We are excited to share one of our fave stories from Prevention here on FitSugar! Skin Health By the Editors of Prevention Your birthday suit is pretty good at taking care of itself, but this process changes over time. Through natural exfoliation, your skin sheds dead cells as younger ones, generated deep in the epidermis (skin's top layer), migrate upward to replace them. In young, healthy Read more

Remember a couple years back, when it seemed like every beauty company was coming out with some kind of nutraceutical beverage designed to make your skin look great while you hydrated? Well, although the craze for them has died down, there are still plenty of new ones coming out. Recently, I was sent ReBloom ($28), a "beauty sleep drink" that promises to deliver better, beautifying sleep without Read more

When I asked my doctor about ways to prevent migraines, she recommended I take a magnesium (oxide) supplement. I headed to my closest drugstore and picked up a bottle of Nature's Bounty Magnesium supplement (500 mg), and I've been taking one pill every morning for the last few weeks. Even though it's been less than a month, since taking the mineral supplement I've been headache and migraine Read more

DrSugar is in the house! And she's answering your health-related questions, like this one submitted in our Ask Anything group. Q: Does it matter which brand of vitamins I take? Are the more expensive ones better for you? A: This is a great question to ask because I'm sure many of FitSugar's readers, including me, have become perplexed and overwhelmed when at the health food store or vitamin store Read more

I interviewed trainer Jackie Warner recently, and before we spoke I asked you all to submit questions for her. Sugar user LD fit was curious to know Jackie's take on weight loss and fat burning supplements like CLA. Here's what Jackie had to say on the matter: "I love certain supplements. There are some very safe supplements that don’t cause any harm to the body and you can take forever and Read more

If you down your vitamins with a little bit of tap water, chances are high you store them in your bathroom or kitchen. Unfortunately, a new study indicates that the watery elements of those two rooms make them the worst places to keep these pills. High humidity and high temperatures, often found in both the kitchen and bathroom, can degrade the potency and decrease the shelf life of certain Read more

I'll admit I was shocked when The Biggest Loser trainer and Fit favorite Jillian Michaels start endorsing a line of supplements. Many of you thought it could potentially damage her reputation, and it looks you might have been right. Michaels and her supplements are now the target of a class action lawsuit filed in Los Angeles, claiming that the Jillian Michaels Maximum Strength Calorie Control Read more