Are You Getting Enough Vitamin D?

Are You Getting Enough Vitamin D?

Vitamin D is one of the few vitamins our body needs that it can produce independently of our diet. This fat-soluble vitamin is unique in humans because it functions as a prohormone, a precursor to the ordinary hormone, and is synthesized when our skin is exposed to...
All About Vitamin A

All About Vitamin A

You may have heard from your grandma that eating carrots can improve you vision. That may not be exactly true, but carrots do contain something called provitamin A carotenoids. These are pigments in some plants that can be converted by the body into vitamin A, and...
Your Body’s Most Important Nutrient

Your Body’s Most Important Nutrient

“You’re not sick; you’re thirsty. Don’t treat thirst with medication.” –Dr. F. Batmanghelidj The most important nutrient for the human body is water. An average person can live for about forty days without food but only three to...