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 Johan | Apr 15, 2020 | Featured, Immune System, Wellness
Obesity is a state of malnutrition, and since proper nutrition has a proven relationship to immune function, it should be no surprise that obesity impedes the immune system. Researchers have been churning out studies and literature reviews for decades about the...
by Johan | Mar 8, 2019 | B Vitamins
Benfotiamine is the synthetic derivative of vitamin B1, thiamine. Before dismissing the nutrient because it is not found in nature, understand that benfotiame benefits are potentially life-changing. This is at least in part due to its superior bioavailability....
