To function normally, your body requires assistance from a series of different vitamins and minerals. However, when the term “mineral” is mentioned, a lot of people find themselves confused. After all, it's vitamins that seem to take the spotlight! While minerals are often classified under the umbrella term “vitamins”, they are not the same thing. This [...]
Whenever someone mentions a vitamin or supplement, it always seems to come with a warning that you should talk to your doctor before taking anything. And if we’re being honest, most healthy people don’t take that advice. But taking vitamins and supplements can be dangerous for a few reasons, and it has to do with more [...]
Think of your body as a 24-hour working factory: every day there’s gazillions of operations undertaking place in a dozen different departments. But to do all this, your body requires some raw materials. These include at least 30 vitamins, minerals, and dietary components that your body needs but cannot manufacture on its own in sufficient amounts. [...]
We all know that vitamins and minerals are essential to having a healthy body. Unfortunately, many people do not get the recommended amount of vitamins and minerals each day. In fact, many Americans have vitamin deficiencies, in one or more vitamin types. But, how do you know what vitamins you are deficient in and which ones [...]
I've followed a plant-based diet for most of my adult life and I still find it necessary to check and recheck to make sure that I am incorporating the right foods in the right amounts to cover all of my nutritional needs on a regular basis. This can be quite a challenge if you don't really [...]
