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Fruit full of vitamin C

ASK A NUTRITIONIST: HOW MUCH VITAMIN C CAN I AC...

Your body is very clever and absorbs what vitamin C it needs. Anything that isn’t used is then safely excreted, although the body can hold onto vitamin C for a...

ASK A NUTRITIONIST: HOW MUCH VITAMIN C CAN I AC...

Your body is very clever and absorbs what vitamin C it needs. Anything that isn’t...

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A dog that can store vitamin C

ASK A NUTRITIONIST: CAN MY DOG CATCH A COLD?

 Unlike their masters, dogs don’t need to drink freshly squeezed orange juice at breakfast. Along with most other mammals (apart from fruit bats, guinea pigs, humans and other primates), dogs...

ASK A NUTRITIONIST: CAN MY DOG CATCH A COLD?

 Unlike their masters, dogs don’t need to drink freshly squeezed orange juice at breakfast. Along...

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People working together like zinc and the thymus gland

ZINC AND THE THYMUS GLAND: STRONGER TOGETHER

Although their function in the body is often underappreciated, the work that zinc and the thymus gland do together is vital for protecting health. So, let’s start appreciating them a...

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ZINC AND THE THYMUS GLAND: STRONGER TOGETHER

Although their function in the body is often underappreciated, the work that zinc and the...

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The sun, which provides essential vitamin D

HOW VITAMIN D WORKS WITH YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM FOR...

If you’re reading this, it hopefully won’t be news to you that vitamin D plays an integral role in keeping you healthy. As the NHS website explains, this fat-soluble vitamin...

HOW VITAMIN D WORKS WITH YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM FOR...

If you’re reading this, it hopefully won’t be news to you that vitamin D plays...

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Vitamins that are full of nutrients

WHY WE NEED MORE VITAMINS AT CERTAIN TIMES

Most of us were probably aware long before adulthood that vitamins are important for health, having been told constantly by our parents as we were growing up to eat the...

WHY WE NEED MORE VITAMINS AT CERTAIN TIMES

Most of us were probably aware long before adulthood that vitamins are important for health,...

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A person having a health check-up

THE 7 PARTS OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM THAT KEEP US H...

The human immune system is a truly wonderful thing, this sophisticated infrastructure of cells, proteins, organs and tissues routinely whirring into action to fight off nasties that can leave us...

THE 7 PARTS OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM THAT KEEP US H...

The human immune system is a truly wonderful thing, this sophisticated infrastructure of cells, proteins,...

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