The last of the essential vitamins on our list.. vitamin H! Have you ever heard the term vitamin H? It is not one of the more popular or well known vitamins even though it is essential to our diet. Except, that you probably have heard of it before, but as its other name: biotin. Vitamin […]
Vitamin C is one of the more known vitamins essential to our bodies. As it is advertised to be in a lot of different items, especially juices such as orange juice or even in a lot of skincare products. Yet, do you know what it actually is and what it does inside your body? (I […]
Last but not least, the last of the B vitamins, vitamin B12. This is just as important as every other vitamin essential to our diet. Vitamin B12 is a water-soluble vitamin that is also known as cobalamin and it acts as a coenzyme in the formation of nucleic acids and proteins. It also aids in […]
The sixth of the b vitamins essential to our diet. Vitamin B9 is a water-soluble vitamin that is also known as folic acid and it acts as a coenzyme in the formation of heme and nucleotides. It is very important to get enough of this in our diets everyday and a good way to make […]
The next in the list of the B vitamins, B6. Vitamin B6 is just as important as all the other B vitamins. Vitamin B6 is also known as pyridoxine that acts as a coenzyme in amino acid metabolism. To make sure you get enough in everyday, follow the RDI for your age bracket. The Recommended […]
The fourth out of the B vitamins even though it has a five in its name, Vitamin B5. Vitamin B5 is also known as pantothenic acid and what it does is it supports the functioning of the aceytl COA, helps with the digestive tract, the making of red blood cells, sex and stress related hormones, […]
The third of the B vitamins. Vitamin B3 is important to our health just as much as every other vitamin. Vitamin B3 is a water-soluble vitamin also known as niacin that acts as a coenzyme in cell metabolism focusing on NAD and NADP. NAD is nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide that is actually a coenzyme and helps […]
Neurotransmitters are very important for the neural communication in our bodies. They are small chemical messengers that transport messages from neurons to other cells in our body. These messages influence almost everything that happens to us, and it is called neurotransmission. There are no physical connections between neurons, there are small gaps called a synapse. […]
Vitamin K is not one of the more commonly talked about vitamins that gets pushed in your face everywhere you look. It is one of those vitamins you see rarely and forget about and don’t really know what it does and wonder if it is even important to have because it’s not as talked about. […]
Vitamin E is one of those vitamins that is talked about more often, but normally only around its benefits to the skin and not all the other things it is beneficial for too! Vitamin E is also known as tocopherol which is a fat-soluble vitamin that works to help muscle maintenance in the body, prevent […]
