by Lucy Leitner | Mar 24, 2021 | Nutrient Deficiency, Wellness
Chronic alcohol abuse can cause vitamin deficiency by depleting nutrients in three major ways: decreasing nutrient consumption, enhancing malabsorption, and increasing excretion. The former is due to alcohol’s suppression of appetite, along with the tendency to...
by Lucy Leitner | Feb 18, 2021 | Wellness
Stop us if this sounds familiar. You read an article claiming thousands of people have attained healthier nerves by taking a supplement. You rush to the drug store and grab a bottle from the shelf. You dutifully take your supplement for nerve health every day. The...
by Lucy Leitner | Jan 22, 2021 | B Vitamins, Vitamins and Nutrients
Without thiamine, your body can’t produce energy. Thiamine supplements help make up for dietary shortfalls and malabsorption. Why you need thiamine Vitamin B1, the first B vitamin known to scientists, is a necessity for converting food to energy. Yes, it keeps what...
by Lucy Leitner | Jan 12, 2021 | Vitamin C, Vitamins and Nutrients
When you think of all the Vitamin C variations by all possible supplemental forms, the types of Vitamin C possibilities seem infinite. Vitamin C, also known by the chemical name ascorbic acid, is one of the most popular supplemented vitamins. Find out the pros and...
by Lucy Leitner | Dec 16, 2020 | Acetyl L-Carnitine, B Vitamins, Magnesium, Vitamin C, Vitamins and Nutrients, Wellness
Vitamins for bones are about more than milk; strong bones need a constant influx of several nutrients. Antioxidants contribute to healthy bones Bones constantly renew themselves throughout life in a tightly regulated process called remodeling. Osteoclast cells...
