Vitamin Profile: C

Vitamin C is the popular kid of the micronutrient world - it’s so important that everyone knows it and worries about having enough of it, and with good reason. It an antioxidant, which means that it helps against aging and shields DNA from free radical damage (it also protects sperm from free radical damage so men who plan on having children should make sure they have their daily dose). Vitamin C is needed by the body for the growth and repair of tissues, as well as for collagen, the main component in skin (keeps it young and supple), tendons, cartilage, organs and even bones. Read More…


Vitamin Profile: B Complex

Talk about a power team: Vitamin B Complex refers to all the B vitamins (B1-B12), which work together to offer a great deal of nervous system and cardiac support and are therefore critical in stress management. Discovered in the first part of the 20th century and studied extensively ever since, these vitamins are usually referred to and distributed as a group supplement, but they have individual names and functions: Read More…