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    • Minerals

      5-minute read•March 20th, 2019

      If the word ‘mineral’ brings back memories of your sixth-grade ...

    • Omega-3 fatty acids

      7-minute read•March 11th, 2019

      Before contact with Western civilization brought lifestyle changes and Greenpeace ...

    • Sucralose

      3-minute read•March 11th, 2019

      It was the summer of 1975, in London. A young ...

    • Lycopene

      4-minute read•February 27th, 2019

      Every year in August, thousands of people gather on the ...

    • Choline

      4-minute read•February 7th, 2019

      It’s not often talked about and you won’t find it ...

    • On Food and Your Blood Sugar

      9-minute read•January 28th, 2019

      Unless you’re diabetic, you probably aren’t paying close attention to ...

    • Carbohydrates

      11-minute read•October 2nd, 2018

      Let’s get this straight: carbs are not the enemy. ...

    • Fats

      14-minute read•November 8th, 2018

      Fats have long been nutritional scapegoats, taking the blame for ...

    • Protein

      10-minute read•October 2nd, 2018

      Protein, protein, protein. You hear about it all the time. ...

    • Fluoride

      6-minute read•September 4th, 2018

      At the beginning of the 20th century, the young dentist ...

    • Calcium

      6-minute read•July 19th, 2018

      You probably know that milk contains calcium and you ...

    • Chloride

      5-minute read•July 19th, 2018

      Chloride is one of the two components that make up ...

    • Phosphorus

      5-minute read•July 19th, 2018

      Phosphorus certainly knows how to attract attention. It was ...

    • Manganese

      6-minute read•July 17th, 2018

      Manganese, not to be mistaken with magnesium, is an element ...

    • Sodium

      5-minute read•July 13th, 2018

      Sodium may not be well-known as such, but it’s very ...

    • Vitamin B12: The Energy Vitamin

      6-minute read•July 11th, 2018

      Vitamin B12 is the best-known B-complex vitamin. Perhaps due ...

    • Vitamin B9: The Pregnancy Vitamin

      6-minute read•July 11th, 2018

      What comes to mind when you hear ‘vitamin B9’? Probably ...

    • Vitamin B7 (biotin): The Beauty Vitamin

      5-minute read•July 11th, 2018

      Vitamin B7, which is more commonly known as biotin, was ...

    • Vitamin B6

      5-minute read•July 11th, 2018

      Sometimes we all need a helping hand to stay energetic ...

    • Vitamin B5: The Vitamin That’s All Around

      4-minute read•July 11th, 2018

      Whether you’ve heard about vitamin B5 before or not, the ...

    • Vitamin B3: The Complex Vitamin

      6-7 minute read•July 11th, 2018

      Part of the vitamin B complex and with three ...

    • Vitamin B2: The Glowing Vitamin

      5-minute read•July 11th, 2018

      It can be difficult to think of the B-complex vitamins ...

    • Vitamin B1: The Anti-Stress Vitamin

      5-minute read•July 11th, 2018

      It’s great to feel energised, isn’t it? You probably ...

    • Vitamin D: The Sunshine Vitamin

      7-minute read•July 11th, 2018

      Calling it ‘the sunshine vitamin’ might sound like a joke. ...

    • Vitamin E: The Protector

      6-minute read•July 11th, 2018

      How much vitamin E did you have so far today? ...

    • Vitamin C: The Rockstar Vitamin

      8-minute read•July 11th, 2018

      If you’ve heard of one vitamin in your life, chances ...

    • Vitamin K: The Forgotten Vitamin

      8-minute read•July 11th, 2018

      Nothing increases appeal like an air of mystery. And ...

    • Potassium

      5-minute read•July 9th, 2018

      Potassium is a wizard of contrasts. As a pure element, ...

    • Magnesium

      5-minute read•July 9th, 2018

      Magnesium is produced in aging stars. When stars become ...

    • Zinc

      6-minute read•July 9th, 2018

      Zinc is the fourth most commonly used element in ...

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