Synopsis The group of fat soluble vitamins consists of vitamins A, D, E, K1, and K2. They are critical for…
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Nutrients in Chinese Medicine – Part 2, B Vitamins
Synopsis B vitamins are necessary for energy metabolism and creating the essential building blocks of the physical body. They represent…
- June 15, 2022
Nutrients in Chinese Medicine – Part 1, An Overview
This is the introduction to a new blog series examining the qualities of essential nutrients from both a Western and…
- June 13, 2022
Vitamin B12: Nutrient Profile
Vitamin B12 is not made by plants or animals but by microbes that blanket the earth. In today’s sanitized, modern…
- June 13, 2022
Vegan B12 Deficiency: Putting it into Perspective
When CNN’s documentary The Last Heart Attack premiered—documenting Bill Clinton’s attempt to reverse his heart disease through diet—pundits were eager to point…
- June 13, 2022
Plant Based Diets
The longest living populations, in so called “Blue Zones”, follow what can be considered a plant-based diet. For general guidelines…
- June 13, 2022
The Power of Diet and Heart Disease
I was only a kid when doctors sent my grandmother home in a wheelchair to die at age 65. Diagnosed…
- May 5, 2022
The Benefits of Fruits and Vegetables
The blanket statement to “eat more fruits and vegetables” from health authorities without sufficient explanation into why that’d be a…
- May 4, 2022
Beans: The Staple Food
Bean consumption is associated with a myriad of health benefits. The most comprehensive analysis of diet and cancer ever performed…