Recommended Web Sites

Dietary and Herbal Supplements - The NCAM (National Center for Alternative and Complementary Medicine) has created many fact sheets on herbs and special dietary supplements.

Dietary Supplements - The Food and Drug Administration has created this fact sheet.

Herbal Supplements - The site FamilyDoctor.org offers this information.

USP Verified - The US Pharmacopeia certifies some dietary supplements, read more about it with this brochure.

Using Dietary Supplements Wisely- The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine explains dietary supplements.

Botanical Dietary Supplements: Background Information - This information is courtesy of the National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements.

Calcium - The National Institutes of Health explain what calcium is and why it is important.

Dietary Supplements - The National Institute on Aging has issued this fact sheet specifically for seniors.

Dietary Supplement Fact Sheets - The Office of Dietary Supplements has created these great fact sheets.

FDA 101: Dietary Supplements - The Food and Drug Administration provides this information.

Folate - The National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements offers this information on folate.

Food and Nutrition Information Center: Dietary Supplements and Herbal Information - The Food and Nutrition Information Center is located at the National Agricultural Library, part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Research Service. Links to valuable information on dietary supplements can be obtained at this site.

HerbMed - HerbMed® is an interactive, electronic herbal database which provides hyperlinked access to the scientific data underlying the use of herbs for health. It is an impartial, evidence-based information resource provided by the nonprofit Alternative Medicine Foundation, Inc.

Herbal Supplements: What to Know Before You Buy - The Mayo Clinic gives a thorough description of who regulates herbal supplements. See the side bar on the page for related articles.

Herbs and Supplements - The National Library of Medicine provides this information.

How to Read a Supplement Label - The Iowa State University, University Extension has created this great fact sheet.

MayoClinic.com: Herbs, Supplements and Vitamins - MayoClinic.com gives you access to the experience and knowledge of the more than 2,000 physicians and scientists of the Mayo Clinic. One will find the facts regarding vitamins and minerals at this site. Additional topics from MayoClinic.com includes:

MedlinePlus: Dietary Supplements - Developed by the National Library of Medicine, this consumer health site directs the user to selected online resources.

National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements - This government site provides fact sheets on dietary supplements, safety notices, dietary reference intakes, and recommended dietary allowances. Portions of this site are in PDF format and requires an Adobe Acrobat Reader for viewing.

Selected Vegetables/Sun's Soup - The National Cancer Institute provides this particular fact sheet.

Tips for Older Dietary Supplement Users - More great information from the Food and Drug Administration.

Tips for the Savvy Supplement User - The Food and Drug Administration has issued this handy reference page.

Trace Elements: What They Do and Where to Get Them- Thanks to the Texas Heart Institute for this information.

U.S. Food & Drug Administration Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition: Dietary Supplements - The FDA's mission is to promote and protect the public health by helping safe and effective products reach the market in a timely way, and monitoring products for continued safety after they are in use. General information, warnings and safety information, as well as a question and answer page can all be found here.

United States General Accounting Office: Food Safety - This government report will discuss the improvements needed in overseeing the safety of dietary supplements and functional foods. An Adobe Acrobat Reader is required for viewing.

Use Caution Buying Medical Products Online - The FDA offers this information.

Wellness Letter.com: Wellness Guide to Dietary Supplements - The Wellness Letter relies on the expertise of the School of Public Health and other researchers at UC Berkeley, as well as other top scientists from around the world. This site spotlights a different supplement every month but also includes links to all of the supplements they have published articles on in the past.

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