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Vitamin D is a basic nutrient used by the body to fuel multiple biological processes central to our survival. These include: Stimulating cell and nerve growth. Keeping our muscles and joints healthy and fully functional. Ensuring our immune systems respond to infections and release antibodies when required. Absorbing glucose and calcium from our food: … Continued
Our bodies are very adaptable but optimal health is still a delicate balance which depends on an adequate supply of key nutrients. These include the basic building blocks of our bodies like protein but also the vitamins and minerals which enable so many of the fundamental processes within our bodies to take place. Vitamins are … Continued
Omega 3 is a type of fat vital to human health. Fatty acids are distinguished from other fats by a particular molecular structure. Meanwhile, ‘polyunsaturated’ fatty acids like omega 3 have a distinctive structure consisting of multiple double bonds. The final double bond is located three carbon atoms from the tail end of the molecular … Continued
Talk to a biochemist and they will tell you that omega 3 is a polyunsaturated fatty acid. That means that it is a type of fat with a distinctive chemical structure consisting of double molecular bonds. The name omega 3 refers to the distance between the tail of the molecular chain and the last of … Continued
You may have seen the term ‘essential fatty acid’ bandied around on TV or in articles about health and nutrition. But just what is omega 6? An ‘essential’ fatty acid is a type of fat that our bodies are unable to synthesise and must therefore be consumed through the diet. Omega 6 and its close … Continued
Omega 6 is a nutritious fatty acid – a type of fat with a particular molecular structure. More specifically, omega 6 is a ‘polyunsaturated’ fat, meaning its chemical structure consists of multiple double chemical bonds. The principal difference between omega 6 and its close relative omega 3 is the location of the final double bond. … Continued
Vitamin D is one of those fundamental nutrients you will find close to the top of the ingredients list in any multivitamin. But what actually is it, and why is it so important that we get enough? Vitamin D is in fact not a single substance but a group of five closely related ones, … Continued
In a list of the nutrients most fundamental to human health, vitamin D would appear close to the top. Beneath that simple name, however, lies some unexpected complexity. There are, in fact, five types of vitamin D, called, as you might expect, vitamins D1 to D5. They’re a group of related but distinct natural … Continued
Are Your Vitamin B12 Levels Healthy? Vitamin B12 is a complex and important nutrient. Chemically known as cobalamin, it’s one of the eight known B vitamins, all of which serve similar functions within the human body: they enable the production of enzymes that fuel chemical processes fundamental to life. What does B12 do inside your … Continued
If you want to know how to increase vitamin D levels quickly, you have probably been told it is essential for your wellbeing or that you have a deficiency. Keep reading to learn more about vitamin D and why it is so important for your health. What is Vitamin D? One of the … Continued
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