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27 Jan 2023 4 minute read 3 comments Heruvim78
Yeah, I'll start with this one: I was in college when I first heard this, and I like it. I was thinking of writing about something that will lift people up and motivate me to continue. Which will inevitably end on a sour note, into...
26 Dec 2022 3 minute read 3 comments Heruvim78
Christmas is gone and my birthday is approaching rapidly, in January next year. I'll be 45, which could mean that half of my life is gone. Optimistically speaking, also means that half of my life is still open to whatever surprises may co...
3 Nov 2021 1 minute read 0 comments JaiChai
(image by quora.com) @sleepypunk (torum.com) is 30 years old today. I wrote him this note: @sleepypunk, Congratulations on another successful trip around the Sun! HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Speaking of years of age, think of this for your next birthday...
25 Jan 2021 4 minute read 2 comments Heruvim78
Hello again, today i will write a bit about how to improve the food content and its nutritional value. You may have heard about futuristic methods like biofortification - crops breeded to improve their nutritional value (completely different than g...
19 Jan 2021 2 minute read 3 comments Heruvim78
I do not know how much good i do with all my specialized posts. I try to make the information accessible, and i would really like to find out if you used any the information from my posts related to vitamins, minerals or any other health related stuf...
16 Jan 2021 3 minute read 3 comments Heruvim78
This is a complicated subject, and i will try to keep it short and clear, if it is possible. But there are many important things to underline, so, let's get it started. During pregnancy the demand for micronutrients increases with 20-50%, but the e...
14 Jan 2021 2 minute read 2 comments Heruvim78
Malnutrition is a complex problem, and there are many sciences involved in the war against it: medicine, agriculture, biology, sociology, education and economy, to name just a few. The immediate causes are dietary intake, disease or both. Diet is...
6 Jan 2021 2 minute read 0 comments Heruvim78
How do we measure the deficiency level, you may ask? There are few methods, let's see them for each of the main micronutrients that are involved into this: Iron - you check for anaemia, low haemoglobin blood concentration or serum ferritin, but thos...
25 Dec 2020 2 minute read 7 comments Heruvim78
The most often deficiencies are the ones of vitamin A, iron, zinc and iodine. There are two main problems with the malnutrition. First, being malnourished increase the infection risk, and infections will destroy the micronutrients balance further. Se...
23 Dec 2020 2 minute read 5 comments Heruvim78
We are getting close, slowly slowly, to the end of our series. But, until then, i will continue with the rest of the B vitamins. Vitamin B6 - It is a coenzyme for 65+ enzymes. mostly involved in the aminoacid metabolism, but also in glycogen breakdo...
