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Nutrient Profile – Vitamins B2

Vitamins B2 Always consult your primary physician when starting a nutrition program with Vitamins B2. Riboflavin (also known as vitamin B2) is one of the B vitamins, which are all water soluble. Riboflavin is naturally present in some foods, added to some food products, and available as a dietary supplement. This vitamin is an essential… Continue reading Nutrient Profile – Vitamins B2

Nutrient Profile – Vitamins B6

Vitamins B6 Always consult your primary physician when starting a nutrition program with Vitamins B6. Vitamin B-6 (pyridoxine) is important for normal brain development and for keeping the nervous system and immune system healthy. Food sources of vitamin B-6 include poultry, fish, potatoes, chickpeas, bananas and fortified cereals. Vitamin B-6 can also be taken as… Continue reading Nutrient Profile – Vitamins B6

Nutrient Profile – EFA

EFA Always consult your primary physician when starting a nutrition program with Vitamin EPA. EFAs are a special type of “good fat”. They are also essential nutrients; sometimes called vitamin F. Essential nutrients are necessary for life, but must be obtained through diet because the body cannot make them. EFAs are required for the proper… Continue reading Nutrient Profile – EFA

Nutrient Profile – Vitamin MSM

Vitamin MSM Always consult your primary physician when starting a nutrition program with Vitamin MSM. Methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) is a chemical found in green plants, animals, and humans. It can also be made in a laboratory. Some literature that promotes MSM states that MSM can treat sulfur deficiency. But there is no Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)… Continue reading Nutrient Profile – Vitamin MSM

Nutrient Profile – Vitamins A

Vitamins A Always consult your primary physician when starting a nutrition program with Vitamins A. Vitamin A is the name of a group of fat-soluble retinoids, including retinol, retinal, and retinyl esters [1-3]. Vitamin A is involved in immune function, vision, reproduction, and cellular communication [1,4,5]. Vitamin A is critical for vision as an essential… Continue reading Nutrient Profile – Vitamins A

Nutrient Profile – Vitamins B1

Vitamins B1 Always consult your primary physician when starting a nutrition program with Vitamins B1. Extended Food Lists: Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) & Thyroid Hormone Vitamin B1, also called thiamine, is a B complex vitamin. It is found in many foods and is vitally important to keeping a body operating properly.  “Thiamine is involved in many body… Continue reading Nutrient Profile – Vitamins B1

Nutrient Profile – Vitamin D

Vitamin D Always consult your primary physician when starting a nutrition program with Vitamin D. Vitamin D is essential for strong bones, because it helps the body use calcium from the diet. Traditionally, vitamin D deficiency has been associated with rickets, a disease in which the bone tissue doesn’t properly mineralize, leading to soft bones and skeletal deformities. But increasingly,… Continue reading Nutrient Profile – Vitamin D

Nutrient Profile – Vitamin EPA

Vitamin EPA Always consult your primary physician when starting a nutrition program with Vitamin EPA. EPA is used as a prescription medicine to reduce triglyceride levels. As a supplement, EPA is most commonly used for heart disease, preventing adverse events after a heart attack, and depression. It is also used for chemotherapy-related side effects, recovery after surgery, and many other… Continue reading Nutrient Profile – Vitamin EPA