We all know that Vitamin C is important for our health. This is why it’s one of the most popular nutritional supplements around the world. We learned in school about the connection between Vitamin C and scurvy, a disease that…
This was a great interview with Kiwi entrepreneur Daniel Ebbett. Daniel’s story is one of struggle with chronic insomnia and migraines. Despite trying everything he could from allopathic and natural medicine, his health continued to decline leaving him feeling frustrated…
Despite its name, vitamin D is a hormone not a vitamin The definition of a vitamin is a nutrient, essential for our survival that we can’t make in our body. This means vitamins must be obtained from our food. Although…
Vitamin A got its name because it was the first vitamin to be discovered. In the 1880’s an unknown substance, with a growth supporting “accessory factor” was identified as essential to human nutrition. This became known as fat-soluble A…
Despite being a trace mineral that is essential for survival, we don’t hear a lot about copper and the vital role it plays in our health. In fact, most of the time copper has a bad rap and is considered…
Anaemia is a condition in which the number of red blood cells or the haemoglobin concentration within them is lower than normal. Haemoglobin is needed to transport oxygen from the lungs to the tissues and to remove carbon dioxide waste.…
Important things to know about magnesium It regulates energy production in the body. This is why magnesium deficiency plays such an important role in fatigue. It helps with the conversion of glucose and fat to energy in the mitochondria. The…
Iron, an essential mineral that is used by every cell in our body is the topic of today’s post. A key role of iron is the transportation of oxygen around the body so it can be used in energy production.…