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    Can a Pill Increase Your Life?

    Sarah Jio, Glamour magazine

    If you took a vitamin pill this morning, you may be feeling like you did something great for your health--but wait, did you? Past research has linked vitamins with increased death risk (yikes, I know). But guess which pill could actually increase your lifespan? Because, um, that's actually the point, isn't it?

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    Sadly, recent research has put a frightening spin on multivitamin use. In fact, research hints that
    daily vitamin pills could up your death risk. But, wait! There's a certain supplement that might increase your lifespan, say researchers.

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    The pill? A daily antioxidant supplement.
    A Cochrane review of 78 studies, including almost 300,000 study subjects found that antioxidant supplements may increase lifespan. Then again, you could also just save your money on pricey supplements and load your plate up fruits and veggies! (Just sayin'!)

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    Do you take an antioxidant supplement? Ever considered it?

    P.S. What pills do you pop for beauty purposes? And, are you eating the healthiest snack on earth?

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