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Omega-3 Fatty Acids: Can They Help Reduce Feelings of Anxiety and Depression? Omega-3 is an essential component of serotonin, a neurotransmitter that plays multiple roles in the body including modulating cognition, reward, learning, and memory, as well as numerous other physiological processes. Serotonin also a has a key role in stabilizing our mood, feelings of well-being, and happiness.   Research suggests that individuals who consume omega-3s daily have a lower risk of developing a mood disorder, such as anxiety and depression. Moreover, individuals with a current mood disorder who start supplementing with omega-3s can potentially see an improvement in their...

Vitamin D for Babies Vitamin D is important for babies to ensure healthy growth and development. Babies who do not receive enough vitamin D become at risk of developing rickets, a disease that affects the way bones grow and develop. Once rare, this disease has re-emerged in children in recent years causing concern. Giving your baby a daily vitamin D supplement will help ensure that your baby is receiving the recommended intake. In this article you can find: What is vitamin D? Do all babies need to be given a vitamin D supplement? What are the other benefits of vitamin...

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? 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...