Can a vitamin be a drug?

Sometimes patients are confused about this topic: aren’t the supplements (vitamin, minerals, fatty acids etc) drugs too? Don’t they “treat” diseases too? What’s the difference between them? Let’s start with the definition of a drug first. According to Health Canada,...

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How many B vitamins are out there?

Have you ever wondered how many B vitamins there are? And what's with all those numbers? I did and here is the answer. First of all, let’s start with the definition of a vitamin and a brief introduction to vitamins....

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