There are lots of B vitamins, and chances are—if you’ve ever scanned a nutrition label—you know the names of a few of them, so names like riboflavin, niacin, and thiamine aren’t foreign to you.  Well, that’s all well and good, but just because you’ve heard of thiamine and you know it’s also known as vi

Have you stalled in your weight-loss efforts?  Or maybe you’re not trying to lose weight—maybe you just want to stay in shape, but you’ve noticed that you’re no longer getting the results you once did in your workouts.  What should you do? Strength training has been touted as a great way to make your workouts mo

Sure, we’ve all heard plenty about the health benefits of Vitamin C, and we all heard growing up about how sailors coming to the new world suffered from scurvy due to the lack of this vitamin, but how much do you really know about this wonder nutrient, aside from the anecdotes you’ve heard over the years?  Here’s a little

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When you think of iron, do you conjure up images of things like metal flag poles, bridges, or construction beams?  Do wrought iron fences come to mind?  What about the iron you use for pressing your clothes?  You might also want to start thinking about it as a nutrient, because iron is an important element of your diet, and just a