Vitamin Expert

Tag - Metabolism

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Refuel your energy tank

Feeling lethargic? Medical herbalist Gabriella Clarke looks at some natural remedies to help lift our energy.

Biotin

Biotin is a member of the B family of vitamins, all of which are water soluble.

Iodine

Iodine is an essential trace mineral of which two thirds of the body’s stores are found in the thyroid gland.

Vitamin B3

Vitamin B3 is also called niacin. There are two forms of niacin – nicotinic acid andniacinamide.

Vitamin B6

Vitamin B6 is otherwise known as pyridoxine. In fact, pyridoxine is not just one vitamin but a group of water-soluble compounds.

Vitamin B12

Named cobalamin, because it is the only vitamin that contains an essential mineral, cobalt.