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Vitamin A. Retinol. Carotenes… wait what? They are the same thing, right? Vitamin A is perhaps one of the most perplexing vitamins (for me at least). The two key forms of vitamin A in the human diet are performed vitamin A and provitamin A. Performed vitamin A, also called retinol or retinyl esters, is found… Continue reading Micronutrient Series: Vitamin A
Atomic number 30. Zinc is an essential trace mineral - meaning the body must have zinc and it must come from our diets via food or supplementation because the body does not create it on its own. The most widely known function of zinc is its ability to possibly shorten the duration of colds (though… Continue reading Zinc
Nutrition, physique, diets, mental health, wellness, you name it. They have all had their time in the media and public spotlight. While it is beyond amazing that more and more conversations are being had concerning health and wellness, it is not amazing that fad diets and eating disorders are at an all time high. Conversations… Continue reading Why You Should NOT Diet in 2020 (or ever)
We live in a society that is focused on the “little” and the “small”. Small phones, small computers, tiny homes, little effort, and even small portion sizes and small bodies. Many of us tend to uphold aspirational ideas that are often unrealistic and unhealthy when it comes to the body and what we put into… Continue reading Food Is More Than Nutrition
The power of suggestion is the idea that the mind is constantly open to information (true or false) that comes from that a source that seems dependable (though this is not always the case). It is no secret that the food industry has its own agenda. It has been suggested so many times that calorie… Continue reading The Power of Suggestion
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