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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.
Melatonin or Lemon Balm? The Evening Comparison
It's 1:47 a.m., the alarm goes off in five hours – and your mind is on everything except sleep. This is exactly the moment when a lot of people search...
Ashwagandha or Valerian? The Honest Comparison
Two roots, two continents, two completely different traditions of use – and yet they constantly end up together in the same shopping basket. Ashwagandha comes from Indian Ayurveda, valerian from...
Nutrients Involved in Wound Healing: Zinc, Vitamin C & More
In short: there's no such thing as "wound-healing nutrients" – but there are nutrients the body needs anyway for collagen formation, cell division and the maintenance of normal skin. The...
Nutrients for Back & Discs: Connective Tissue & Bone
In short: no nutrient "repairs" a spinal disc – but several demonstrably contribute to maintaining the structures around the spine. For normal bones: calcium, vitamin D, vitamin K, magnesium, and...
Nutrients for Healthy Mucous Membranes: Vitamin A, B2 & More
In short: the key nutrient for normal mucous membranes is vitamin A – there's a clear EU-approved claim for this. Also approved: riboflavin (B2), niacin (B3), and biotin contribute to...
Nutrients for Lungs & Respiratory Tract: Explained Factually & Neutrally
In short: for the lungs and respiratory tract themselves, there are no specific health claims – but there are well-documented, indirectly relevant claims. Vitamin A contributes to the maintenance of...
Nutrients for Bladder & Urinary Tract: Explained Factually & Neutrally
In short: for the bladder and urinary tract, there are no specific approved health claims for individual nutrients or plants. The best-documented factor is adequate fluid intake. Plants such as...
Nutrients for Men Over 50: What Really Matters Now
In short: from age 50, four topics move to the forefront for men – bones, muscles, energy and the immune system. The most relevant are vitamin D (bones, muscles, immune...
Nutrients for Male Fertility: Zinc & Selenium in Focus
Imagine this: the sperm cells maturing in your body today began their journey around two and a half to three months ago. This is not a snapshot but an assembly...
Nutrients for Libido & Vitality: Zinc, Selenium & Co. Explained Factually
"I just don't feel quite on top of things anymore." You hear this sentence often – and rarely is there a single cause behind it. Around "vitality" and "libido" there's...
Nutrients for Mental Balance: A Neutral Overview
It's Wednesday evening, your head is full, thoughts keep circling – and somewhere online, a promise appears: a capsule for "mental balance". Sounds tempting. But honestly and clearly upfront: no...
Nutrients for Children: Always Check With Your Paediatrician
You're standing in the drugstore in front of a shelf full of colourful children's vitamins, some shaped like little bears, thinking: "It can't hurt, right?" This is exactly the moment...
Nutrients for Seniors Over 70: What Really Matters
A quiet contradiction comes with older age: the body often needs fewer calories, but just as many – sometimes even more – vitamins and minerals. Eating less while still fitting...
Nutrients for Exhaustion & Fatigue: The Overview
You're actually getting enough sleep, and yet you feel foggy-headed in the morning, and by the afternoon your head is practically hitting the keyboard? Tiredness and exhaustion are among the...
Nutrients for Inner Restlessness: A Neutral Overview
Short and straight to the point: there is no supplement that "eliminates" inner restlessness – but there are nutrients with an officially recognised function for your nervous system and your...
Nutrients for Migraine & Headaches: A Neutral Overview
Briefly up front, quite honestly: migraine is a neurological condition and belongs in medical hands – no food supplement may claim to treat it or prevent it. What remains credible:...
Saffron Extract & Mood: A Neutral Assessment
Directly and honestly, up front: no health claims are currently approved for saffron in the EU – so we are neither allowed nor willing to promise you any effect on...
Nutrients for Mood & Drive: A Neutral Overview
Briefly and honestly, up front: there's no miracle nutrient pill for a good mood – but there are vitamins and minerals with an officially recognized role in normal psychological function...
Horse Chestnut & Aescin: The Vein Plant Explained Factually
Briefly, up front: horse chestnut is the classic "vein plant" of European natural medicine – its characteristic compound is called aescin. To be honest, though: no health claims are currently...
Red Vine Leaf: Portrait of a Plant for Veins & Heavy Legs
Briefly, up front: red vine leaf refers to the leaves of the grapevine that turn brilliant red in autumn – long associated with legs and veins in European plant tradition....
Nutrients for Healthy Veins: What Legs & Blood Vessels Need
Do you know that feeling when your legs feel like two sandbags in the evening – after eight hours at a desk, behind a checkout counter, or on a flight?...
Omega-3 and the Heart: What EPA and DHA Really Do
If any single nutrient deserves to keep coming up in discussions about the heart, it's marine omega-3 fatty acids. The reason is unusually clear: unlike most trend ingredients, there's an...
Hawthorn: Portrait of a Traditional Heart & Circulation Plant
Few plants are as closely tied to a single subject as hawthorn is to the heart. For centuries, the thorny shrub with white blossoms and red berries has stood for...
Nutrients for Normal Blood Sugar: Chromium & Diet
"Which nutrients help with blood sugar?" – this question is googled thousands of times every day, and the internet is full of surprisingly many half-truths about it. So here's the...
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