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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.
Vitamin Deficiency: The Most Common Gaps at a Glance
Not every theoretically possible vitamin deficiency shows up equally often in real life. Looking at dietary surveys and lab values across Germany, three candidates stand out as the ones that...
Vitamin B12: Side Effects & Safety, Honestly Explained
Just took a B12 capsule and now you're wondering if that was a good idea? Short answer: yes, and a very safe one. Vitamin B12 is one of the best-tolerated...
B12 Dosage: How Much You Really Need
The label often says 1,000 micrograms. Your body needs only a fraction of that each day. That gap is exactly what causes the confusion – and why “how much B12...
B12 Lozenges: What Best-of Lists Miss
Price per lozenge and an average star rating — those are the two numbers behind most vitamin B12 best-of lists. Sounds like a solid basis for a decision. It isn’t:...
Best Supplements for Vegans: the truly relevant nutrients
A plant-based diet has many advantages – for animals, the environment and often for one's own well-being too. But a few nutrients deserve special attention among vegans, because they occur...
Vitamin B12: Food List with Values and Tips
Vitamin B12 is a special case among the vitamins: it occurs in appreciable amounts almost exclusively in animal foods. Anyone who knows which foods provide particularly high amounts of B12...
Which Blood Values Should You Get Checked? The Overview
A blood test can reveal a surprising amount about how well your body is supplied with key nutrients. But the list of possible lab values is long, and not every...
Sublingual Supplements: B12 Drops and Sprays Explained
Whether as drops, a spray or a lozenge: sublingual forms are popular among food supplements, above all for vitamin B12. The promise behind them sounds plausible: the active ingredient is...
Nutrients and Metformin: Why Vitamin B12 Deserves Attention
Metformin is one of the most widely used active substances in the world. Anyone taking it over a longer period will sooner or later come across a well-studied connection: long-term...
Nutrients and Acid Reducers (PPIs): Vitamin B12, Magnesium, and More
Proton pump inhibitors – PPIs for short – are among the most commonly prescribed medications of all. Active substances such as omeprazole, pantoprazole, or esomeprazole reduce stomach acid production, easing...
Vitamin B12 and Vegan Diets: Foods and Why Supplementation Matters
Few nutrients spark as much discussion in vegan eating as vitamin B12. Some people swear by sauerkraut and algae, others consistently reach for the drops. So what's actually true? The...
Iron & Vitamin B12: The Duo for Blood Formation
When it comes to blood formation, two nutrients keep popping up together: iron and vitamin B12. Both play a role in your body's production of red blood cells, which carry...
Vitamin B12: Injection or Tablet?
„The injection really works, you can forget about the tablets.“ You often hear sentences like this when the topic is vitamin B12 – and they prove remarkably persistent. But is...
Covering Vitamin B12 Safely on a Vegan Diet
Living vegan means making countless good decisions – and, with exactly one nutrient, deliberately taking the reins: vitamin B12. In appreciable amounts it occurs practically only in animal-based foods, and...
Vitamin B12 Deficiency: Signs of a Low Supply
A quick online search for "B12 deficiency signs" – and you're already scrolling through endless lists that make you more nervous with every bullet point. Tired? Unfocused? Paler than usual?...
Vitamin B12 Forms: Methyl- vs. Cyanocobalamin
You're standing at the shelf, really just want a vitamin B12 supplement – and you're bombarded with tongue-twisters: methylcobalamin, cyanocobalamin, adenosylcobalamin, hydroxocobalamin. All supply vitamin B12, all claim to be...
How Long Should You Take Vitamin B12?
„A few weeks of B12 and I’m set for life“ – if only that were true. Vitamin B12 is one of the nutrients where the question of duration is far...
Vitamin B12: When and How to Take It?
Imagine you’re standing in the kitchen in the morning, coffee in one hand, your B12 capsule in the other – and suddenly this question in your head: Is now actually...
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