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15Aug

NUTRIENTS A-Z: VITAMIN B3 (NIACIN/NIACINAMIDE)

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Niacin (nicotinic acid or vitamin B3) is a water soluble vitamin and is used by your body to turn food into energy. Niacin also helps keep your nervous system, digestive system, skin, hair and eyes healthy.

15Jul

NUTRIENTS A-Z: VITAMIN B2 (RIBOFLAVIN)

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Vitamin B2 is also referred to as riboflavin. It is a water-soluble vitamin that is flushed out of the body daily, so it must be restored each day.

15Jun

NUTRIENTS A-Z: VITAMIN B1 (THIAMINE)

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Vitamin B1 is also referred to as thiamine. It is found in many foods including yeast, grains, beans, nuts, and meat.

22May

Nutrients A-Z: Vitamin A

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There are two dietary forms of vitamin A, retinol and beta carotene. Retinol is fat soluble and is found in animal products, such as fish liver oils, liver, eggs, butter, cheese and milk.

NUTRIENTS A-Z: Vitamin K

Nutrients

Vitamin K, Vitamin K1, Vitamin K2, blood clotting

Vitamin K plays a key role in blood clotting which prevents excessive bleeding. Unlike many other vitamins, vitamin K is not typically used as a dietary supplement. It is actually a gr...
NUTRIENTS A-Z: Biotin (Vitamin B7, B8, or H)

Nutrients

biotin, alopecia, vitamin B7, vitamin B8, vitamin H

Biotin is also called vitamin H, vitamin B₇ or vitamin B₈. It is a water-soluble vitamin and is involved in a wide range of metabolic processes, both in humans and in other organisms, primaril...
NUTRIENTS A-Z: Vitamin F

Nutrients

essential fatty acid, LA, ALA, Omega 3, Omega 6, EFA, alpha-linolenic acid, linoleic acid

Vitamin F is not a vitamin in the traditional sense, but rather a term used for two fats — alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) and linoleic acid (LA). They are essential fatty acids (EFAs) and are requir...
NUTRIENTS A-Z: Vitamin E

Nutrients

vitamin E, antioxidant, anemia, celiac disease, pollution, alpha-tocopherol

Naturally occurring vitamin E includes eight fat-soluble isoforms, but the body prefers the form called alpha-tocopherol. Furthermore, alpha-tocopherol is the only form of supplementation that c...