Vitamin E was famed to possess a major function in enhances fertility and curing sexual dysfunction among males. It was even found 70 years ago as a compound that that’s necessary for reproduction of rats in particular by a group of researchers. The compound was called as ‘tocopherol’. However, these claims has been discredited as [...]

There are many reasons why Vitamin K is unique and very much different from any other Vitamins available. It isn’t as well-known as Vitamin C, neither it is easily calculated in most foods. Most food tables and labels do not include Vitamin K contents of foods because they are not well enough known.
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There is another reason as to why you should be thankful for the existence of the sun, aside from supporting life beings. With the help of the sun, our body is able to naturally synthesize Vitamin D, which is part of our nutrition necessities; thus, making Vitamin D different from other nutrients and not an [...]

Speaking, reading and discussing about Vitamin C will eventually remind us of all the citrus fruits – oranges and lemons. However, did you know that there are other fruits and vegetables that are high with Vitamin C? Plus, they’re not entirely sour or literally acidic like papaya. Most of us and particularly women have heard [...]

Not all fats are bad fats. Initially, our body needs these healthy fats for several reasons.

Fats are popular as the main cause to weight gain and obesity. Alas, many people thought so. However, that is not always the case. Our body still needs certain essential fatty acids to form part of the cell’s membrane [...]

There’s only two types of vitamin that are water soluble like what have been mentioned in the vitamin introduction post. One of it is Vitamin B. It is easy for our body to absorb vitamin B, just as easily as emitting it out of our system. Vitamin B can also be lost in the process [...]

It is not only the hot flavor that it gives, but the many benefits to the health of humankind as well. Capsaicin is a natural antioxidant that exists in chilies, which is the perfect shield and fighter against toxin that got through out every other day. This is also the exact reason and cause to [...]

Never listen when you are told not to eat papaya at all in order to lose weight, and especially when you are all healthy, young and active. It coincidentally happen when a person went to a slimming center and were told to avoid fattening fruits such as papaya, avocado etc once and for all but [...]

Did you know that harmful chemicals could enter our food supply resulting from accidents, carelessness, and environmental pollution or during production and processing? However, little that we realized, that these harmful chemicals can also enter our system naturally. Perhaps it is because we rarely imagine food as something that is made up from a group [...]

There are two categories of nutrients that our body needs in a very little amount, which are vitamins and minerals. Going beyond the daily recommendation is not advisable because oftentimes, the excess of certain minerals and vitamins can be the main cause of several severe health hazards. For example, excessive intake of sodium, or commonly [...]