Evidence-based nutrition, in plain English — every entry sourced from clinical research.

THE COLLECTION

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Vitamin B6

Vitamin B6, or pyridoxine, is one of the busiest vitamins in the body, acting as a coenzyme in well over a hundred reactions, most of them

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Hazelnuts — photograph

Hazelnuts

Hazelnuts are best known as the partner of chocolate, but stripped of the sugar they are a genuinely

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Cashews — photograph

Cashews

Cashews are the soft, buttery exception in the nut bowl: kidney-shaped, mild and creamier than most, with a

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Calcium

Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the body and the structural backbone of the skeleton. Dairy is the best-known source, but tofu, canned fish with…

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Magnesium

Magnesium is among the most common shortfall nutrients in modern diets, since refining strips it from grains. It is concentrated in seeds, nuts, dark chocolate and…

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