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Vitamin D in mushrooms?
Apparently people are sunbathing mushrooms and it produces vitamin d2. Does anyone know if it's worth the five dollar price ?
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Vitamin supplementation
Whilst browsing this site I have noticed a lot of people take daily vitamin and mineral supplements.
Is this something that is advised on a Paleo diet because of the 'restriction …
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paleo vitamins and supplement help
Been looking at sooooo many multi vitamins, vitamin c, calcium and magnesium. ?
Driving me nuts...
gmo free and gluten free.
Any suggestions? ?
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which Supplements du jour actually lived up to the hype for you?
Ive pared down my supplements as im on a budget and prefer trying to spend more on quality foods.
Currently i take vit D, vit C *with cal/pot/mag, fish oil, Sea Kelp for iodine, …
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Trans-Dermal, Sub-Lingual, Eye Drops… I need suggestions for supplements that can be absorbed somewhere other than the gut. Any help?
Due to severe malabsorption (which I am on the path to healing) I need to supplement my vitamins and minerals. I prefer getting my nutrients from my food, but it just isn't possibl …
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Can We Eat Too Many Nutrients in One Meal and Can Too Much Water Inhibit Absorption of Minerals/Vitamins?
I guess those two seem like separate questions, but my mother has been nagging me to not eat too many nutrient dense foods in the same meal because she believes that the body can't …
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What are the best FOOD sources of magnesium? Food sources only please.
FOOD SOURCES ONLY PLEASE.
Could you please list them in bullet/column form, from highest to the lowest, if possible?
I have checked ten different sources and they all say differe …
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What blood tests should I get to see what’s missing?!
Hi all, going on week 4 of paleo (haven't been 100% strict as I still cant stop my tsp of sugar in my coffee :( Working on it though! I'm going to see my new primary care doctor in …
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Is anyone else outraged by this ridiculous advertising campaign for bread?
Okay so I saw a sign at the grocery store claiming that 1 slice of Dempster's Bread has as many vitamins and minerals as 2 apples. Lies.
THEN I went online to get the nutritional …
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Must individuals on all-meat/fish diets have vitamin/mineral deficiencies?
Must individuals on all-meat/fish diets have vitamin/mineral deficiencies? {I'm thinking vitamin C, potassium, etc.}
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Which supplements might be beneficial as a temporary therapy for someone new to paleo?
I assume food is the best way to obtain all necessary nutrients (for the most part); however, for those of us recovering from the typical american diet, which vitamins, minerals, o …
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Long-term, Stealth, health consequences from wheat ingestion?
So this subject came up the other day on a FB group and I didn't really get any useful information...
I know that for the average person wheat is likely to be less than ideal. Fr …
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Let’s figure out how can we can best absorb nutrients
I'm interested in making a list of how to best absorb specific nutrients. Whether or not we always want to best absorb each nutrient is debatable, but I think putting this informat …
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NOW Foods liquid vitamin D-3 destroyed by heat? (from fresh coffee)
Hey all just a quick question. I've been supplementing with 5,000iu's of liquid vitamin d-3 for the past couple weeks. I've been putting it in my coffee mixed with organic pasture …
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Should you eat bone broth always with fat?
So, do you have to eat bone broth AND fat in order to get all the nutrients from it or does eating only bone broth (because the fat is discarded) works just fine?
EDIT: What I ac …