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Vitamins: Water Soluble B-Complex

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Cat

By Cat, June 2007; updated 2016, May 2019, Nov 2021 There are 8 essential (cannot be made by the body and must be obtained from diet/supplements), and 4 “non-essential” B-vitamins (can be made by the body, but this ability decreases with … Continue reading →

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Inositol, Choline and Insulin Resistance

Posted on May 10, 2019 by Cat

By Cat, May 2019; updates in 2020, 2022 and 2023 Insulin resistance is a metabolic disorder that is the precursor to Type-2 Diabetes. It means that the insulin receptors on cell walls no longer respond to insulin, starving the cells … Continue reading →

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Choline and lecithin

Posted on April 12, 2019 by Cat

by Catherine M. Haug,  January 2011; updated 4/12/19 (image, right, from Wikimedia Commons) Lecithin is made from two B-vitamins: inositol (B8) and choline (B4). Both are important nutrients for brain development (7): Inositol has a calming effect on the central … Continue reading →

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