Month: September 2015

Vitamins

Vitamin D

The best way to get vitamin D is from the sun. The synthesis of vitamin D is triggered when skin gets exposed to the ultraviolet rays of the sun. Vitamin…

September 5, 2015 · 1 min read
Vitamins

Vitamin C

Recommendations for Vitamin C (mg/day)

September 5, 2015 · 3 min read
Vitamins

Folate

Recommendations for Folate (mcg/day)

September 5, 2015 · 3 min read
Vitamins

Biotin

Recommendations for Biotin (mcg/day)

September 5, 2015 · 1 min read
Alkaline diet

Do acid-forming foods cause osteoporosis?

This myth relates to an ash-diet hypothesis which claims that some foods containing acid-forming substances, such as animal protein from milk or meat and some plant foods, cause blood pH…

September 4, 2015 · 1 min read