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Vitamin D: The Sunshine Vitamin’s Role in Health and Performance
Vitamin D, often called the “sunshine vitamin,” is a unique fat-soluble vitamin that our skin can produce with sufficient sunlight exposure. As it can be made in the body, it is only conditionally essential in our diets. However, limited sunshine exposure due to modern lifestyles or geographical location (à la the Vikings) necessitates dietary sources and supplements of vitamin D.
The Gut Microbiome: It’s Meaning, Importance, And How to Care For It.
You may have heard about the gut “microbiome” in recent media. What is a microbiome, and how does the human microbiome influence our health?
An Introduction To Energy Systems: How Do Our Bodies Fuel Movement?
There are multiple means through which our bodies power movement with the materials we digest, mainly glucose. There are also countless sub-processes, enzymes and catalysts involved in these systems and “energy pathways”