Vitamins

Vitamin B12

The name vitamin B12 is misleading as this is not one single vitamin but the general name for a group of essential biological compounds known as cobalamins; so named because they carry the element cobalt, much like hemoglobin carries iron. It is best taken in a...

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Melatonin

In today's hectic pace, day turns to night far too quickly for those of us with too much to do. More and more of us are working longer hours, long past the time when we should be winding down from the day's activities. Working outside the home during the day means...

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Selenium2

As with zinc, selenium is also a trace mineral but the term "trace" is very misleading. Strictly speaking, "trace" means our body only needs very small amounts of a mineral to fulfill its requirement. However, selenium is, by no means, a small contributor to the...

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Vitamin K

Just when you thought you'd learned your vitamin-A-B-C's, along comes another vitamin, vitamin K. And, just to add interest to the mix, there are three of them; vitamin K1, K2 and K3. Friendly bacteria in your intestines are responsible for synthesizing vitamin K1 and...

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