Did you know you don't absorb 100% of the vitamins and minerals you eat? Bioavailability is a term that science uses to explain this phenomenon. Whether your nutrients come from food or supplements, the type of nutrients and what they are taken with is important. For example, taking vitamin D while drinking your milk or …
You may be wondering how much Vitamin D you need in a nutritional supplement and the best form to take. There are two forms, Vitamin D2 and D3, that you should know about. The following FAQ about Vitamin D nutritional supplements is a good place to start; your holistic health practitioner can answer more specific …
A fresh, whole-foods diet is the optimal way to obtain nutrients. However, environmental conditions and farming practices have depleted the soil of key nutrients we would typically obtain from food, making it impossible to get everything we need from food alone. One example of this is magnesium which is needed in over 300 chemical reactions …