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Foods containing magnesium

Mineral Health: Magnesium

Magnesium performs many important functions in the body. Find out all you need to know about this mineral.

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Men’s Health Week: Healthy Living

The focus of this year’s Men’s Health Week (June 15th – 21st) is on healthy living. Suzie Sawyer looks at what you and your partner need to watch out for.

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Calcium

Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the body and, as such, one of the most important.

CoQ10

CoQ10 or Coenzyme Q10 is a vitamin-like substance and is essential in the formation of energy.

Folic Acid

Folic acid, or Vitamin B9, is a member of the water-soluble family of B vitamins and was apparently so-called because of the Latin word ‘folium’, meaning foliage.

Magnesium

Magnesium is the fourth most abundant mineral in the body and plays a very important role in numerous enzyme reactions.

A range of foods containing Omega 3s

Omega-3 Fatty Acids

The omega-3s are also known as essential fats. This is because the body cannot make them and they have to be eaten very regularly in the diet. The chemical structure of these polyunsaturated fats also means they’re very...

A selection of dairy products

Vitamin D

Vitamin D is known as the ‘sunshine vitamin’ because it’s predominantly produced on the skin in the presence of sunlight.

Vitamin E

Vitamin E is a fat-soluble vitamin that is actually a family of compounds, the tocopherols, found in nature.

Vitamin K

Vitamin K is actually a group of three related fat soluble vitamins – vitamin K1 (phylloquinone), vitamin K2 (menaquinone) and vitamin K3 (menadione).