Can high doses of vitamin C really cure a cold?
The beneficial effects of vitamin C, or ascorbic acid, are well known among the public, but do very large doses of this valuable vitamin also help...
Vitamin B1, or thiamine, combats fatigue and nervousness
Eating is a natural and self-evident part of life. Most of the time we don't think about what happens to the food we consume in our bodies and…
Vitamin K makes bones strong
Vitamin K is an essential vitamin for our body, playing an important role in bone metabolism and blood clotting. It has been proven that the consumption of vitamin K1…
Vitamin E – the fertility vitamin
Vitamin E is a general term for four tocopherols and four tocotrienols, but of these forms, we mainly need alpha-tocopherol. The original Greek word for tocopherol is…
Vitamin D – a vitamin that most people are deficient in
If there's one supplement that most Nordics should be taking in addition to a balanced diet, it's vitamin D. The idea that we can...
Vitamin A – another reason to love boiled carrots
If you often get sick with infectious diseases, your vision in dim light is impaired, your nails are brittle and your skin is dry, your hair has dandruff and your mucous membranes are inflamed,…
Kombucha – a rediscovered healer
The mushroom tea drink has been used as a health drink around the world for thousands of years. I remember that both at my grandmother's and in our childhood home, there was some kind of…
Plant protection products – is it safe to eat plants?
Tihti küsitakse minult, kas aedviljade tarbimine on ikka ohutu. Kas peaks koguseid vähendama, eelistama võimalusel kallimat mahetoodangut või eelistama loomseid…
5 weight loss tips for teenagers
Teismeeas kiputakse ennast teistega võrdlema ja tajuma teravalt sotsiaalset survet näha välja mingil kindlal moel. Pole siis imestada, et paljud…
What do keto diet advocates not tell you?
Meie aju põletab umbes pool tassi suhkrut päevas. See tuleb peamiselt toiduga tarbitava suhkru ja tärklise arvelt. Kuid mis saab…