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Welcome to the third and last installment of my 3-part blog post series on oysters. Let's first go over the previous two installments that I wrote:

• In the first installment, I explained that oysters are an important part of any marine ecosystem and that they also contain very high levels of...

Welcome to the second installment of my 3-installment blog post series on oysters. The first blog post explored the basics of oysters and talked about the magnificent nutrient profile found therein.

This second installment teaches you about the oyster health benefits and how to best eat them. The...

Welcome to another blog post series of mine. This blog post series will consist in 2-3 installments and treat the topic of oysters!

I not only explain to you why oysters are an absolutely perfect choice for nutrition, I also explain why they can help solve world hunger and provide an...

Coffee? Grains? Milk? You can see them all in the picture above. All of these foods have very specific effects on how iron is absorbed in your body, especially if you combine them with other high heme-rion foods such as meats.

This blog post makes up the last part of my 5-instlalment series on...

Here I go again. Yet another guide on a nutrient. I've published an extensive guide on both zinc and magnesium in the past. This time, a blog post series on iron is up.

Iron is a bit more complex and less straightforward than the previous two topics. For that reason, I've divided this blog post...

Welcome to the second installment of this series on Zinc. In the first blog post, I've talked about the evolutionary history of zinc as well as its downsides.

In this blog post, I'll consider what foods you need to eat to get adequate zinc status, and how to prevent a deficiency from developing....

That's boring...

"Zinc?"

Yes, zinc...

Zinc is another mineral, just like magnesium. I've written an extensive blog post on magnesium before.  

"Why should I worry about that complicated stuff, such as a mineral as zinc?"

Great question...

I'll tell you why:

Zinc...

In fact, I'm not just talking about vitamin K, but about vitamin K₂.

"Vitamin K₂? Really?"

I get where you're coming from...

You might know about vitamin C, and vitamin D₃ if you're really into health.

But vitamin K₂?

Absolutely.

That latter vitamin is very important...

In...

Walk through a supermarket and you will see the word 'probiotics' added to all sorts of foods - cheeses, juice, yoghurt and of course the probiotics packaged up into a handy capsule.

But what exactly are probiotics? Do they actually improve our gut and health?

And do we really need to pay...

I often get asked, what sleeper tracker do I use? What supplements do I recommend? And what biohacking gadgets do I think are best?

These answers are littered throughout my blogs, but many don't have the time or desire to search through this wealth of information.

So I decided to put together...