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How to support your digestion during the Christmas period?
The holiday season is upon us and with it comes the joy of festive gatherings, delicious feasts and unfortunately, the potential for digestive discomfort. Christmas is often synonymous with indulgent meals such as roast pork with sauerkraut, as well as gingerbread and other sweets treats, but that doesn't mean your digestive system has to suffer. In this blog article, we share practical advice on how to support digestion during the holiday season, allowing you to enjoy the festivities to the fullest.
What is biotin?
Biotin is a water-soluble vitamin found in both plant and animal products. It is also known as vitamin H and vitamin B7. The human body has a supply of biotin for 2-7 weeks. The human body itself is not capable of producing biotin, but our own intestinal microflora partially does. About 10% of the biotin produced by bacteria is absorbed, which is why most of the vitamin must still be obtained from a healthy and balanced diet. Biotin is a coenzyme of carboxylases, which is why biotin participates in the synthesis of fatty acids, amino acids and carbohydrates (glucose). Biotin is also necessary in the metabolism of folic acid, vitamin B12 and pantothenic acid.
Nutrition coaching for families
I visited a sweet little family a little while back in Estonia. The father of the family gifted the mother a session with a nutritionis...
Folic acid
Folic acid, or vitamin B9, is a synthetic form of folate. It is a water-soluble B vitamin that the body needs on a daily basis.
Vitamin C
Vitamin C is needed for a good health and maintenance. It is water-soluble antioxidant, which participates in various metabolic processes and increases the body's ability to resist stress. The value of ascorbic acid also lies in the fact that it prolongs the youth and beauty of the skin and hair.
VITAMINE B DEFICIENCY
Vitamin B should actually be referred to in the plural: B-group vitamins. Some of them are rather known by number - B1, B2, B3, B5, B6 and B12
Magnesium in food
Magnesium regulates many biochemical and physiological processes in our body. Thus, it is important to know which foods contain magnesium, so that our carbohydrates, fats and amino acid metabolism works normally.
Practical recommendations for improving the quality of sleep
Since sleep is a basic human need, it strongly affects the quality of life. Therefore, it is important to pay special attention to sleep. Kene Vernik shared with us practical recommendations on how to improve the quality of your sleep.
The dark and dreary time of autumn requires the strengthening of immunity
We lay the foundation for our health with the food we eat on a daily basis. A balanced and need-based diet is necessary at all times. This becomes especially important during the virus season that we have from fall to spring.
Zinc and its necessity for our body
Zinc is an important micro mineral for our body. It is necessary for many cellular processes, such as enzyme activity, protein and DNA synthesis, and cell division.
