Cinnamon… I put like a half of a teaspoon in my muesli or porridge every morning, only because I like it. It’s interesting to see that a mere teaspoon of cinnamon contains 28 mg of calcium, almost one mg of iron, over a gram of fibre, quite a lot of vitamin C and K, and […]
This week is National Vitamin D Awareness Week, making it perfect to remind ourselves of the importance of vitamin D and raise awareness of why we should know our vitamin D levels. BetterYou have set up National Vitamin D Awareness Week website where you can find all the information about vitamin D and you can […]
If you take a calcium supplement you may want to consider stop taking it as a new study just found that increasing calcium intake is unlikely to boost bone health or prevent fractures. Even if you try to increase your calcium intake through your diet this may not make a difference as concluded by the […]
“Vegucated”. Have you seen it yet? If not, you will be shocked or you should be shocked. Vegucated is an American documentary which tells a story about 3 people who decide to go vegan for 6 weeks. That means no meat, fish, eggs, dairy products and other products produced from animals for 6 weeks. In […]
I love nuts. They are the snack I eat every day and I don’t know what I would eat instead if there were no nuts. For me, nuts are a great source of protein, minerals, vitamins and healthy fats as I don’t eat meat (although I eat fish). Long term vegetarians already know all the benefits of […]
In case you missed my recent post about the importance of vitamin D testing – I had myself tested for vitamin D deficiency as I had slight concerns that I wasn’t getting enough. I ordered the test through BetterYou, which was quickly sent to me and then I sent the collection device with my blood sample to […]
It’s not a long time ago when I changed my doctor. As part of formalities, I had an appointment with the nurse and at that time I expressed my concerns about not having enough vitamin D, asking if it’s possible to be tested for deficiencies. She asked me why I think I may be deficient. […]
