Nutrition
Everything we've written about food, vitamins, minerals and supplements, and how it connects to the body's connective tissue. Sorted by topic so you can find what you need.
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6What the body needs, what can be missing, and how diet and habits affect connective tissue.
Are You Getting the Right Nutrients?
The body needs nutrients for all its functions and systems to work. These nutrients are processed in cellular metabolism, creating energy for the cell's work of producing various…
Nutrition for the Cells
Iron is a vital mineral, a so-called micromineral, a trace element, that we need in small micro-amounts to be healthy. Too high an intake of iron, however, becomes toxic to the bo…
Common deficiencies
Today’s lifestyle contributes to many people suffering from various nutrient deficiencies. This is primarily influenced by what we eat and drink, as well as factors such as stress…
Stress and sugar harms fascia functions
What we do know for sure is that the abundance of sugar has a negative effect on the fascia and makes it less elastic. Stress also affects the fascia in a disadvantageous way
Is your Fascia acidic?
When the food we eat is metabolized, metabolites are formed. The metabolites can be acidic or alkaline, depending on what we eat.
9 tips: How to keep your Fascia healthy and balanced
One of the best ways to keep yourself healthy, free from pain and injuries is to take care of your Fascia. Here are 9 tips on how to take care of your Fascia.
Collagen
3The main building block of connective tissue, and the question of collagen supplements.
Collagen
Kollagen är kroppens vanligaste protein och bygger upp all struktur i kroppen. Det bygger upp skelett, all typ av Fascia som senor, ligament, ledkapslar, hud, blodkärl, lymfkärl,…
6 min
Collagen as a Dietary Supplement
Collagen is the body's most abundant protein and provides structure to the entire body. It builds the skeleton, all types of Fascia such as tendons, ligaments, joint capsules, ski…
6 minThe building blocks, collagen as a supplement
Collagen is the most common protein in our body and makes up most of our body’s structures such as fascia, bone tissue, cartilage, blood vessels, lymph vessels, eyes, skin, nails,…
3 min
Vitamin C
7The topic we've written about most, from the basics to the debate about supplements.
Vitamin C
C-vitamin kan inte tillverkas av människokroppen utan måste tillföras genom mat och kosttillskott. Är viktigt för att bibehålla ett bra immunförsvar & behovet ökar drastiskt vid f…
3 min
7 things you should now about Vitamin C
Vitamin C is good for the immune system, but did you know that it also supports tissue regeneration or that we use up 7 times more Vitamin C during stress?
18 min
Synthetic or natural vitamin C?
Ascorbic acid is an organic acid that was discovered in the 1920s by Albert von Szent Györgyi, who extracted it from peppers.
3 min
Why is resistance to vitamin C still so great?
Why do all “experts” on TV say that we don’t need or that it’s harmful to take extra vitamin C?
7 min
Why do some doctors say that vitamin C supplements are unnecessary and even harmful?
In the public healthcare system, there is often a cool attitude towards nutritional supplements such as vitamins and minerals.
4 min
The importance of vitamin C in pregnancy, childbirth and jaundice in newborns.
Vitamin C has many different actions in the body. It is a coenzyme, which assist in various physiological processes in the body and it is a powerful antioxidant.
6 min
Lack of Sulphur and Vitamin C
Fascia has different firmness depending on how well the collagen is deposited into the tissue.
1 min
More vitamins
3Short guides to vitamins B, D and E.
Vitamin B
There are eight different B-vitamins, all of which are necessary for the body’s functioning and they interact extensively with each other.
3 min
Vitamin D
Formed in our skin with the help of sunlight and it is almost impossible to get enough in the north during most of the year
9 min
Vitamin E
Important antioxidant that protects cells from oxidative stress.
2 min
Minerals and sulphur
5Magnesium, zinc, selenium, iron and MSM.
Magnesium
Sugar, coffee and alcohol impair absorption and can cause magnesium deficiency
10 min
Zink
Important mineral for the immune system and it affects fertility and sex drive
2 min
Selenium
Important antioxidant that protects cells from oxidative stress.
2 min
The Body's Iron Balance
Iron is a vital mineral, a so-called micromineral or trace element, which we need in small amounts to stay healthy. Too high an intake of iron, however, is toxic to the body.
6 min
MSM
MSM contains sulfur which is needed to build up important amino acids in the body.
2 min
Antioxidants and plant compounds
5On oxidative stress and the compounds usually mentioned alongside it.
Oxidative stress – Is your body also rusting?
Oxidative stress – Is your body also rusting? JTVCdGhlX2FkJTIwaWQlM0QlMjIxNDQ2NSUyMiU1RA==As the cells in the body metabolize the food we eat and convert it…
4 min
Glutathione
Glutathione helps strengthen the immune system and protect the body, and is necessary for other antioxidants such as vitamin E and vitamin C to function effectively.
3 min
Quercetin
Quercetin är en flavonoid och kraftig antioxidant, som finns naturligt i många färgstarka växter, till exempel lök och kapris. Den hör också till en grupp av växter som kallas fyt…
2 min
Resveratrol
Resveratrol är en kraftfull antioxidant som hjälper till att stärka immunförsvaret och skydda kroppens celler mot för tidigt åldrande, motverkar klimakteriebesvär med förbättrad k…
2 min
Curcumin
Has a strong anti-inflammatory effect
2 min
Fats, gut and immunity
3Omega 3, probiotics and how the immune system works.
Omega 3
The body needs Omega-3 fatty acids but cannot produce them on its own.
3 min
Probiotics
Contributes to good intestinal flora, which is important for the immune system. Probiotics counteract mental illness by contributing to a good intestinal flora
3 min
The immune system: How it works & how to boost it
You probably know that the immune system is our defensive wall protecting us from the threats from the outside world – but do you know how it works and how to boost it?
4 min
Water
1On structured water and how to make it yourself.
These articles are here to inform. They don't replace advice from a doctor or dietitian.
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