Vitamins
Where is the Sunshine and Vitamin-D ?
Difficult it can be to get through the gray and dark winter days. How we ensure we stay happy and healthy during these lazy, indoor days; at least for those people who live in Northern climates. Vitamin D is one of the vital vitamins of which we must be aware of the intake, especially during the winter when there is not much sun, when you are spending most of your t…
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Vegetarian
Are Vegans more intelligent? Not without dha/epa!
P robably most people have read or heard about the vegan couple convicted of starving their child to death in Atlanta, May 2007. I know that for vegans, certainly vegan parents like me, such tragic events do make them look irresponsible. We have to debate again about our choices and whether our diet meets the needs to stay healthy. To my opinion this debating ha…
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Vegetarian
B12 deficiency has serious consequences
V itamin B12 comes on top of the Vegan Supplement Checklist, this because vegetable food does NOT contain any B12 (also not in tempeh, parsley, miso, seaweed etc.) Our body can not make any B12 out of it's own. Adults can have a B12 reserve of about 3000 micrograms, though an amount which can last for years (we loose about 0.05-0.2% of the storage daily) we …
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