Garlic is one of my favorite ingredients that I use on a daily basis. But to stop myself from smelling of it constantly, I have to limit myself to just a couple of cloves a day. To get more of the beneficial compound known as allicin, I take garlic supplements, but how many garlic pills…
Category: Supplements
Vegan supplements are important to provide optimal health and well-being and make up for any deficiencies which may be present on a vegan diet. These may include vitamins, minerals, fatty acids, and other compounds that are not found in plant-based foods.
If you want healthy hair, you need to make sure that you’re nourishing your hair follicles with all the vitamins and minerals required for healthy and strong growth. A vegan diet that fails to give you all necessary vitamins for hair growth can result in thin hair which is prone to breaking, looks dull, has…
Collagen is an abundant protein in the human body and its essentially what keeps everything together. When you’re young, you’re producing collagen at a high enough rate that your body heals faster and your skin stays young and firm. Vegan supplements which support collagen production can be a great way to ensure your body stays…
If you’ve had a severe reaction after taking an antibiotic called Cipro, it can be a scary time if you’ve read some of the horror stories on the internet. In 2007, I took Cipro and I was “floxed” – or that’s what we called it back then. I developed some of the now well-known side effects of the…
Good digestion is very important for being able to absorb and use the nutrients we obtain from our diet. Our digestive system naturally produces enzymes to break down the food we eat, but due to many factors, we sometimes can’t produce enough to break down our food and absorb all the nutrients from our diet.…
Snap, crackle, pop! This isn’t a sound you want to hear from your joints when you get out of bed in the morning or when you stand up sitting down for a period of time. These noises from your joints can indicate that something isn’t right, especially when it’s accompanied by inflammation and pain. Vegan…
Bilberries are an amazing antioxidant-rich food which can ward off many diseases if recent studies are to be believed. The anthocyanins in bilberries are responsible for much of their benefits, but if you don’t fancy bilberries, there are bilberry supplements available which also do the trick! You probably guessed it already, but bilberries are a…
Turmeric and Ginger have both been used in various parts of the world for centuries as treatments for various health conditions. But in the west, we’ve been very slow to catch on and harness the power of these natural treatments for improving our health. In this article, I will look at which turmeric and ginger…
Arthritis is one of the most common conditions in adults and tends to increase in prevalence and severity with age. Pain medications are often prescribed, as well as anti-inflammatories, but natural treatments like turmeric and ginger may also have a place for treating the condition. In the United States, over 54 million people have been…
Sulforaphane is an organosulfur compound found in high concentrations in broccoli sprouts and other cruciferous vegetables, but also available as a supplement. If there was one compound that you should aim to get more of it would be sulforaphane. Intake of cruciferous vegetables high in this compound has been consistently shown to be beneficial for human…