1. Your body can’t make nutrient minerals on its own. You need to get them from outside sources, which mostly means eating the right kinds of food. Sometimes, if your diet isn’t enough or your body is having extra trouble, you may need some kind of supplement. 2. Plants take in minerals from the soil. […]
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We get most of the vitamins we need from our diet. They’re one of the reasons that eating lots of fruit and vegetables is so important. The big exception is vitamin D. Our primary source of vitamin D is sunlight. So how exactly does that work? Vitamin D affects how our body absorbs minerals like
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It can be tempting to think that all we need to do to maximize our health is take one or two little pills. That’s not exactly how supplements work, but it’s true they can be a valuable way to top up the levels of certain substances if, for whatever reason, our own bodies can’t produce
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You probably know by now that controlling your diet is one of the best ways to control your blood pressure. But which parts of your diet? Which nutrients do you or don’t you want to ward off the dangers of hypertension? When it comes to minerals, there’s one in particular to watch out for: sodium.
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We often talk about organic food in terms of what it doesn’t contain. It’s free of pesticides and other chemicals that we don’t necessarily want in our bodies. It doesn’t damage the environment like large-scale industrial farming. It treats animals better. But what exactly does it add to our diet? If the early research is
Among some enthusiasts, organic food can do anything. It’s an endless parade of health benefits. The evidence isn’t quite as exuberant, partly because scientific research into organic food is still in the early stages, but there are lots of promising signs. You’re certainly not going to do yourself any harm eating organic, but does it
In our modern world, the amount of food available to us is pretty much limitless. We can reach every corner of the world in every season, so you can choose pretty much any unusual or exotic ingredient for your table that your budget allows. It’s pretty exciting. We still, however, have a few foods that
Now, I’m not a bodybuilder, but if I was, everything I did would be geared toward what would give me the biggest, strongest muscles. I’d eat foods high in protein. I’d do weightlifting and other exercises that help increase my power. And I might consider taking supplements to give me an extra boost. The world
There’s a long list of minerals that the body needs if it wants to function properly, but calcium will nearly always be high on that list. It’s also one of the most famous. Is there any child who hasn’t been told to drink their milk because it will help them grow strong and healthy bones?
When it comes to vitamins, at first it seems simple to keep track. After all, they’re alphabetical. You start at A and work all the way up to K. Admittedly, you’re not going to spend a lot of time on F, G, H and I. Still, that makes it easy to know if you’re eating
