National Summer Sun Safety Month
August is National Summer Sun Safety Month! And we've got some essential tips to keep you safe and healthy while enjoying the summer sun!
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Agape Nutrition Health Blog / Vitamins
Can Grains Be Bad for Us? A Grain of Truth
The type of grain and how it's consumed plays a pivotal role. Embrace whole grains, watch out for the refined ones, and you'll be on your way to reaping the benefits of these ancient seeds.
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Pregnancy Safe Supplements
Complications are unwanted when carrying your pregnancy to term. A question we’ve seen frequently popping up online is, “Are supplements safe to take during pregnancy?” We here at Agape Nutrition have set out to find an answer and provide pregnancy-safe options for you or your loved one.
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Mushroom Madness- Why is Everyone Adding Fungi to Their Regimen?
Growing up, most of my friends hated mushrooms. Several families we knew might go hunting for morels once a year and fry them up, but beyond that, I never gave mushrooms much thought. However, that has all changed recently as the mighty mushroom has taken the health world by storm. Not a vegetable, this kingdom of fungi has more in common with animals than with plants, but it’s the mushroom’s unique qualities that have us in the midst of Mushroom Madness.
The Difference between Natural and Pharmaceutical Drugs
Natural drugs have a much longer history than the pharmaceutical industry. For millennia, remedies based on elements found in nature have been used on maladies all over the world. Results have been observed and refined until treatments become reliable and effective. Eventually, these solutions were distilled by apothecary specialists to produce modern supplements, vitamins, ointments and salves, based on ingredients found in nature.
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Mitochondria - Your Cells' Personal Energy Bunnies
Think of mitochondria as the little energy bunnies running around inside each cell, banging their drums and generating the energy to operate at peak efficiency. Now, imagine that each cell in your body has thousands of these little bunnies marching around and pounding out chemical energy.
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The 5 Nutrients Most Americans are Lacking
If you’re reading this, then in all likelihood, you have enough to eat. But even those of us in such a position are at risk for nutrient deficiencies. Nutrient deficiencies are categorized by insufficient intake or absorption of a particular vitamin or mineral, and can occur even when one has plenty of food to eat.
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How to Ensure Your Picky Eater Gets All Their Vitamins
As any parent, babysitter, or older sibling knows, mealtime can be a battle when kids are involved. Many children refuse to eat certain foods for no apparent reason, and even more prefer to eat the same foods again and again, favoring the familiar over all else. When you’re trying to make sure the kiddo in question grows up healthy and strong, this can be a major roadblock.
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Cold Weather Skin Care
It’s easy to think that since we aren’t spending long days at the beach that we no longer need to think too much about our skin. However, skincare is just as important in fall and winter, because your skin develops new needs as the temperature drops. Before you know it, you could go from pink, blistered summer skin, to dry, cracked, and itchy winter skin. Fortunately, there are precautions you can take to help your skin adapt to the change and stay healthy all winter long.
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The Wonder Seeds You Need To Look Into
Grapes have always been a common fruit in most household refrigerators. The little guys are known for coming in bunches, for being easy to snap off and eat at any time, and for being the fruit consumed by Roman nobility while being fanned in their reclining chairs. However, should grapes also be known for their seeds? The microscopic brown specks they originate from might provide much more than their full-fledged counterparts.
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Benefits of Zinc
Zinc Benefits Mineral vitamins are important to your body’s immune system. Especially zinc. In addition to helping the immune system, this vitamin also supports digestion. In times like these, with your health in the spotlight, getting as many trace elements as you can is vital to remaining in a safe headspace. There are many supplements that support the immune system and …
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Should Children Take Supplements?
Supplements are an essential component of holistic medicine. Alternative, naturopathic, and integrative doctors use them to help treat, maintain, and prevent symptoms and illnesses. Our bodies require a wide range of nutrients to function correctly, and many of us are deficient in one or more. Supplements are an excellent way to fill in the gaps. But although they are common …
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