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A miracle cure that promotes bone metabolism, regulates our sex hormones testosterone and oestrogen, works against inflammation, strengthens brain performance and helps with allergies? The long misunderstood trace element boron is said to have a multitude of positive influences on our health. In food supplements, the semi-metal is mainly found in the form of the oxygen-containing compounds borax (sodium borate) and boric acid. But what is there to the hype about boron, which is still officially considered a non-essential nutrient? In our new blog post, we have taken a closer look at the trace element and examined its effect on the processes in our body.

In our article, you will learn interesting background information about proteases and their complex modes of action in our organism.

Did you know that probiotics together with vitamin D are the ultimate immune booster? The combination of gut-friendly bacterial strains and the sunshine vitamin has been proven to strengthen your gut flora and thus support your immune system in a safe and effective way.

Fermentierte Lebensmittel liegen gerade absolut im Trend. Dabei ist das Verfahren des „lebendigen Haltbarmachens“ keineswegs eine Erfindung unserer Zeit. Vielmehr ist das Fermentieren eine uralte Technik zur Konservierung von Lebensmitteln.

Wie stehen der Darm und seine Flora mit der Gesundheit in Zusammenhang? Und warum ist das so wichtig für unser Immunsystem? Diese Frage beantwortet Dr. Heinz Reinwald in diesem spannenden Videotalk mit Alexander Glogg.

Do you know this too? Some days you feel energetic, powerful and full of life energy. And then there are those days when you are drained and feel like someone has pulled the plug on you? In Chinese, Qi or Ch’i refers to our life energy – the energy that underlies and permeates everything.

Vitamine sind organische Substanzen, die im Körper eine katalytische Funktion bei den biochemischen Reaktionen des Stoffwechsels haben. Sie müssen von außen zugeführt werden und sind keine Baustoffe des Körpers (sonst müsste man z. B. auch die Aminosäuren zu den Vitaminen zählen).

Every child knows it and it has long been considered the booster for our immune system par excellence: vitamin C. A small sour fruit from the Amazon region has been causing a stir for some time now, and not just in research, because its vitamin C content far exceeds anything known to date: Camu Camu.

Inflammation shows us once again what a sophisticated system our body is. Contrary to popular belief, inflammation is not a bad thing. Rather, it is a super-intelligent mechanism of our body to repair damaged tissue. However, if this important and sensible repair mechanism gets out of balance, it can have far-reaching consequences for our health.

Glutathion ist zurzeit eines der am meisten diskutierten Nahrungsergänzungsmittel und wird inzwischen als eine Art Superfood gehandelt. Nicht ohne Grund, denn Glutathion in seiner reduzierten Form ist eines der wichtigsten körpereigenen intrazellulären Antioxidantien.