I am Naomi a Natural Food Chef candidate and student approaching my tenth week into the 15-week Natural Food Chef Culinary Arts program at Nutrition Therapy Institute. I feel I …
Vitamin E: A Fat-Soluble Antioxidant Vitamin
A Course in Nutrition: Learning Your A, B, C’s Welcome back to part 10 of our multi-part series on vitamins. In the last blog of the series, we talked about …
Sulforaphane is a Nutrient You Should Know
If I were a contestant on the Family Feud and 100 people were asked to name a nutrient-rich vegetable, I would slam that buzzer and offer up broccoli as the …
Vitamin D: The Sunshine Prohormone
A Course in Nutrition: Learning Your A, B, C’s Welcome back to part 10 of our multi-part series on vitamins. In the last blog of the series, we talked about …
Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Is a Great Reason to Exercise
Love it, hate it, or love to hate it, exercise is an important aspect of health. Besides its benefits for the cardiovascular system, bones, energy metabolism, and the immune system, …
Fiber, Microbiota, and Mucus, Oh My!
Fiber, Microbiota, and Mucus are Essential for Colon Health At first, it may seem that these ingredients – fiber, bacteria, and mucus – are unlikely to work together, let alone …
The Power of Breathing
A human can survive roughly three weeks without food. Without water, three days. But in the absence of air, humans perish in about three minutes. That is the importance of …
Vitamin B12 – Cobalamin
A Course In Nutrition: Learning Your A, B, C’s Welcome back to Part 8 of our multiple-part series on Vitamins. In the last blog of this series, we talked about …