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  • Some of the Micronutrients Behind Your Energy Levels

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    Karline Jensen
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    If you’ve ever wondered why “eat a balanced diet” is such persistent advice, the research on thiamine, selenium, and CoQ10 offers a clue: even small, common shortfalls in these nutrients are tied to measurable changes in how efficiently the body produces energy. Thiamine and Cellular Energy Production Thiamine (vitamin B1) plays a direct role in…

  • Artificial Sweeteners, Microbiome, and Glucose Tolerance

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    Karline Jensen
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    Some studies (Ahmad et al., 2020; Serrano et al., 2021) have concluded that consumption pf normal amounts of artificial sweeteners such as aspartame, saccharin, or sucralose, does not impact the gastrointestinal microbiota.  However, Suez et al. (2014) found the correlation between non-caloric artificial sweetener intake and Enterbacteriaceae, Deltaproteobacteria, and Actinobacteria to be statistically significant, when…