B Vitamins

Have a question for Dr. Blythe? Write to her at AskThePediatrician@tribune.com May 21, 2012 Q: My school-age children have been sick with colds lately and, because of conflicting information in the news, I'm still unsure about which over-the-counter...

Many people aren’t aware of the effect food has on your sex life, but foods can play a huge role in your ability to perform and your body’s sexual health.   Here are four foods for better sex….   PINEAPPLE AND WATERMELON SALAD: You'...

FARGO, N.D. - The other day I prepared a macaroni and fruit recipe that I had heard about for more than a year. My friend had helped his mother prepare the family recipe at her house. I wish I had a video of this “parent-child” interaction, but I did...

AeroShot Pure Energy, the inhalable caffeine product that went on sale last month, will be investigated by Food and Drug Administration officials concerned about whether it’s safe for consumers. Breathable Foods, the company that makes the powder...

Food and Drug Administrationofficials plan to investigate whether a form of caffeine sold in lipstick-shaped containers is safe for consumers. The inventor touts AeroShot as caffeine without the coffee, soda, tea or a pill, but a U.S. lawmaker...

WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration is investigating a caffeine inhaler that has become popular in dance clubs. The AeroShot Energy is sold in lipstick-sized canisters and went on sale on the East Coast last month. Each canister contains B...

Most of us feel as if we are stretched to our limit with our daily activities. Add to that list the hustle and bustle of the holidays and it is easy to become overwhelmed and stressed.  While stress during the holidays might be a common occurrence, we can...

The Holidays are here! With all of the cheer comes lots of extra activities and spending. Add to the mix rising food and fuel prices, layoffs and cutbacks, plunging home values, and general economic uncertainty and what we have is a recipe for a stress...

Breakfast Unsweetened whole-grain breakfast cereal, topped with berries and fat-free milk Why: By eating whole, not refined, grains you¹ll increase the dietary fiber in your diet. Fruit provides fiber as well along with vitamin C, antioxidants and...

Last year in this space, dietitian Judy Caplan had a message for business travelers: Eat better. Think ahead so that in airports you're eating healthy snacks, such as fruits and nuts, and decent meals, such as a turkey sandwich on whole-grain bread,...

Andrea Donsky and Randy Boyer To purchase a copy of the book: Unjunk Your Junk Food: Healthy Alternatives to Conventional Snacks Naturally Savvy's Nachos Ingredients: Garden of Eatin' Multi Grain Everything tortilla chips (These chips are made with...

To paraphrase the aphorism about alligators and draining the swamp, it's easy to forget, when quarreling with a child about eating vegetables, that this little person or adolescent is someone you love. Ellyn Satter, author of "Secrets of Feeding a...