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Vitamin B12: who may lack it, which form to cho...
Vitamin B12 comes mainly from animal foods, so vegans, older people and people on metformin or acid-reducing medicines should talk to a doctor. If you choose a supplement, compare the...
Vitamin B12: who may lack it, which form to cho...
Vitamin B12 comes mainly from animal foods, so vegans, older people and people on metformin or acid-reducing medicines should talk to a doctor. If you choose a supplement, compare the...
Is melatonin safe? Dose, timing, children and w...
Melatonin is a hormone your body makes at night, also sold as a food supplement. The EU sleep-onset claim needs exactly 1 mg close to bedtime, and melatonin is not...
Is melatonin safe? Dose, timing, children and w...
Melatonin is a hormone your body makes at night, also sold as a food supplement. The EU sleep-onset claim needs exactly 1 mg close to bedtime, and melatonin is not...
Magnesium deficiency: how it is diagnosed and w...
Only a doctor can confirm magnesium deficiency, usually with a serum magnesium blood test. Tiredness or cramps alone cannot tell you the cause. You can check your food sources and...
Magnesium deficiency: how it is diagnosed and w...
Only a doctor can confirm magnesium deficiency, usually with a serum magnesium blood test. Tiredness or cramps alone cannot tell you the cause. You can check your food sources and...
Best vitamin D supplement: D3, dose, format and...
The best vitamin D is D3 in a dose that fits your blood test, with all sources under 100 µg (4000 IU) a day, in a format you take daily....
Best vitamin D supplement: D3, dose, format and...
The best vitamin D is D3 in a dose that fits your blood test, with all sources under 100 µg (4000 IU) a day, in a format you take daily....
Potassium deficiency: how much you need, where ...
Adults need about 2000 mg of potassium a day by the EU label norm, and EFSA sets the adequate intake at 3500 mg, mostly from food. Supplements hold small amounts...
Potassium deficiency: how much you need, where ...
Adults need about 2000 mg of potassium a day by the EU label norm, and EFSA sets the adequate intake at 3500 mg, mostly from food. Supplements hold small amounts...
Ferritin and iron deficiency: what the blood te...
Ferritin is the protein that stores iron, and a blood test reads it as a marker of iron stores. Only a doctor can say whether your result means iron deficiency,...
Ferritin and iron deficiency: what the blood te...
Ferritin is the protein that stores iron, and a blood test reads it as a marker of iron stores. Only a doctor can say whether your result means iron deficiency,...