vitamins
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Get Enough Vitamin D From Sunlight Using This App
Our skin can turn 7-dehydrocholesterol into vitamin D with just a little help from sunshine. With the winter pall setting in, you’re probably not getting much sun, but no biggie – you can also get vitamin D from your food. You may be wondering though – how much sunshine is enough?
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‘Immune-Boosting’ Supplements Won’t Protect You From Back-to-School Germs
This is the season when we send our kids off to school with shiny new backpacks, and every year, they bring home the same thing: The first round of back-to-school colds. In our house, with a two-year-old intent on drooling on everyone he touches and a six-year-old still perfecting her personal hygiene practices, pathogens are…
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Kids’ Vitamin Gummies Are Far Less Healthy Than You Think
There are many brands of kids’ “vitamin gummies” on the market. They are promoted as deliciously flavoured and a great way for growing bodies (and fussy eaters) to get the nutrients they need. In our opinion, these products are unhealthy, poorly regulated and exploitative. Their high sugar content may appeal to young children, but they’re…
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Why Iron Is Such An Important Part Of Your Diet
According to the World Health Organisation, iron deficiency – a condition where your body doesn’t have enough of the mineral iron – is a global public health problem of “epidemic proportions”. This week Australian Prescriber published an update on the problem of iron deficiency in Australia. Around 12-15% of women who are pregnant or of…