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Valerian
The roots of this plant are used by some cultures as an ingredient in mild sedatives and sleep aids for nervous tension and insomnia. It is being studied in improving sleep in patients undergoing treatment for cancer.
Vegan
A strict vegetarian who consumes no food (such as meat, eggs, or dairy products) that comes from animals.
Vegetarian
A person who does not eat meat : someone whose diet consists wholly of vegetables, fruits, grains, nuts, and sometimes eggs or dairy products.
Vitality
The state of being active and strong, with energy. The power giving continuance of life, present in all living things.
Vitamin
Any of a group of organic substances essential in small quantities to normal metabolism, found in minute amounts in natural foodstuffs or sometimes produced synthetically: deficiencies of vitamins produce specific disorders.