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This is What Happens When You Go Vegan
Want to Go Vegan?
If you are planning to go vegan for environmental and ethical reasons, you will be glad to know that this lifestyle...
5 Reasons Why You Should Eat Healthy Salads!
Ones a Week Is Enough? Wrong!
Eating a salad twice a day for lunch or as a side dish to your sandwich, instead of fries...
Vitamin B1-B12, Folic Acid | Benefits, Sources and Health Advice
B vitamins and folic acid
There are many different types of vitamin B.This section has information on:
thiamin (vitamin B1)
riboflavin (vitamin B2)
niacin (vitamin...
Vitamin K | Benefits, Sources and Health Advice
Vitamin K
Vitamin K is needed for blood clotting, which means it helps wounds heal properly. There's also some evidence vitamin K may help keep bones healthy.
Good sources of...
Vitamin E | Benefits, Sources and Health Advice
Vitamin E
Vitamin E helps maintain healthy skin and eyes, and strengthen the body's natural defence against illness and infection (the immune system).
Good sources of vitamin...
Vitamin D | Benefits, Sources and Health Advice
Vitamin D
Vitamin D helps regulate the amount of calcium and phosphate in the body. These nutrients are needed to keep bones, teeth and muscles healthy.A lack of vitamin...
Vitamin C | Benefits, Sources and Health Advice
Vitamin C
Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, has several important functions:
helps to protect cells and keeps them healthy
maintains healthy skin, blood vessels,...
Vitamin A | Benefits, Sources and Health Advice
Vitamin A
Vitamin A, also known as retinol, has several important functions:
it helps your body's natural defence against illness and infection (the immune system) work properly
helps...
13 Essential Vitamins Our Body Needs to Work Properly
Overview
Vitamins and minerals are nutrients your body needs in small amounts to work properly and stay healthy.Most people should get all the nutrients they need by having...
5 Quick Tips: Building Strong Bones
No Bones About It — Your Action Plan To Get Strong Bones
1. Supply Vitamin D
Vitamin D plays a key role along with calcium in...