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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.
Supporting Cholesterol Naturally: Diet, Nutrients & Facts
Hardly any blood value is discussed at the kitchen table as often as cholesterol – and hardly any topic is surrounded by so much half-knowledge. So let's clear up one...
Nutrients for Heart & Circulation: The Honest Overview
Your heart beats around 100,000 times a day – year after year, without a single break. No wonder the question of which nutrients support normal heart function occupies so many...
Women's Iron Needs: All About Menstruation
Imagine your body producing around two million new red blood cells every single second. Each one needs iron to be able to bind oxygen. And every month, your period takes...
Nutrients During Breastfeeding
In your baby's first months of life, your breast milk is complete nutrition, fluid, energy, nutrients and protective substances all in one. To provide all that, your body continuously passes...
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...
Red Clover & Phytoestrogens During Menopause
Anyone looking into menopause sooner or later stumbles over a clunky word: phytoestrogens. And almost always a plant name comes up that you'd otherwise associate more with a summer meadow:...
Black Cohosh During Menopause
Your nights have grown shorter, your body temperature is running wild, and someone has recommended you try "something herbal" – and so many women arrive at the name black cohosh....
Chasteberry (Vitex): All About the Cycle & PMS
A shrub whose sharp, peppery berries medieval monks chewed to stay “calmer” – and which today is among the most-googled plants when it comes to the female cycle. Welcome to...
Creatine: Side Effects and the Myth About the Kidneys
“Creatine is hard on the kidneys” – you've almost certainly heard this line before, maybe even from someone at the gym who “knows it for a fact.” Time to clear...
Melatonin: Side Effects, Tolerability and Safety
You took a small tablet to fall asleep more easily – and wake up in the morning with a "heavy head"? Then you're right at the question this is all...
Vitamin D: Side Effects, Upper Limit and Safe Intake
Vitamin D has developed something of a cult following in recent years – and with it the worry: can you actually get too much of it? The good news first:...
Iron and Zinc: Take Together or Separately?
The direct answer: You should space out high-dose iron and high-dose zinc – ideally by several hours, for example iron in the morning and zinc in the evening. The reason:...
How fast does ashwagandha work? What you can realistically expect
The short answer: ashwagandha is not a substance that "kicks in" noticeably straight away. In traditional as well as present-day use, the root is typically taken as a multi-week regimen...
Collagen or whey? An honest comparison of two proteins
The short answer: collagen and whey are both proteins, but they serve different purposes. Whey (milk protein) is a complete protein with all the essential amino acids – the classic...
Magnesium Threonate or Citrate? The Honest Comparison
Straight to the point: magnesium citrate is the well-established, well-tolerated all-rounder – highly soluble, with a lot of elemental magnesium per capsule and an affordable price. Magnesium L-threonate is a...
Cat's Claw: Explained Neutrally
Straight to the point: Cat's Claw (botanically Uncaria tomentosa) is a woody vine from the South American rainforest with a long tradition in the folk medicine of the Andean and...
Sage: uses for sweating & the throat explained
Answered directly: common sage (Salvia officinalis) is an aromatic member of the mint family whose leaves are traditionally used around the topics of the throat (gargling, tea) and sweating. Its...
Fenugreek: effects & uses explained neutrally
Toast a few golden-yellow fenugreek seeds briefly in a dry pan – and suddenly your kitchen smells like a blend of warm nuts and maple syrup. It is precisely this...
Evening Primrose Oil (GLA): Skin & Uses Explained
The evening primrose opens its yellow flowers only at dusk – a small botanical spectacle that gave the plant its name. From its tiny seeds an oil is pressed that...
Rosehip: Vitamin C & Uses Explained
When bright red fruits hang from wild roses and hedgerows in autumn, rosehip season has arrived. What many people know only as jam or a warming tea is at the...
Guarana: Natural Caffeine & Energy Explained
In the Amazon region, stories have been told for generations about a plant whose burst-open fruits are reminiscent of dark eyes. Its seeds are among the most caffeine-rich plant parts...
Matcha: EGCG & L-Theanine Simply Explained
Bright green, whisked to a creamy froth, lightly tart – a bowl of matcha is a small ritual. And unlike steeped green tea, here you don't just drink what passes...
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