For many of us these supplements have come to play an important role in medical self-care, either as preventative medicine or as therapy for a variety of ailments and illnesses.
Although supplements may not work miracles, and they may or may not prove to have a starring role in the treatment of epidemics, they have been proven to have benefits to us.
A combination of supplements and herbs, together with some lifestyle changes, such as regular exercise, weight control or stress reduction, will help you avoid many trips to the doctor and the standard medication or prescription refills we have all become so used to have.
It is still overwhelming to come face to face with the vast array of remedies that is available on the shelves of suppliers like supermarkets or chemists.
Not only do we have to choose from a huge selection, but we are often bombarded with conflicting advice from advertisers, the media, even from our friends and family.
It just seems that everyone should be taking something, but what exactly some of us are not very sure of.
What we should take, in what dosage, and would it counteract or adversely react with any other medication we might already be taking? These are questions we need answers to, because even dosing yourself with multi-vitamins in the hope of covering all the nutritional bases could be perilous.
We need help with all this, and help is at hand.
There are some really good books and information available on the internet for all of us.
Some have always had a strong stake in health and wellness, and some is even considered to be a more important source of medical information than our doctors are.
Some are in A - Z format, and some have half dealing with the ailments, and second part tackling the supplements themselves.
In it you will also find information on symptoms, origins, dosage recommendations, non-medical alternatives, facts and tips, the latest findings and lots more very valuable information and help that we all need.
Let's just have a look at one ailment, winter colds and flu.
Sooner or later, just about everyone comes down with a miserable cold or a case of the flu.
And some unfortunate people seem to get infected over and over again, time after time.
We all know that Vitamin C is probably the most familiar natural remedy for these viruses, but do we even know that it is not the only one? In fact, Vitamin C alone will actually not prevent a cold or flu, it may shorten the duration of the cold, or minimize the symptoms, that's all.
Vitamin A has strong antiviral action, and the herbs Echinacea and Buchu stimulate the immune system to mount an attack against the cold and flu virus.
Garlic, goldenseal and zinc lozenges are also top among the natural remedies that can be used in the treatment of these horrible colds and flu.
This winter, enjoy discovering the natural alternatives to a happier healthier life.