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In the Scheunengut guide, we explain vitamins, minerals, plant compounds and dietary supplements clearly and with a solid scientific grounding – from correct intake to the right product for you. Use the search or the topic filters to quickly find what you need.
Nutrients for Women Over 50
Around age 50, priorities shift for many women, including when it comes to nutrients. Menopause is approaching or already underway, metabolism slows down, and suddenly a topic moves into focus...
Nutrients for Hormone Balance
"Which nutrients are good for hormones?" is one of the most frequently asked questions in women's health, and the honest answer is both reassuring and nuanced. Reassuring, because several vitamins...
Nutrients for PMS & Your Cycle
The days before "those days" — many women know the feeling that something shifts in the second half of the cycle. No wonder the question comes up: what role do...
Holidays: Enjoyment & Nutrient Balance
Enjoyment and a balanced diet are not mutually exclusive - over weeks and months, it is the overall balance that counts, not the one lavish holiday feast. After rich days,...
Nutrients During Intermittent Fasting: Supply Within the Eating Window
With intermittent fasting you often have only two or three opportunities to eat per day - and therefore significantly fewer chances to meet your nutrient needs than with five meals....
Nutrients for the Muscles
You train three times a week, eat decently – and yet a cramp twinges in your calf at night now and then, or the strength just isn't quite there on...
Nutrients for the Nerves and the Nervous System
Right now, as you read this sentence, millions of nerve cells are firing inside your head, passing on signals, coordinating your eye movements and your comprehension – all in fractions...
Nutrients for the Joints
Going down the stairs, your knee cracks; after a workout, your shoulder speaks up; and in the ad break, the next glucosamine capsule promises miracles. The market around joints is...
Nutrients for Strong Bones
Imagine your skeleton were a construction site where work goes on around the clock – every day one crew tears down old material while another puts in new. That is...
Nutrients for Strong Hair
One centimetre a month - that is how fast the hair on your head grows, no faster. So anyone expecting fuller hair overnight from a change in diet will be...
Nutrients for the Eyes: Lutein, Zinc & Co.
The first glance at your phone in the morning, screens all day long, and one more chapter of a book in the evening: our eyes are arguably the most demanded...
Bioavailability: Why the Form Decides the Effect
The label says 400 mg – but how much of that actually reaches your body? That is precisely what bioavailability decides, and it often matters more than the raw milligram...
Nutrients: Take Before or After Eating?
The short answer: fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E, K) and substances like Q10 and omega-3 belong with a meal that contains some fat. Water-soluble vitamins (B vitamins, vitamin C) are...
Micronutrients After 50: What Your Body Now Needs to Watch
From around 50, five nutrients deserve particular attention: vitamin B12 (absorption declines), vitamin D (skin production drops), calcium and magnesium (bones and muscles) as well as omega-3 (heart and brain)....
Nutrients for Vegans: Keeping an Eye on the Critical Micronutrients
The short answer first: A vegan diet covers almost everything – with one clear exception. You have to supplement vitamin B12; there is no way around it. In addition, it...
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