
Micronutrients: Part 8 – Vitamin C
The relationship between vitamin C and your immune system is undeniable. Let's distinguish real news and fake news. Should you supplement with vitamin C?

The relationship between vitamin C and your immune system is undeniable. Let's distinguish real news and fake news. Should you supplement with vitamin C?

If you run a lot, give blood, and/or don't consume a lot of red meat, this is a must read!

If you ever go on a fat loss phase, please read this. We want your bones to be healthy while you shred and thereafter!

We tell you all the pertinent info about vitamin D. How does it impact your health and performance? Who's at risk of deficiencies? If you supplement, how?

We reveal the US guidelines for fruits and veggies and our #1 tip to get the most benefits from fruits and veggies.

This is the most information packed part of the micros article. We define key terms such as DRI and RDA. We also list the function, source, and recommended intake for each vitamin, mineral, trace element, commonly consumed toxic metal, and antioxidant.

We review how we digest and absorb water and fat soluble vitamins as well as minerals.

We define numerous terms that will help you throughout this article such as micronutrients, atom, element, molecule, compound, vitamin, mineral, ion, antioxidants, and free radicals. We also include many tables and pictures to help illustrate the concepts.

Here is a summary list of the most important points from the “Metabolism” article.

We build off of the previous article by giving more applied examples of how you use carbs and fats over different exercise intensities. We also detail when protein is used for energy. ????????

This article details the science behind using creatine, carbs, and fats to help generate fuel. In order to understand performance, this is a must read.

Here we lay out the basic principles of metabolism and ATP. This entire article is a must read to understand your body, how to feed it, and what's happening while you exercise. ????????

Here is a summary list of the most important points from the “Keto Diet” article.

A high carb diet can only work if your insulin is working properly. A keto or high fat diet works better if....

Here we present the basic principles of why glucose (carbs) will always dominate fats in terms of achieving better performance.

How does the keto diet impact performance? Fat loss? Muscle growth? Muscle glycogen?