Cordyceps sinensis with an incredible life cycle
Have you heard about this fascinating fungus with its peculiar appearance and way of existence? The names „Chinese caterpillar, Himalayan gold or mushroom of longevity“ do not reveal much ...
Cholín a Inozitol
Cholín a Inozitol - dve slovká, ktoré ste pravdepodobne ešte nepočuli. Vo svetle doplnkov však ide o dôležité výživové doplnky skupiny B, ktoré však vlastne sú vitamínmi. Ide o látky, vitamíny veľmi podobné, ktoré podporujú funkciu pečene a látkovú premenu lipidov - čiže metabolizmus tukov. Cholín je vo vode rozpustný vitamín. Vyskytuje sa v Lecitíne, ktorý je bežný v mnohých rastlinných a živočíšnych tkanivách. Cholín je prekurzor pre neurotransmiter (teda prenášač) acetylcholín - ten sa podieľa na mnohých funkciách pamäti a svalovej činnosti.
The First of Vitamins - B1
Maybe it's burnout ... that's the current description of the state when we feel different. When the coffee we loved no longer works and in the afternoon we are overwhelmed by unbearable fatigue, when in the evening we have no strength for anything, neither for sports nor for friends. And certainly not for another day at work. A nutritionist would describe this state with further findings of our diet with the words - „ You have a lack of thiamine (B1), which is essential for the proper functioning of the nervous system and the conversion of food into energy. Your diet is full of processed carbohydrates, but almost without B1. And when the body doesn't have enough thiamine, you can feel fatigue, forgetfulness, irritability, and even anxiety. And caffeine? It depletes thiamine in the body even more!“ We certainly wouldn't think that this state could be caused by a “triviality”. After all, many of us don't register thiamine, I admit it was also my case. This first of the discovered vitamins in 1912 was named by the Polish biochemist Funk with the term vita (necessary for life), amine (substances that contain nitrogen). Since then, it has gained more names, like aneurin, and for 25 years we have called it thiamine. It is essential, meaning it cannot be synthesized and must come from the diet. It sounds almost frightening that without it we wouldn't survive longer than a few days, at most weeks. This is because the body cannot store it for long and it is necessary to ensure its intake regularly, as it is irreplaceable for the proper functioning of the organism. On the contrary, its abundance helps improve concentration and memory.
Cordyceps sinensis with an incredible life cycle
Have you heard about this fascinating fungus with its peculiar appearance and way of existence? The names „Chinese caterpillar, Himalayan gold or mushroom of longevity“ do not reveal much ...
B9 with a huge impact
If you were to test your diet today, you might find that despite healthy eating, you lack enough vitamin B9 - folic acid. Popular avocado toasts are in vogue, but unlike spinach, lentils, or broccoli, they don't contain much B9. Folic acid was first isolated from spinach, and although it is most commonly associated with pregnancy, its importance concerns each of us.
Multitalent Multivitamín
Je potrebné mať multivitamínov iba spôsob ako drahú moč? Inými slovami: ak namiesto jednotlivých suplementov a zodpovedného dávkovania dáme všetko do jednej krabičky - bude to mať zmysel? Áno aj nie - pozrime sa na to.