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Diet & Exercise: Vitamin C — Not just a good way to fight a cold

Vitamin C, or “ascorbic acid”, was discovered in 1912, isolated first by Hungarian biochemists Albert Szent-Gyorgi and Walter Norman Haworth in 1928 (both of who, ... Read more

by Dave Crocker, Friday, May 4, 2018 8:00 am

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Diet & Exercise: Calcium essential for young, old to build bones, prevent osteoporosis

The word calcium is derived from the Latin “calx” or “calcis,” meaning “lime”, since it’s extracted from limestone, also from marble and chalk. Calcium or ... Read more

by Dave Crocker, Friday, April 27, 2018 8:00 am

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Diet & Exercise: A super antioxidant that greatly improves one’s health

Vitamin E was discovered in 1922, isolated in 1935, then synthesized in 1938. It’s first application was identified to fertilize eggs in rats, so it ... Read more

by Dave Crocker, Friday, April 20, 2018 8:00 am

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Diet & Exercise: Vitamin D helps people lose weight, improves strength, brightens days

These days, it’s difficult to pick up any health publication without reading something about vitamin D. Actually, vitamin D isn’t a true vitamin at all, ... Read more

by Dave Crocker, Friday, April 13, 2018 8:00 am

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Diet & Exercise: Essential nutrients: B12, one of nature’s most complex, helpful vitamins

This week’s nutrient is vitamin B12 also known as cobalamin, methylcobalamin (the most active form in the human body), cyanocobalamin (the synthetic form used in ... Read more

by Dave Crocker, Friday, April 6, 2018 8:00 am

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Diet & Exercise: Essential nutrients: B9 important vitamin for preventing birth defects

Folate, also known as folic acid, folacin, and vitamin B9, was discovered between 1931 and 1943, and is on the World Health Organizations List of ... Read more

by Dave Crocker, Friday, March 30, 2018 8:00 am

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Diet & Exercise: Essential nutrients: Vitamin B6 helps keep body’s muscles stronger, toned

Today’s essential nutrient is vitamin B6 (pyridoxine). B6 is naturally present in many foods, added to foods and available in supplement form. This water-soluble vitamin ... Read more

by Dave Crocker, Friday, March 23, 2018 8:00 am

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Diet & Exercise: Essential nutrients: Vitamin B5

Vitamin B5, also known as pantothenic acid and calcium pantothenate, is necessary to all forms of life. In fact, its name originated from the Greek ... Read more

by Dave Crocker, Friday, March 16, 2018 8:00 am

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Diet & Exercise: Essential nutrients: Vitamin B3, niacin

Today, I’d like to share information on the essential nutrient, Niacin.  Also known as nicotinic acid or vitamin B3, niacin is an organic compound, and ... Read more

by Dave Crocker, Friday, March 9, 2018 8:00 am

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Diet & Exercise: Essential supplements: Vitamin B2

This is the second installment in a series on essential supplements. Today, I’d like to share information on another key nutrient: vitamin B2. B2, also ... Read more

by Dave Crocker, Friday, March 2, 2018 8:00 am

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