Spirulina

Spirulina is a blue-green algae that nutritionists are calling the superfood of the future. It is an easily produced, non-toxic species of Arthrospira bacteria. You probably never thought you would be adding algae powder from tropical lakes to your smoothies,...

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Can a vitamin be a drug?

Sometimes patients are confused about this topic: aren’t the supplements (vitamin, minerals, fatty acids etc) drugs too? Don’t they “treat” diseases too? What’s the difference between them? Let’s start with the definition of a drug first. According to Health Canada,...

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Cordyceps: the killer fungus!

Cordyceps sinensis is a very interesting medicinal mushroom that has been used for medicinal purposes in Asia for centuries. It is used mainly to restore lost energy and vigor and to stimulate a fatigued immune system acting like a general...

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Medicinal Mushrooms

Mushrooms are awesome and a fascinating life form! They belong neither to the plant nor animal kingdoms, and they actually share more DNA with animals that they do with plants. Adding to their strangeness, the largest organism ever discovered on...

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How many B vitamins are out there?

Have you ever wondered how many B vitamins there are? And what's with all those numbers? I did and here is the answer. First of all, let’s start with the definition of a vitamin and a brief introduction to vitamins....

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