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Does Vitamin B reduce tiredness?
Does Vitamin B Reduce Tiredness? Vitamin B refers to a group of eight B vitamins, vitamin B1 (thiamine), B2 (riboflavin), B3 (niacin), B5 (pantothenic acid), B6 (pyridoxine), B7 (biotin), B9 (folate), and B12 (cobalamin). B vitamins are present in a variety of foods, making it easy to meet the recommended daily intake through diet alone. However, some individuals are more susceptible to deficiency. While the symptoms of vitamin B deficiency vary depending on which B vitamin, you’re deficient in, tiredness and fatigue is a common symptom across all B vitamin deficiencies. In this article you can find: What are...
Are you getting everything your body needs when following a plant based diet?
Are you getting everything your body needs when following a plant based diet? Supplement advice for vegans Guest Blog contributed by Yazmin Craig BSc ANutr Veganism is a fast growing movement that is hitting the food world by storm. With good planning and educating yourself on what makes a healthy, balanced vegan diet you can get all the nutrients the body needs by eating this way. However, blindly cutting out animal produce and following a vegan diet can easily result in nutritional deficiencies. This is where it’s important to know how supplementation can help. Below are some of...
Supplements To Take During Or Even Before Your First Trimester Of Pregnancy
Confused? You’re not alone. Too much information on what to do and what not to do during this time is overwhelming but when you break through the noise it is pretty simple. It is important to consume a healthy balanced diet during pregnancy in order to get the vitamins and minerals you and your baby require. It is also important to take certain supplements while you are pregnant, especially in your first trimester as this is a very important time for your baby’s development and taking certain supplements will reduce the risk of problems at this stage. Below are supplements...
Omega 3 and Joint health – what’s the link?
While you may have heard plenty about the benefits of Omega fish oils for brain and eye health, did you know they also play a role in joint health? Fish oil is rich is omega-3 fatty acids. so are a type of polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA). Polyunsaturated fatty acids are considered as a “healthy fat”, as they can provide the body with variety of health benefits. One of which includes reducing joint pain. The three most important types of omega-3 fatty acids are ALA (alpha-linolenic acid), EPA (eicosapenataenoic acid), and DHA (docosahexaenoic acid). ALA is found in plant foods such as...