stay strong and healthy. Unfortunately, most of the diet supplements in the market are not necessary chemicals.

The best way to acert ourselves is by becoming more knowledgeable about the benefits of food products, dietary, needs, etcetera.

1. www.nih.gov This is ten website of the National Institute of Health and a great source of good information about health and disease (get in this page and enter the words "dietary recommendations" or "herbs", or "vitamins" to read more about what is good or not so good for you).

2. The Wellness Book. By Herbert Benson

3.  Multivitamin Use and Risk of Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease in the Women’s Health Initiative Cohorts.Marian L. Neuhouser, PhD et al. ARCH INTERN MED., FEB 9, 2009 WWW.ARCHINTERNMED.COM

This 2009 article describes a good study performed by mostly female reasearchers studying females. Showing no convincing evidence that multivitamin use has LITTLE or NO INFLUENCE in the riskof common cancers, HEART DISEASE or TOTAL MORTALITY IN POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN.

4. Folic Acid, Pyridoxine (Vit. B-6), and Cyanocobalamin (Vit. B-12)Combination Treatment and Age-Related Macular Degeneration in WomenThe Women’s Antioxidant and Folic Acid Cardiovascular StudyWilliam G. Christen et al. ARCH INTERN MED, FEB 23, 2009 .

These randomized trial data from a large cohort of women at high risk of cardiovascular disease indicate that daily supplementation with folic acid, pyridoxine, and cyanocobalamin may reduce the risk of AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION.

WWW.ARCHINTERNMED.COM

5. Modern Nutrition in Health and Disease. 10th Edition, Maurice Shils. THIS IS A GREAT BOOK WHERE YOU CAN READ ABOUT FATS, CARBOHYDRATES, PROTEINS, MICRONUTRIENTS; so you can see how good are carbohydrates and the myth of "no sugar" diets.